Biblical Teachings

A Prophetic Purpose

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Dr. Mike MurphyMay 21, 2019 Recently, I asked several pastors if prophecy was taught in their church. The response from many surprised me.  “I am not familiar enough with the subject to preach it.” “I fear the subject, many will be bored.”  “In this church we just do not teach prophecy, we know our people will get too confused by it.”  “I ignore it, besides it will all work out in the end.”    The Bible is God’s gift to all of us.  He gave it to us so we could have a better understanding of Him, and so we could …

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Our Bridge to God

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Jesus is the only one who can bridge the gap between our sin and God’s holiness. JOHN 14:1-6 1 Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And you know the way where I am going.” 5 …

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HE ALONE IS WORTHY

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If today we were to look into heaven at all of its marvelous characteristics,there is one that stands out from all the others. REVELATION 5:12__________________________________________________________“In a loud voice they were saying: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain…’ “ If today we were to look into heaven at all of its marvelous characteristics, there is one that stands out from all the others. The glory of heaven is not its beauty, its safety or its peace, but it is the Person of Jesus Christ Himself. What makes heaven so wonderful is that it is where the Son of God resides …

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There is only one set of feet that can heal us. The ones with the holes.” –

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“God is the one who has never criticized you or belittled you or made fun of your appearance in any way. He is the one who formed you, and said afterward, ‘This is good.’ In Luke, chapter 7, ‘a woman who had lived a sinful life’ brought an alabaster jar and broke it at the feet of Jesus. I am certain it was the most beautiful thing she owned. It represented her very life. At His feet she poured out all her longings, all her struggles, all her attempts to measure up, all her manipulations to try to get love. …

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The Importance of Prayer Partners

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We’ll never succeed through self-reliance, because God created us to need others in our faith journey. ECCLESIASTES 4:9-129 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart. …

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The Incurable Curiosity of the Cosmos: Vol. II

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The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Psalm 19:1 My own personal curiosity about space began with the late, great JR Church’s article, The Gospel in the Stars. Mr. Church resurrected this topic from Joseph Seiss and E.W. Bullinger, who each wrote about this in the late 19th-century. By […]

The Watered Lilies

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The MASTER stood in His garden, Among the lilies fair,Which His own right hand had planted, And trained with tend’rest care. He looked at their snowy blossoms, And marked with observant eyeThat the flowers were sadly drooping, For their leaves were parched and dry. “My lilies need to be watered,” The Heavenly Master said;“Wherein shall I draw it for them, And raise each drooping head?” Close to his feet on the pathway, Empty, and frail, and small,An earthen vessel was lying, Which seemed no use at all; But the Master saw, and raised it From the dust in which it lay,And smiled, as He gently whispered, “This shall do My …

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“And he requested for himself that he might die.” 1 Kings 19:4

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“And he requested for himself that he might die.”1 Kings 19:4It was a remarkable thing that the man who was never to die, for whom God had ordained an infinitely better lot, the man who should be carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, and be translated, that he should not see death–should thus pray, “Let me die, I am no better than my fathers.” We have here a memorable proof that God does not always answer prayer in kind, though he always does in effect. He gave Elias something better than that which he asked for, and thus …

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Standing on a Firm Foundation

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ISAIAH 52:77 How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, Your God reigns!” ROMANS 10:1515 How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!” When was the last time you had a Bible study on the topic of feet? In all likelihood, you haven’t ever had such a lesson. In fact, you might even be squeamish at the thought of …

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War Drums – by Hal Lindsey

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Once again, war drums are sounding in the Middle East. Iran has ramped up its aggressiveness across the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. It is using its proxy army in Yemen, the Houthis, to turn up the pressure on Saudi Arabia. Iran has recently been responsible for the drone attacks on oil tanker ships and oil terminal platforms.  The Saudis are on a war footing and the United States has moved another U.S. Navy carrier group into the region.  Even anti-war protests are starting to spring up here in America.  Israel and Hamas are in an uneasy ceasefire, but the …

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