EXPRESSIONS OF PRAISE

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Worship isn’t limited to singing. In fact, it ought to fully permeate the believer’s life Psalm 34:1-3 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Glorifying the Lord is not limited to worshipping in church. In fact, praise should permeate the believer’s life. One obvious way that we praise the Lord is with our voice. We can either speak or …

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What Happened to Ananias and Sapphira?

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Dr. Andy Woods Sugar Land Bible Church One of the most peculiar stories of the Bible involves the divine slaying of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11. The events of Acts 5:1-11 must be understood in harmony with the communal living arrangement practiced by the early church. Jews, who had traveled to Jerusalem from all over the known world to celebrate the Day of Pentecost (Lev 23:15-22), heard Peter’s message concerning the crucified, resurrected, and ascended Christ (Acts 2:14-36). Three thousand of these Jews trusted in the message of the gospel (Acts 2:41). Because they had changed their minds about Christ …

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Saved By His Life

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Reflections For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (Rom. 5:10) Most Christian teaching states that we are saved only by the death of Jesus Christ. But His death alone saved no one, because, well, it was DEATH. We are saved by His life – we are saved when Jesus Christ comes to dwell in us. He IS the Life, and when we receive Him, He becomes our life. Christ in us is our salvation. Contrary to some false teaching, …

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“All glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20

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I need to be reminded of this on a regular basis. It speaks of the things in ourselves which we encounter every day and of His overcoming power. “All glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20 Any power that can survive what we sometimes have to go through in the realm of our own souls is a very great power indeed; and, believe me, this power that works in the Church is going to survive all the accumulated sensations of all …

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The Sin Bearer

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Reflections Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world. (John 1:29) What did Jesus bear on the Cross? Peter writes, “Who His own self bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness. (I Peter 2:24) Jesus bore our sins on the Cross – in doing so, Jesus took away the sin of the world. Contrast this over and against what many of us have believed: That Jesus merely bore our punishment FOR sin, and thus, Jesus took away our punishment. Now, don’t misunderstand …

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40 Killed, 45 Wounded in Twins Blasts in Damascus

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March 11, 2017 The explosion of two bombs near a cemetery in the Bab Masala area of Damascus has killed and injured dozens of people, Syrian official news agency reported. A brief SANA report said “two terrorist bombs” near the Bab al-Saghir cemetery had killed “a number of martyrs” and injured other people. The Bab al-Saghir cemetery located near one of the seven gates of the Old City of Damascus. Press TV later reported that the number of casualties has increased to 40 dead and 45 wounded. ifp

GOD IS NOT A RECLUSE

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“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6 KJV) Watching television, reading a newspaper, and/or scanning social media websites, you immediately recognize abundant negativity and distress. People immaturely bickering about stupid topics, calling others names to no purpose. Individuals harming others (robberies, murders, kidnappings, and so on). Trouble brewing at a local church once known for its loving atmosphere. A dysfunctional family waxing worse and worse. Economic, political, environmental, healthcare, and social woes. No matter the country, what a depressing state of affairs! I recently read online, “The more I deal …

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PRAISING THE LAMB OF GOD

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Revelation 5:1-14 5 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look thereon: 5 …

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Whose Battle?

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“And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give you into our hands” (1 Samuel 17:47). Let this point be settled, that the battle is the LORD’s, and we may be quite sure of the victory, and of the victory in such a way as will best of all display the power of God. The LORD is too much forgotten by all men, yea, even by the assemblies of Israel; and when there is an opportunity to make men see that the great First …

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36 Millennial Kingdom & The King

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In the 36th message of the book of Zechariah we see descriptions of the massive changes in natural phenomena of the earth as the Millennial Kingdom of our Lord is established on earth. This is exactly what the Lord Jesus told His apostles and us to pray for when He said, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Our text here describes the general age of the Day of the Lord which here is characterized as “That Day.” This description encompasses the entire period from the beginning of the Tribulation on through the establishment and extent of the Messianic Kingdom and Eternal Order. In short it is when God takes His earth back from the evil forces, which have influenced it for at least six thousand years. As the Tribulation ends, the Lord Jesus returns, and the seventy-five day interval ends a spectacular series of events occurs in the heavens. All natural light from the sun, the moon and the stars cease to give their light for a time. This has happened before when God was doing some miraculous activity associated with His massive changes in the order of the earth.

 

36 Millennial Kingdom & The King