I Dream of Joseph - Valleyview Community Church
... order to give us his body and blood in the bread and wine of ...
... order to give us his body and blood in the bread and wine of ...
Pornographic Deaddiction
... sexually arousing materials. It goes to the brain and one cannot get rid of them. There is an escalation effect and the user wants more explicit, rougher, and more deviant kinds of sexual materials. It makes the viewer morally numb and personally insensitive to the rights and dignity of others. Porn ...
... sexually arousing materials. It goes to the brain and one cannot get rid of them. There is an escalation effect and the user wants more explicit, rougher, and more deviant kinds of sexual materials. It makes the viewer morally numb and personally insensitive to the rights and dignity of others. Porn ...
What pleases God?
... The Holy Spirit doesn’t work the reality of His presence into our life while we are still just putting on ‘a show’. But He does delight in those who are honest about the condition of their own heart and in humility, look to Him for the reality of the Christian life. It’s meant to be about pleasing h ...
... The Holy Spirit doesn’t work the reality of His presence into our life while we are still just putting on ‘a show’. But He does delight in those who are honest about the condition of their own heart and in humility, look to Him for the reality of the Christian life. It’s meant to be about pleasing h ...
The Mustard Seed - Rehoboth Baptist Church
... little out of this?” The old lady stood up tall, all five-feet-two of her, and said, “Young lady, I am not here primarily for what I can get out of this, but for giving worship to God. I have the bulletin sent to me during the week. I get out my magnifying glass and my large print Bible. I read the ...
... little out of this?” The old lady stood up tall, all five-feet-two of her, and said, “Young lady, I am not here primarily for what I can get out of this, but for giving worship to God. I have the bulletin sent to me during the week. I get out my magnifying glass and my large print Bible. I read the ...
The Last Judgment - Help For Refugees, Inc.
... a job, a calling that is most noble. Of all the careers our Lord, Jesus Christ could have picked from while on earth, He chose to be a teacher. A great honor and a great responsibility! As Apostle James wrote, “My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. ...
... a job, a calling that is most noble. Of all the careers our Lord, Jesus Christ could have picked from while on earth, He chose to be a teacher. A great honor and a great responsibility! As Apostle James wrote, “My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. ...
Always Remember (2 Peter 3:1-18)
... 2 Peter 2:12-14 (ESV) - 12 But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction, 13 suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to rev ...
... 2 Peter 2:12-14 (ESV) - 12 But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction, 13 suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to rev ...
Morality and the Commandments
... productivity does not lessen our dignity. Our dignity comes from a loving God who created us and sent His Son to die for us. • Jesus died on the Cross for every human person that existed, exists, and will exist. • Human dignity means everyone is someone, not something. ...
... productivity does not lessen our dignity. Our dignity comes from a loving God who created us and sent His Son to die for us. • Jesus died on the Cross for every human person that existed, exists, and will exist. • Human dignity means everyone is someone, not something. ...
Does the Bible Say Women Should Suffer Abuse
... an unjust and illegal beating for the name of Christ. Instead, he made use of Roman law to avoid it (Acts 22:25–29). Paul was not about to undergo such torture unnecessarily.6 New Testament scholar Darrell Bock adds that this passage “indicates that sometimes God can use the governmental systems dev ...
... an unjust and illegal beating for the name of Christ. Instead, he made use of Roman law to avoid it (Acts 22:25–29). Paul was not about to undergo such torture unnecessarily.6 New Testament scholar Darrell Bock adds that this passage “indicates that sometimes God can use the governmental systems dev ...
One of the more encouraging possibilities that Jesus displayed is
... pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved..." Ephesians 1:3-6 (NKJV) Has blessed us...past tense...that means we IS blessed... He is writing to the church at Ephesus...so Paul is writing this is while we are here on earth. Spiritual bl ...
... pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved..." Ephesians 1:3-6 (NKJV) Has blessed us...past tense...that means we IS blessed... He is writing to the church at Ephesus...so Paul is writing this is while we are here on earth. Spiritual bl ...
Section 3, Part 3 – The 7th and 10th Commandmts
... We should not steal. We should not covet our neighbor’s goods. We need to put material possessions in their proper perspective in our lives. We cannot serve two masters; we are not saved from sin and death by what we own but through the grace of God. We must practice detachment from material goods. ...
... We should not steal. We should not covet our neighbor’s goods. We need to put material possessions in their proper perspective in our lives. We cannot serve two masters; we are not saved from sin and death by what we own but through the grace of God. We must practice detachment from material goods. ...
Jesus Christs Last Sermon
... Jesus Christ spent his final hours of human life nailed to a cross. Despised and rejected by the world he came to save, history’s only perfect person took upon himself the consequences of our sins. The Bible records that on that spring day, from a hill outside Jerusalem, Jesus spoke several times. N ...
... Jesus Christ spent his final hours of human life nailed to a cross. Despised and rejected by the world he came to save, history’s only perfect person took upon himself the consequences of our sins. The Bible records that on that spring day, from a hill outside Jerusalem, Jesus spoke several times. N ...
I think most of us have seen the TV game show Jeopardy
... it comes down to being victorious…when it comes down to obtaining the prize of heaven…it all comes down to one question…”Who do you say Jesus is?” Wouldn’t that be an interesting question for Jeopardy? And what might be even more interesting would be the answers given? Here in this passage that ...
... it comes down to being victorious…when it comes down to obtaining the prize of heaven…it all comes down to one question…”Who do you say Jesus is?” Wouldn’t that be an interesting question for Jeopardy? And what might be even more interesting would be the answers given? Here in this passage that ...
Therefore God is not fair, but… - Living Waters Methodist Church
... “What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? Much in every way! First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God. What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true, and every m ...
... “What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? Much in every way! First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God. What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true, and every m ...
Chapter 1
... before the eyes and hearts of all men. And so far as its application to the believers is concerned, the apostle says that God has called us, He has extended to us the invitation to accept the reconciliation made for all men. This invitation was a holy call, for it was issued by the holy God, applied ...
... before the eyes and hearts of all men. And so far as its application to the believers is concerned, the apostle says that God has called us, He has extended to us the invitation to accept the reconciliation made for all men. This invitation was a holy call, for it was issued by the holy God, applied ...
Leader`s Guide
... only perfect Person who ever walked on this earth! Paul is also making it clear that he is not better than anyone else (“I’m not claiming to be perfect”). The stronger our bond of faith is to Jesus, the more we become like him in our sanctified lives because Jesus has that kind of attractive power. ...
... only perfect Person who ever walked on this earth! Paul is also making it clear that he is not better than anyone else (“I’m not claiming to be perfect”). The stronger our bond of faith is to Jesus, the more we become like him in our sanctified lives because Jesus has that kind of attractive power. ...
Foundations: Words on which to Build our Lives Worship John 4:5
... that might be called Judaism-lite: They had some of the law and others things that were at the heart and center of Judaism but they had mixed lots of other things as well, and so the Jews came to despise the Samaritans and vice-versa. Let me relate this to something real today. Someone conducted a s ...
... that might be called Judaism-lite: They had some of the law and others things that were at the heart and center of Judaism but they had mixed lots of other things as well, and so the Jews came to despise the Samaritans and vice-versa. Let me relate this to something real today. Someone conducted a s ...
God
... Trinity – “tri-unity” or “three-inoneness” What are some examples in real life of unity and diversity existing together? ...
... Trinity – “tri-unity” or “three-inoneness” What are some examples in real life of unity and diversity existing together? ...
global interpretations of christian scriptures
... beloved… always beyond what I can know about her/him… can never be taken for granted; reduced to something can tell about her [[Valentine’s Day!!!]] I-Thou relationship = being lost in the other, the beloved, God Being “in Love” = completely shape one’s existence, one’s life, all aspect of one’s lif ...
... beloved… always beyond what I can know about her/him… can never be taken for granted; reduced to something can tell about her [[Valentine’s Day!!!]] I-Thou relationship = being lost in the other, the beloved, God Being “in Love” = completely shape one’s existence, one’s life, all aspect of one’s lif ...
View Associated File
... Jesus We Have Peace with the Father because The Father Is Always with Jesus. I. THROUGH JESUS WE HAVE PEACE WITH THE FATHER. [24-28: “Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is c ...
... Jesus We Have Peace with the Father because The Father Is Always with Jesus. I. THROUGH JESUS WE HAVE PEACE WITH THE FATHER. [24-28: “Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is c ...
never Give Up Devotional
... say, “I don’t want.” Unfortunately, when one chamber cracks, the other three follow suite. In order to never give up, we must first say in our hearts, “I will, I can, I pray, and I want.” When faced with an obstacle, we either give up or live up to whom God has designed us to be. The Bible calls us ...
... say, “I don’t want.” Unfortunately, when one chamber cracks, the other three follow suite. In order to never give up, we must first say in our hearts, “I will, I can, I pray, and I want.” When faced with an obstacle, we either give up or live up to whom God has designed us to be. The Bible calls us ...
Clean and Unclean Meats -- The Real Poison of Biblical Dietary
... so-called health and hygiene scriptures (such as Deuteronomy 23:12-13 and Leviticus 13 and 14), reveals that they are concerned with ritual uncleanness and ritual purity. In Leviticus 11, for example, contact with an unclean animal makes a person or an article unclean, and a ritual is prescribed. Bu ...
... so-called health and hygiene scriptures (such as Deuteronomy 23:12-13 and Leviticus 13 and 14), reveals that they are concerned with ritual uncleanness and ritual purity. In Leviticus 11, for example, contact with an unclean animal makes a person or an article unclean, and a ritual is prescribed. Bu ...
Mark 1 - Collegiate Ministries
... What is your verdict on who Jesus is and what he came to do? How are you seeking evidence against Jesus in order to put him away, so that you don’t have to take seriously what he’s calling you to? Repent and take him and his words at face value! Jesus didn’t die on trumped up charges. He died becaus ...
... What is your verdict on who Jesus is and what he came to do? How are you seeking evidence against Jesus in order to put him away, so that you don’t have to take seriously what he’s calling you to? Repent and take him and his words at face value! Jesus didn’t die on trumped up charges. He died becaus ...
Simeon and Anna 08
... long without playing it, I can almost hear her saying what she often said to me in her fractured English, transliterated directly from her Slovakian: "You no foolingck me--I smarter like you tingck." I get that same mix of blessing and bracing challenge every year when we, in this congregation, do t ...
... long without playing it, I can almost hear her saying what she often said to me in her fractured English, transliterated directly from her Slovakian: "You no foolingck me--I smarter like you tingck." I get that same mix of blessing and bracing challenge every year when we, in this congregation, do t ...
Christ Jesus Lay in Death`s Strong Bands
... This Easter hymn, while drawing upon medieval antecedents, is Luther’s own composition. It is dated early on in Luther’s hymn‐writing career to 1524. Study of it leads us into Luther’s innovative understanding of the atonement as a mighty “duel” between life and death. But we grasp Luther’s “due ...
... This Easter hymn, while drawing upon medieval antecedents, is Luther’s own composition. It is dated early on in Luther’s hymn‐writing career to 1524. Study of it leads us into Luther’s innovative understanding of the atonement as a mighty “duel” between life and death. But we grasp Luther’s “due ...
Christian deism
Christian deism, in the philosophy of religion, is a standpoint that branches from Christianity. It refers to a deist who believes in the moral teachings—but not divinity—of Jesus. Corbett and Corbett (1999) cite John Adams and Thomas Jefferson as exemplars. The earliest-found usage of the term Christian deism in print in English is in 1738 in a book by Thomas Morgan, appearing about ten times by 1800.The term Christian deist is found as early as 1722,in Christianity vindicated against infidelity by Daniel Waterland (he calls it a misuse of language), and adopted later by Matthew Tindal in his 1730 work, Christianity as Old as the Creation.Christian deism is influenced by Christianity, as well as both main forms of deism: classical and modern. In 1698 English writer Matthew Tindal (1653–1733) published a pamphlet ""The Liberty of the Press"" as a ""Christian"" deist. He believed that the state should control the Church in matters of public communication.It adopts the ethics and non-mystical teachings of Jesus, while denying that Jesus was a deity. Scholars of the founding fathers of the United States ""have tended to place the founders' religion into one of three categories—non-Christian deism, Christian deism, and orthodox Christianity.""John Locke and John Tillotson, especially, inspired Christian deism, through their respective writings.Possibly the most famed person to hold this position was Thomas Jefferson, who praised ""nature's God"" in the ""Declaration of Independence"" (1776) and edited the ""Jefferson Bible""—a Bible with all reference to revelations and other miraculous interventions from a deity cut out.In an 1803 letter to Joseph Priestley, Jefferson states that he conceived the idea of writing his view of the ""Christian system"" in a conversation with Dr. Benjamin Rush during 1798–99. He proposes beginning with a review of the morals of the ancient philosophers, moving on to the ""deism and ethics of the Jews"", and concluding with the ""principles of a pure deism"" taught by Jesus, ""omit[ting] the question of his divinity, and even his inspiration.""Christian deists see no paradox in adopting the values and ideals espoused by Jesus without believing he was God. Without providing examples or citations, one author maintains, ""A number of influential 17th- and 18th-century thinkers claimed for themselves the title of 'Christian deist' because they accepted both the Christian religion based on revelation and a deistic religion based on natural reason. This deistic religion was consistent with Christianity but independent of any revealed authority. Christian deists often accepted revelation because it could be made to accord with natural or rational religion.""