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“It Is Finished” or Is It Just the Beginning?
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. John 19:30 When Jesus declared ‘It is finished,” gave up his spirit and died He completed the assignment He was sent to Earth to accomplish. He who knew no sin became sin and…
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Storms and Thorns
Dear Friends, Unfortunately, when we “signed up for this” by becoming a believer in Jesus and making Him Lord of our lives we got the whole rose bush, not just the flowers. You see it’s like the old 80’s rock song by Poison says, “Every Rose Has Its Thorns.” So it is with this adventure…
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Fasting “What”
When I say “what,” I am not talking about what we should fast. We covered that when we talked about “how” to fast. “What” is “What are the benefits or results of fasting.” As we saw in “Why” there is primarily one goal associated with fasting, to strengthen our relationship with God. Likewise, in general…
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You Are His Swan Song
What is a swan song? While we know our God will never die, or retire, it doesn’t take a Bible scholar to see the signs of the times and know we are drawing very close to the end of this age. With the end of this age comes the final appearance of our Messiah, Lord…
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FASTING – “How”
Before we spend time discussing how to fast I want to pause a moment and consider what fasting is. In short, biblical fasting is typically seen as abstaining from food for a set period of time, while focusing intensely on prayer and spiritual reflection. Even in the scriptures there are many different kinds and lengths…
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He Will Rejoice Over You With Singing
Zephaniah 3:17 ‘“The Lord your God is in your midst, A Warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins], He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. ‘ Amp ‘The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty…
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FASTING – Why?
There are passages throughout both the New and Old Testaments that serve as examples of fasting, commands to fast, or instructions for doing so. It is my understanding that fasting is actually one of the basic tenet practices of the Hebrew faith as well as the New Testament church. Additionally, I believe that it is…
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The “Lost” Parables
The Lost Among Believers Luke 15:3-32 I had always considered this set of parables as referring to non-believers, those who did not yet know Him. However, I come to believe that is not the case at all. Take a moment and read these 3 stories again. The sheep was among the shepherd’s flock and got…
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God the Pursuer
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:8-9 For this is what…
