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Women of Faith: Hagar
Early in our journey through the Bible, we glimpse a very interesting household. Abram, Sarai and other members of their family moved from Ur without knowing exactly where they were going. God spoke to Abram, making what had to seem like outlandish promises, including the promise of an heir. Both Abram and Sarai were old, well past the normal age...
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Growing in Your Relationship with Christ God desires to empower you through the Holy Spirit to live...
You are now beginning to live the Christian life, which isn't a standard of performance or a code of ethics, but a vital personal relationship with a loving God.Just as our relationship with God is totally dependant on what God has done through Jesus Christ, so the power to live a dynamic Christian life also comes totally from God.Through your new...
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How do I know that Christ is in my life? Did you receive Christ into your life? According to His promise in Revelation 3:20, [Christ speaking] "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him." Knowing Jesus Christ is the most exciting relationship you can have. It is the beginning of...
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Your relationship with God is secure because, through Christ, you are forgiven and accepted by God. However, God also desires for you to walk closely with Him and communicate with Him throughout each day. When we choose to sin, our relationship (our position as God's children) is not affected, but our fellowship with Him is interrupted. Sin keeps...
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Some people claim he’s a great teacher. Others think he’s a prophet. Some dismiss him as a liar or even a madman. Millions hail him as Savior and Lord. Whatever people think of him, nobody can deny that he stands at the very crux of human history. The biblical record of his life shows that Jesus was born to a virgin, lived a sinless life,...
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The "end" was in sight - it was clear that authorities had reached a decision. They felt Jesus needed to be eliminated, and one of his own friends had agreed to hand him over. Jesus knew what his closest followers still could not yet accept - death was near, and this death would impact individuals and nations. The results would last for eternity....
No Comments » Some conversations are so precious, so intimate that we may draw back from accidentally overhearing what is said. In this study we come to such a conversation. Yet God has chosen to reveal this intimate moment with us through recorded Scripture. Consider with us as Jesus, in the last moments before his betrayal, trial and crucifixion, pours his heart...
No Comments » The final few hours had come. Arrangements had been made - Judas would betray the one he’d followed for three years, and the Jewish authorities would seek the death penalty against this Jesus of Nazareth, the one that some claimed was King of the Jews. Would they have their way? Would the teachings of this man die, once people realized his promises...
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