Tag: the gospel
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Ministers of the Gospel
Colossians 1:23 “the gospel . . . of which I, Paul, became a minister.” In the verse above, the word “became,” in the Greek language in which it was originally written, means “to cause to be” or “to be made.” You see, Paul’s plans for his life originally had nothing to do with the ministry…
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For the Sake of the Gospel
1 Corinthians 9:23 “I do it all for the sake of the gospel.” Why do you do what you do? Do you really give much thought to it? Do you just do what seems natural as you go through your day, or do you have specific goals in mind? Perhaps you’re studying to get a degree so you can make a living doing something…
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There is Hope!
Colossians 1:21-23 “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has…
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The One Gospel for the World
Colossians 1:5-6 “the word of the truth, the gospel, which has come to you . . . indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing” Do you realize that the gospel of Jesus Christ is meant for the whole world? The gospel of the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus is the only…
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A Message to YOU!
John 20:30-31 “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” Though we may not often think of it this way, the…
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First Things First
1 Peter 1:22 “Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart” We’ve all heard the phrase “first things first.” When it comes to following Christ, that phrase is of critical importance. You see, so much of religion around the world…
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Hating the Truth
John 18:35 “Pilate answered, “Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” In the line of questioning above, Pilate was indeed perplexed. Here was One standing before him who claimed to be the King of the Jews, yet the very ones He was supposedly ruling over…
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Another Gospel
Galatians 1:6-9 “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel…
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Loving Sinners. Hating Sin.
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.” “Love the sinner and hate the sin” –…
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Breaking the status quo
Acts 19:28-34 “When they (the Ephesians) heard this they were enraged and were crying out, ‘Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!’ So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s companions in travel. . . for about two hours…
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