Tag: transformation
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Impact
1 Samuel 10:6 “Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will . . . be turned into another man.” Did you ever, as a child, stick your finger into a light socket? If you did, you’ll remember it, for a sudden encounter with electricity has a profound effect on you. Have you ever…
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The New Nature
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” One of the defining…
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Great Things He has Done
Ephesians 3:20-21 “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” The words above, written by the apostle Paul, were written as a…
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Uncle George
Acts 26:9-11 “I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. And I punished…
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Transformed Relationships
Colossians 4:7 “Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.” When God transforms a life by the new birth and brings someone new into His family, it is always demonstrated by the relationship of that newborn child, spiritually speaking, to everyone else in…
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We Shall Be Like Him!
Philippians 3:7-9 “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain…
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Unredeemable?
Mark 14:72 “And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ‘Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.’ And he broke down and wept.” Acts 2:36-37 “’Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ,…
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Transfigured
1 Peter 1:16-19 “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I…
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The Gift God Gave to His Only Begotten Son
John 17:6 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me” God is a giver of very great gifts. He so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son – God the greatest giver, gave the world His greatest…
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The Greatest Change
1 Timothy 1:12-17 “I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me…
To Encourage You 