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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Jesus Only
Philippians 2:5-11 expresses the heart of Jesus behind His incarnation, life, death, burial and resurrection:
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became…..
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The Part of Faith in the Miracles of Jesus
When Jesus commissioned His twelve disciples to go preach the kingdom of heaven to the Hebrews, His instructions included “…Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give” (Matt.10:8). In Matthew 8 and 9 He had shown them these miracles and then He enabled them with the power to also do these miracles at the beginning of chapter 10. Mark 6:13 tells…..
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Before the Cross: Comfort and Final Instructions From Jesus
Before He was arrested and taken to the High Priest to be tried, to Pilate to be convicted, to Golgotha to be crucified, and to a borrowed tomb to be resurrected, Jesus met with His disciples one last time to encourage them and to give them final instructions. His talk to His disciples took place after celebrating the Passover at supper in an upper room. While many passages in the…..
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Doing It God’s Way
Isaiah 55:6-9 records a prophetic call to repentance and return to God: “Seek ye the LORD while He may be found. Call ye upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake His way and the unrighteous man His thoughts. And let him return unto the LORD and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways,…..