Month: July 2018

Lessons From My Cats 

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Lessons From My Cats Witnessing Tools Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Steve Schmutzer Two small furry faces peered over the edge of the gutter and meowed a relentless volley of distress signals down upon me.  One face was black and white.  That was Thatch.  The other was calico and belonged to Brandy.  Neither cat liked being on top of the roof and I felt bad for putting them up there. I was a bit surprised since our last two cats, Duma and Kyan, used to jump up on the roof all the time. It was one of their favorite places to …

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Psalms 91:1 – 91:16

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Psalms 91:1 – 91:16 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow …

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Divided Allegiance

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Divided Allegiance 1 Kings 18:16–21 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?” 18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals. 19 Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table. 20 So Ahab sent to …

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The War on Truth 

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The War on Truth Conclusion Prophecy – Signs Monday, July 30, 2018 Pete Garcia Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”  Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” John 18:37-38 Unlike the Pharisees who were blinded by religious externalism, when Pontius Pilate comes face to face with the Truth (John 14:6), his question exposes the reality …

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No Doubt

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No Doubt 1 Kings 18:1–15 18 After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.” 2 So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly, 4 and when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.) 5 And …

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Promise of Future Meeting

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Promise of Future Meeting “l will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice” (John 16:22). Surely He will come a second time, and then, when He sees us and we see Him, there will be rejoicings indeed. Oh, for that joyous return! But this promise is being dainty fulfilled in another sense. Our gracious LORD has many “agains” in His dealings with us. He gave us pardon, and He sees us again and repeats the absolving word as fresh sins cause us grief. He has revealed to us our acceptance before God, and when our faith in that blessing grows …

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God’s Gracious Gift of an Intermediate Body in Between Death & Final Resurrection

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God’s Gracious Gift of an Intermediate Body in Between Death & Final Resurrection BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED·SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2018 Article by Keith Sherlin, ThD; PhD; © Christicommunity TOPIC: A NEW BODY AT DEATH AND A NEW RESURRECTION BODY FOR THE NEW HEAVENS AND NEW EARTH (ESCHATOLOGY) QUESTIONS: “At death, do we have any kind of body prior to the resurrection at the end of the age when Christ returns?” This question has perplexed many saints over the years. Thank you for asking this question. People think about this regularly it seems. That is normal and natural though as we have …

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The God of Impossibilities

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1 Kings 17:24 24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. All over this world, around us every day, are people who are looking for the truth to be lived out in the lives of those who claim it. Just as the widow watched Elijah, there are people watching you. They hear what you say you believe, but they are watching to see what you do. Remember, you are here by God’s appointment, you are in His …

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Nevertheless, I am continually with You.” Psalm 73:23

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Nevertheless, I am continually with You.” Psalm 73:23 “Nevertheless,” as if, notwithstanding all the foolishness and ignorance which David had just been confessing to God, not one atom the less was it true and certain that David was saved and accepted, and that the blessing of being constantly in God’s presence was undoubtedly his. Fully conscious of his own lost estate, and of the deceitfulness and vileness of his nature—yet, by a glorious outburst of faith, he sings “nevertheless, I am continually with You.” Believer, you are forced to enter into Asaph’s confession and acknowledgment, endeavor in like spirit to …

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