Biblical Teachings

To get a plentiful crop of spiritual fruit, the Lord sometimes acts as a pruning force in people’s lives. John 15:1-4 15 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye …

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I shook my head in disbelief. This couldn’t be the right place. After all, I couldn’t possibly be welcome here. I had been given an invitation several times, by several different people, and had finally decided to see what this place was all about. But, this just couldn’t be the right place. Quickly, I glanced down at the invitation that I clutched in my hand. I scanned past the words, “Come as you are. Casual dress just fine, ” and found the location. Yes, I was at the right place. I peered through the window again and saw a room of …

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The picture given is of a tree which has been cut down, leaving only a dead stump. Then, a single shoot comes up that eventually becomes a tree in its own right. It is interesting that this particular messianic prophecy does not use the name of David but uses the name of David’s father, Jesse. David is normally associated with kingship and wealth. However, it should not be forgotten that in his youth, while still living in his father’s house, David was a poor shepherd boy. It wasn’t until when David became king that the house of Jesse was raised from …

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The second name of the Messiah is Christ. Unfortunately, the way the name Jesus Christ is used sometimes it appears that Christ is merely His last name. In those days, they did not have last names. Actually, Christ is not just a name, it is also a title; it would have been far more correct […]

Having been warned by an angel of Herod’s plot to destroy the Messianic Child, Joseph fled with his family to Egypt as he was instructed (Matthew 2:13). Though they were poor, because of the wise men’s gifts, they now have enough resources for their journey and temporary stay in that country. When Herod finally died, an angel again appeared to Joseph telling him to return to Israel, “for those who sought the child’s life are dead” (Matthew 2:19-20). The first area they came to was Judea which was now ruled by Herod’s firstborn son, Archelaus. As bad as Herod was, Archelaus …

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Former Israeli Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror remarked that the U.S. decision to withdraw its troops from Syria “means that the whole Kurdish area will be under threat from Turkey. And the question is: Is it good for the Middle East or it is bad for the Middle East?” Jackson Richman Israeli soldiers seen near the […]

For centuries many of the world’s distinguished philosophers have assaulted Christianity as being irrational, superstitious and absurd. Many have chosen simply to ignore the central issue of the resurrection. Others have tried to explain it away through various theories. But the historical evidence just can’t be discounted. A student at the University of Uruguay said to me. “Professor McDowell, why can’t you refute Christianity?” “For a very simple reason,” I answered. “I am not able to explain away an event in history—the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” How can we explain the empty tomb? Can it possibly be accounted  for by any …

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Through Jesus Christ, the heavenly Father has provided the way for us to walk intimately with Him Genesis 5:21-2421 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Enoch had such a close walk with the Lord that Scripture says, “and he was not, for God took him” (Gen. 5:24). This means that Enoch did not …

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Sometimes all we have to hold on toIs what we know is true of who You areSo when the heartache hits like a hurricaneThat could never change who You areAnd we trust in who You areEven if the healing doesn’t come And life falls apartAnd dreams are still undoneYou are God You are goodForever faithful OneEven if the healingEven if the healing doesn’t come Lord we know Your ways are not our waysSo we set our faith in who You areEven though You reign high above usYou tenderly love usWe know Your heartAnd we rest in who You are Even …

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The world we live in is full of the walking dead. Oh, you know them, because you work with them. They sit next to you in your classrooms, walk the halls where you work or frequent, and live in the houses surrounding yours. You hang out with them at lunch breaks, get-togethers, or you might even be dating one. Although these zombies aren’t staggering around, half-rotted, searching for the next warm brain sandwich to munch on, these undead are after the same goal as the ones on the movie screen…satisfying the flesh. Every few years, a new zombie movie will …

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