The Culture of Hope Founded on Faith
We often hear the old adage “No pain, no gain” blithely stated in response to adversity in our lives. The Biblical version of this is found in 2 Cor. 12:10b, “when I am weak then am I strong.” Without suffering, pain, distresses, and hardships we would remain spiritually immature and untested (i.e. not challenged).
As teachers we try to find ways to challenge our more intelligent students while…..
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The Bible gives us a lot of information about the end times, when Jesus will come again for those who believe in Him and remove us from the world (an event commonly called the “Rapture”). Most of the scriptural prophecies have been fulfilled. Technological advances and worldwide political conditions show the stage is clearly set for the rest to happen. Matthew 24:37-39 and Luke 17:26-27 relate the rapture…..
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Although the information coming out of CDC is sometimes questionable these days, their sleep needs chart draws from several reputable studies. Here’s how much sleep their website suggests, by age, for optimal health levels (https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/how_much_sleep.html):
Many people struggle to maintain healthy sleep habits for a variety of reasons including outside disruptors,…..
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The living sacrifice described in Romans 12:1-5 involves our personal commitment to habitual and continuous worship of God demonstrated by the way we think and live. Each verse presents a different aspect of our daily lives permeated by God: Personal Holiness, Personal Purity, Personal Humility, Personal Collaborative Approach, and Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ. Today we will finish verse five.
5. Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ –…..
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The living sacrifice described in Romans 12:1-5 involves our personal commitment to habitual and continuous worship of God demonstrated by the way we think and live. Each verse presents a different aspect of our daily lives permeated by God: Personal Holiness, Personal Purity, Personal Humility, Personal Collaborative Approach, and Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ. Today we will look at verse five.
5. Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ…..
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The living sacrifice described in Romans 12:1-5 involves our personal commitment to habitual and continuous worship of God demonstrated by the way we think and live. Each verse presents a different aspect of our daily lives permeated by God: Personal Holiness, Personal Purity, Personal Humility, Personal Collaborative Approach, and Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ. Today we will look at verse four.
4. Personal Collaborative Approach – “For as…..
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The living sacrifice described in Romans 12:1-5 involves our personal commitment to habitual and continuous worship of God demonstrated by the way we think and live. Each verse presents a different aspect of our daily lives permeated by God: Personal Holiness, Personal Purity, Personal Humility, Personal Collaborative Approach, and Personal Perspective of Unity in Christ. Today we will look at verse three.
3. Personal Humility – “For I say…..
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Our frequent participation in the remembrance of our Lord’s broken body and shed blood for us, called the Lord’s Supper or Communion, constitutes our congregational monument to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. However, the living sacrifice described in Romans 12:1-5 involves our personal commitment to habitual and continuous worship of God demonstrated by the way we think and live. Each verse presents a different aspect of…..
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Once we have, by faith, accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we spend the rest of our lives learning what that means. Some define this process as a developing maturity of faith, others as a progressive sanctification. Setting semantics aside, it is God’s training of His people through biblical instruction towards both foundational support for our earthly journey and preparation for eternity in Heaven. With time we…..
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One of my favorite verses is Psalm 55:22, “Cast your burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain you: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” The New Testament version of this is found in 1 Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.”
Websters dictionary lists at least ten synonyms for the word “move”. They include proceed, persuade, activate,…..