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Wonder Works
Just thinking: What if these signs and wonders are technological instead of supernatural? That would accomplish two things. First, it would be much easier for the non-believer to embrace ["Amazing new…
Created 4 months ago
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Pumped
When's the last time you felt positively giddy about the faith of a fellow disciple of Christ? Read this chapter again and try to get a feel for Paul's obvious enthusiasm on display here.
Created 4 months ago
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Divorce
For those of us who hold closely to the sanctity of the marriage covenant and reject divorce as an option (other than in cases of adultery), Ezra 9-10 present a troublesome scenario. One's initial conclusion…
Created 7 months ago
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Be Shrewd
No matter what our life contexts may be, each of us has a set of assets: time, talents, treasure, knowledge, networks, etc. Jesus' message here is fascinating: Be shrewd and use your temporal assets to…
Created 7 months ago
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Smear Campaign
Insults--verbal assaults on those w/ whom we disagree--has become commonly accepted practice. Jesus reminds us plainly that this is unacceptable for belivers. Accountability w/ just consequences is deserved.…
Created about 1 year ago
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Exposed
Your words EXPOSE the thoughts and attitudes of your heart. What do your words reveal about you?
Created over 1 year ago
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John 16:8-11 (The Coming of the Spirit)
The arrival of the Holy Spirit of Truth following the ascension of Christ will prove that the "world" got it wrong in three distinct ways: 1. Sin: Whatever they believed about sin fell far short of the…
Created almost 2 years ago
John 16:8 (NET), John 16:9 (NET), John 16:10 (NET), John 16:11 (NET)
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A.K.A.
The two Hebrew words shem and qara' (used in interchangeable order) can refer to a proper name given to someone (John Smith) or to a kind of nickname, an “also know as”: (William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Separated for God
This event not only marked the beginning of Paul's extraordinary ministry, but it also marked him personally as he later referred to this separation like you and I would refer to a special heritage or…
Created about 3 years ago
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Kingdom of Heaven 002
"From then on..." I love that Matthew chose such an all-inclusive statement. For me, that means that Jesus' life message could be summed up in this one statement: "Repent, for the KoH is near." What is…
Created over 3 years ago
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Kingdoms of the World
Possibly the most telling aspect of this passage is not what is said, but what is NOT said. Instead of setting Satan straight, Jesus chooses not to dispute Satan's ability to "give" the kingdoms of this…
Created over 3 years ago
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Kingdom of Heaven 001
We are introduced to the Kingdom of Heaven (KoH) by the idea of "repentance." That could be significant in many ways. At the very least, it seems antithetical to our "casual thoughts" about the Kingdom.…
Created over 3 years ago
