Month: November 2018

The Grateful Blessing(A Story For Thanksgiving)

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The Grateful Blessing(A Story For Thanksgiving) It had been a trying year. Retirement had not brought the golden years that are promised. Her husband, Bill, had faced heart problems. And although his health was now great again, the medical costs had eaten away at their retirement nest egg. What had once been envisioned as a time of travel and enjoyment, had now become a time of budgets and counting pennies. But through it all, she was grateful. The love of her life was still with her, and every dollar in the world come not bring her the happiness she found …

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The Rewards

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The Rewards Passages speak of these rewards as being crowns. The Greek language has two words meaning “crown.” One is the word diadem, which is a king’s crown, the crown of a sovereign, a person who is royal by his nature and by his position. This is the kind of crown that Jesus wears. The second Greek word translated “crown” is stephanos, a crown given to an overcomer, a victor, one who has won a race. This kind of crown is available to believers because they overcame in the spiritual warfare and are now crowned at the Judgment Seat of …

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FAITH AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED

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In Matthew, chapter 18, verse 20, it says, “If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and cast into the sea, and it shall be so’.” At first glance, this verse could appear to mean that we should have the power, by faith, to ‘move mountains’ or anything else we desire. But, of course this is not in accord with the rest of scripture. So why does Jesus say this to His disciples?   The context of this verse is in regards to faith. He says to them that if …

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The Human Condition

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The Human Condition By S. Michael Houdmann, Got Questions Ministries Having a consistently biblical worldview is crucially important. As an example, our understanding of the human condition has a dramatic impact on how we understand what is happening in the world. Recent events in the USA and around the world clearly illustrate this. I don’t even need to name the events, as the same types of things will be happening no matter when this post is being read. What is the human condition? According to the Bible, the human condition is: There is no one righteous, not even one; there …

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“O that I knew where I might find Him!”—Job 23:3.

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“O that I knew where I might find Him!”—Job 23:3. IN Job’s uttermost extremity he cried after the Lord. The longing desire of an afflicted child of God is once more to see his Father’s face. His first prayer is not “O that I might be healed of the disease which now festers in every part of my body!” nor even “O that I might see my children restored from the jaws of the grave, and my property once more brought from the hand of the spoiler!” but the first and uppermost cry is, “O that I knew where I might …

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Living in Grace

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Living in Grace 2 Corinthians 5:17 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Before the apostle Paul’s conversion, if someone had suggested that he would impact the world for Jesus, he’d probably have laughed. In fact, his original goal was to rid the world of Christians (Acts 22:19-20). God’s grace can impact anyone; no sin is beyond the reach of His forgiveness. This amazing gift of redemption changes lives. Contrary to what many think, being a Christian does not mean adding good deeds …

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50 Reasons; Pre-Tribulation Rapture

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Originally posted in our Facebook Discussion board by Michael Houke.  A extensive but not exhaustive list of evidences from scripture on what appears to be the Pre-tribulation Rapture case.  It covers Historical, Nature of Tribulation, The Church, Imminency, The Holy Spirit, and contrasting the Second Coming with the Rapture. They are two separate events with two separate objectives.   See our Rapture Audio Series Session 01 is at the bottom of article. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by …

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45–Religious Obligations for Christians

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The apostle says to Remember your leaders. That is, all who had accurately spoken or preached the Word of God to them, whether apostles, evangelists, or pastors. “Think of their work in preaching the Word of God, and follow or imitate them in their faith.” We are to follow someone else’s example. However, only if they are speaking the truth about Jesus to us. We are to imitate their faith. We are not to follow mere men as our model and example in all things is Christ supreme. We should follow the clear genuine example of Christian teaching only where …

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Netanyahu: Golan will stay forever a part of Israel

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US for 1st time votes with Israel against annual UN resolution. Calling for Israel to give Golan to Syria; Australia voted for resolution in 2017, abstained this year. Herb Keinon November 18, 2018 15:45 The Golan Heights is part of Israel and will remain under its sovereignty forever, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. […]

Meanwhile

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Meanwhile By Andy Coticchio We are waiting, Lord, and not always patiently and obediently for Your soon return. We are waiting, faithfully and eagerly knowing You will return as You have said. We are waiting for the joy that we know we will have in Your eternal presence. Yet we know not the day nor time, and therefore, we often wait anxiously. So, what are we to do in the meantime? Just sitting around waiting is not what You had in mind for us. As Your children we can do many things: Praying: In all things, at all times, we …

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How Grace Changes Everything

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How Grace Changes Everything 1 Timothy 1:12-17 12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 16 Howbeit for …

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No Mind Can Conceive It

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No Mind Can Conceive It In pardoning the sin, and in justifying the sinner, the penalty incurred and the obedience demanded must be met. The law must be honored, justice satisfied, holiness secured, and the righteousness, dignity, and glory of the moral Government of God displayed and magnified in the eyes of the whole universe. Let an ingenuous and thoughtful mind pause and enquire how could God exhibit His infinite abhorrence of sin, and vindicate the holiness of the law; how exact the stern penalty incurred by the one, and meet the unbending requirements of the other- by saving the sinner …

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Satan Corrupts Physical Humanity

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Daniel E. Woodhead Artist Unknown Introduction Our Lord Jesus told us that the conditions on this earth are going to be just as bad as they were before He destroyed the earth with a Flood many years ago: Matthew 24: 37 “37But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” (KJV) In the first instance, God destroyed the earth by a flood. When Christ returns, the destructive means will be a fire, with nuclear weapons contributing to it. In both instances, the sin on the earth had degraded to the point …

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