Signs of the Times

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By Steve Meehan One of my passions, every few years, is to take a trip out to the southwest of the United States and to explore the wide-open spaces of our country, where a small part of the Lord’s creation is marvelously on display. My job as a pilot, flying internationally, takes me to a lot of heavily congested areas of the world, so the trips out West are a welcome reprieve from the densely populated metropolitan centers of the globe that I travel to and allow me to get lost for a few days at a time in the …

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“Be ye separate.” 2 Corinthians 6:17

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The Christian, while in the world, is not to be of the world. He should be distinguished from it in the great object of his life. To him, “to live,” should be “Christ.” Whether he eats, or drinks, or whatever he does, he should do all to God’s glory. You may lay up treasure; but lay it up in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, where thieves break not through nor steal. You may strive to be rich; but be it your ambition to be “rich in faith,” and good works. You may have pleasure; but when you are …

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Surprising Sovereignty

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Esther 7:6-10(KJV) 6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. 7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king. 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the …

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Sin Keeps One From The Kingdom Series: Ezekiel · 100 of 100

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During the Messianic Kingdom there will be no unsaved person or one who engages in sinful behavior allowed in to the sanctuary in Jerusalem. During the Messianic Kingdom there will be people born to those with natural bodies. Some of them will not accept The gospel of the Messiah. They will not be allowed into the Temple for any reason. These of course are the Gentiles. God demands holiness of His people especially in the houses of worship. The Israelites were guilty of doing this and were warned not to do it when they returned after the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 4:1-3; …

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Genesis Message 45 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom & Lot

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This intercessory prayer of Abraham is the finest example in the Bible. It shows how the righteous men of the world can approach the God of the Universe to request Him to do according to His nature. God says to Abraham that He will go down to Sodom due to their grievous sins and will do to then according to what they have done. Vengeance belongs to God and all sins are against God. He will repay (Deuteronomy 32: 35, 41; Judges 11: 36; Psalms 58: 10; 94: 1 etc.). The Angel of the Lord (Preincarnate Jesus) stays with Abraham …

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The Way to Hear God Better

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Matthew 17:5 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. Our ability to hear the Lord is directly related to our relationship with Him. For example, without hearing the call to repentance and salvation in Jesus Christ, an unbeliever cannot become part of God’s family. Unless this vital step has been taken, nothing else God does or says to that person will make a difference. But what about believers? How does a Christian’s …

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God, I can’t see Your Face, but my heart knows You are here

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Joshua 1:9 – Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest. Isaiah 41:10 – Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Matthew 28:20 – Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the …

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Why Does God Allow Hurricanes, Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters?

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By: The John Ankerberg Show With recent hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and other natural disasters devastating many around our world,  numerous people are asking, “Why does God allow suffering through natural disasters?” The Bible does not record a direct explanation regarding the purpose of such events, but does address some of the reasons natural disasters occur.   Part of Life in a Fallen World The Bible presents our world as good, yet imperfect. Part of living in a fallen world includes the natural cycles of storms across the globe. Inevitably, some natural disasters impact populated areas that harm or destroy lives. Sometimes …

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The Ride of Your Life

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Esther 7:3-5 3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: 4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage. 5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where …

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Because He Lives We Live Also

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“The exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead.” Ephesians 1:19-20 In the resurrection of Christ, as in our salvation, there was put forth nothing short of a divine power. What shall we say of those who think that conversion is wrought by the free will of man, and is due to his own betterness of disposition? When we shall see the dead rise from the grave by their own power, then may we expect to see ungodly sinners of …

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The Fog Is Lifting

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Esther 7:1-2 7 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. Imagine swimming in a vast lake and getting three or four hundred yards offshore when suddenly a freak fog rolls in and surrounds you. You’re trapped in this tiny circle of diffused light, but you can’t see beyond your …

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The Light of Men

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Reflections In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. (John 1:4) How does a person receive LIGHT – which is the true knowledge of God in Christ JESUS? John says that the LIGHT is in His LIFE. Jesus is a Person who is both the LIGHT and the LIFE. He said so. Thus, BOTH are found in Him alone. Or, to put it another way, if Christ is in us, He is our life — but this is why it is then possible to grow to know Him — because He is likewise the personification of …

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