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Would You?
The question was recently asked, “If you had lived during Jesus’ time, would you have abandoned Him at His trial like His disciples did?” My answer has to be yes. Those men did not have the luxury of hind-sight or the full Bible to clarify and establish the truth of the cross for them. All they understood was that their only hope of rescue from the…..
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Second Chance
Matthew 26-27 is one of the places in Scripture that describes the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28 records the events surrounding His resurrection, His final meeting with his disciples, and the political cover-up attempts by the religious leaders of the day. Throughout these chapters, we see the fulfillment of what Jesus prophesied would happen to Him. But we also see a pattern of…..
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The Problem with Wood
On November 1, 1918, a Brooklyn Rapid Transit subway train derailed and crashed into the Maldone Street Tunnel entrance killing more than a hundred people and injuring some 250 others. More than a hundred years later, it is still touted as the deadliest subway crash in New York City and ranks among the worst train accidents in the United States. Culpability factors cited concerning…..
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Peace, Be Still
Shortly after ordaining and empowering His twelve disciples, Jesus was traveling near and across the Sea of Galilee. At each stop, crowds quickly gathered to see Him, hear Him, and observe His miracles. However, on a trip across the sea to Gadara, He performed the only miracle recorded in the Gospel of Mark that does not involve healing, demonic deliverance, or raising from the dead……
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The Lord is My Shepherd
I had not thought about Psalm 23 for some time, until I recently found I needed its comfort.
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
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God’s Strength Made Perfect in My Weakness
“Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.” Psalm 55:1-3
Recently my prayer has…..
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Out of the Mouth of Babies, Part 2
In Luke 18:15-17, Jesus talked about letting the little children come to Him:
“And they brought unto Him also infants, that He would touch them. But when His disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto Him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the…..
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Out of the Mouth of Babies, Part 1
“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD and the fruit of the womb is His reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are children of the youth.” Psalm 127:3-4
During the past few weeks I have been preparing a packet for each of my children comprised of his/her baby book and health/school records that…..
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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…..
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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…..