Isaiah 43:18-25
... world, and upon his imperfect church. He offers a new spirit, new life, and new hope to any who will come to him for it However, God’s gift of renewal has not come to us without cost. Though God longed to forgive us and bring us back into the centre of his embrace, justice still needed to be done. S ...
... world, and upon his imperfect church. He offers a new spirit, new life, and new hope to any who will come to him for it However, God’s gift of renewal has not come to us without cost. Though God longed to forgive us and bring us back into the centre of his embrace, justice still needed to be done. S ...
Article 17 - Predestination and Election
... ancestors and the bearers of the promise, his chosen one, his Messiah or Christ. In the New Testament Jesus himself is the elect one. We are described as being chosen in him. He is the focus of God’s choice; all those seen as predestined or chosen are described as being in Christ. Apart from Him we ...
... ancestors and the bearers of the promise, his chosen one, his Messiah or Christ. In the New Testament Jesus himself is the elect one. We are described as being chosen in him. He is the focus of God’s choice; all those seen as predestined or chosen are described as being in Christ. Apart from Him we ...
pastor dave`s reflections for january
... could call upon them and you received a certain recognition or power from that knowledge. Just as you turn to respond when someone calls your name in a public place. We learned in English class that names were ‘proper nouns.’ But the remarkable thing about God’s name is that it’s root is a verb, in ...
... could call upon them and you received a certain recognition or power from that knowledge. Just as you turn to respond when someone calls your name in a public place. We learned in English class that names were ‘proper nouns.’ But the remarkable thing about God’s name is that it’s root is a verb, in ...
March 7, 2005 Colossians 1:3
... are guaranteed a place in heaven. And, by God’s grace, we are being (slowly!) transformed by the Holy Spirit who lives within us to be nicer, better, and more Christ-like people. Not to mention, we are “holy,” “in Christ,” and part of God’s family, the church (remember our last devotional!). What di ...
... are guaranteed a place in heaven. And, by God’s grace, we are being (slowly!) transformed by the Holy Spirit who lives within us to be nicer, better, and more Christ-like people. Not to mention, we are “holy,” “in Christ,” and part of God’s family, the church (remember our last devotional!). What di ...
06-18-2017
... discipling and mentoring those who come in, and others need to be busy bringing in those who are waiting to find out that God does love them. One of our greatest areas ripe for growth is for young families, children and youth. But who will volunteer to lead, and who will invite and bring them? Reme ...
... discipling and mentoring those who come in, and others need to be busy bringing in those who are waiting to find out that God does love them. One of our greatest areas ripe for growth is for young families, children and youth. But who will volunteer to lead, and who will invite and bring them? Reme ...
Text: Romans 3:9-20 Title: Universal Guilt Truth: If you are not a
... 8. The opposite of being foolish is to fear God. But the there is no real fear of God in the unbeliever’s life. Oh, they may say they fear God, but if they really did, they would listen to His word, wouldn’t they? They wouldn’t offer a blessing in the name of God on those who are swift to shed bloo ...
... 8. The opposite of being foolish is to fear God. But the there is no real fear of God in the unbeliever’s life. Oh, they may say they fear God, but if they really did, they would listen to His word, wouldn’t they? They wouldn’t offer a blessing in the name of God on those who are swift to shed bloo ...
Sermon (#4) - St John`s Church, Devizes, Wiltshire
... about things, especially about my faith and the meaning of scripture and Christian teaching. I’m curious; I question, speculate and ponder and I look upon wondering as being a rather healthy pursuit. Wondering doesn’t always produce definitive answers, but it can open us to new possibilities; it tak ...
... about things, especially about my faith and the meaning of scripture and Christian teaching. I’m curious; I question, speculate and ponder and I look upon wondering as being a rather healthy pursuit. Wondering doesn’t always produce definitive answers, but it can open us to new possibilities; it tak ...
Is Your Home a Place of Blessing or Cursing?
... 2. The ability to see danger and run from it (Proverbs 22:3). 3. Harmony and peace in the home as a result of walking by the wisdom of God instead of the wisdom of the world (James ...
... 2. The ability to see danger and run from it (Proverbs 22:3). 3. Harmony and peace in the home as a result of walking by the wisdom of God instead of the wisdom of the world (James ...
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Families of Nazareth Movement
... Even a vessel filled by God Himself can never forget that it is and will always remain a mere vessel. Here on earth the matter forming the vessel of our soul will always be as the tax collector described it: “O God, be merciful to me a sinner.” We were sinners, we are sinners, and we will remain sin ...
... Even a vessel filled by God Himself can never forget that it is and will always remain a mere vessel. Here on earth the matter forming the vessel of our soul will always be as the tax collector described it: “O God, be merciful to me a sinner.” We were sinners, we are sinners, and we will remain sin ...
God`s 10 words - Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
... gap between the reality of our lives and the portrait given to us by God. The commandments define His character in practical terms that can be lived out daily. If more laws could save us, God would have given us a rulebook. Instead, He gave us His Son. Jesus’ life fulfilled all of the Law. He warned ...
... gap between the reality of our lives and the portrait given to us by God. The commandments define His character in practical terms that can be lived out daily. If more laws could save us, God would have given us a rulebook. Instead, He gave us His Son. Jesus’ life fulfilled all of the Law. He warned ...
Better than a Thousand Elsewhere
... David Smith has informed me that, while we may not have sparrows or swallows, Chimney Swifts have found a home and made their nests in the abandoned chimneys of our church. About a week before I started working on this sermon, I remembered how a bird somehow found its way into the church. We immedia ...
... David Smith has informed me that, while we may not have sparrows or swallows, Chimney Swifts have found a home and made their nests in the abandoned chimneys of our church. About a week before I started working on this sermon, I remembered how a bird somehow found its way into the church. We immedia ...
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... produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:2-5 ...
... produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:2-5 ...
Speaking Foolishly
... Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Gen 1:27 So God created man in his ...
... Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Gen 1:27 So God created man in his ...
MSword File - Words of Truth
... and the English definition we cannot escape the fact that anything or everything we say or do must be by the authority of Christ. Mankind needs to realize that we cannot choose our own paths in life and end up where we really want to be. Jeremiah penned a powerful passage that makes this point clear ...
... and the English definition we cannot escape the fact that anything or everything we say or do must be by the authority of Christ. Mankind needs to realize that we cannot choose our own paths in life and end up where we really want to be. Jeremiah penned a powerful passage that makes this point clear ...
The meaning of life
... The fact-value gap Facts by themselves are not sufficient to entail claims about values. “Homosexuality / cloning is unnatural.” “Homosexuality / cloning is wrong.” “Many people don’t like X.” “X is morally wrong.” “There is no morality because everybody is selfish.” ...
... The fact-value gap Facts by themselves are not sufficient to entail claims about values. “Homosexuality / cloning is unnatural.” “Homosexuality / cloning is wrong.” “Many people don’t like X.” “X is morally wrong.” “There is no morality because everybody is selfish.” ...
Max Weber Sociology 100
... • Puritan asceticism worked to enable man to demonstrate and assert his ‘constant motives’—in particular those which asceticism drilled into him—against the ‘emotions’ [...] The goal of asceticism was, in contrast to many widely held notions, to be able to lead a watchful, aware, alert life. The mos ...
... • Puritan asceticism worked to enable man to demonstrate and assert his ‘constant motives’—in particular those which asceticism drilled into him—against the ‘emotions’ [...] The goal of asceticism was, in contrast to many widely held notions, to be able to lead a watchful, aware, alert life. The mos ...
Colors of God
... richness and loveliness of God and his plans for us. The very first words God spoke in scripture, when everything was dark and the world had not yet been created, were these. “Let there be light.” The first commentary on the first thing which happened? “And there was light.” People have spent the re ...
... richness and loveliness of God and his plans for us. The very first words God spoke in scripture, when everything was dark and the world had not yet been created, were these. “Let there be light.” The first commentary on the first thing which happened? “And there was light.” People have spent the re ...
An Introduction to Christian Ethics
... • Matthew 22:36-40 “‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. That is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself ...
... • Matthew 22:36-40 “‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. That is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself ...
The Second Sunday of Advent (C) 6th December 2015
... Barack] was scribe to the prophet Jeremiah. But the Deuterocanonical book bearing his name originated almost four centuries later. While the book seems to address the exiles of Babylon, it was really aimed at the later Jewish diaspora, giving them hope of returning to Jerusalem. The beautifully poet ...
... Barack] was scribe to the prophet Jeremiah. But the Deuterocanonical book bearing his name originated almost four centuries later. While the book seems to address the exiles of Babylon, it was really aimed at the later Jewish diaspora, giving them hope of returning to Jerusalem. The beautifully poet ...
With God on your side, you can live an
... a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fulness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children . . . but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him.” ...
... a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fulness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children . . . but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him.” ...
Meeting: 3201 Sylvan Ave, Modesto, CA 95355 Mailing: 913 Floyd
... *How we give shows what we think of God. (theology) o How important is He? What does He deserve? Is He God – King, Savior? o Cain viewed God only through punishment and protection – not gratitude. Still many/most people today.) *God wants our best, not perfection. o The child’s coloring page – messy ...
... *How we give shows what we think of God. (theology) o How important is He? What does He deserve? Is He God – King, Savior? o Cain viewed God only through punishment and protection – not gratitude. Still many/most people today.) *God wants our best, not perfection. o The child’s coloring page – messy ...
An Attitude of Gratitude
... Ask God to make you aware of His blessings in every aspect of your life Col. 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving… 1 Thes. 5:18 …in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak from want, ...
... Ask God to make you aware of His blessings in every aspect of your life Col. 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving… 1 Thes. 5:18 …in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak from want, ...
Titus 3:1-8, 14 - Ebenezer Baptist Church
... hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Jesus “gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people of his own, zealous of good works.” (Titus 2:13-14) God is not obligated to reward us for our labor, but He does because of His generosity and lov ...
... hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Jesus “gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people of his own, zealous of good works.” (Titus 2:13-14) God is not obligated to reward us for our labor, but He does because of His generosity and lov ...