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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Always ready to remind you — 2 Peter
The book of 2 Peter was written by the apostle Peter, probably toward the end of his life. His theme seems to be that he wanted to remind them of things that they already knew. Reminders are important for humans, … Continue reading
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Tagged church, faith, growth, hope, judgment, resurrection, scripture
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Don’t be surprised — 1 Peter 4,5
Once again, 1 Peter is about dealing rightly with the persecution and suffering that goes hand in hand with the Christian life. And by the way, if you are not a Christian and are wondering about the last statement, Jesus … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, blood, Christ, courage, evangelism, faith, Gospel, grace, hope, judgment, prophecy, salvation, suffering
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Do what’s right – 1 Peter 1-3
Please pardon my missing a day. I’m on a trip for Gander Brook Christian Camp and sometimes find it difficult to jam a time for reflection and writing. The book or letter of 1 Peter was written by apostle Peter … Continue reading
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Planning for the future – James 4,5
James continues sharing God’s word with us in our reading today in ways that are elegantly simple, straightforward, and convicting. Wrong motives – 4:3 Have we ever considered this seriously as a reason that God doesn’t answer our prayers? … Continue reading
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Tagged abundant life, arrogance, authority, beautiful life, blessings, boasting, change, choices, Christ, consulting with God, courage, disobedience, faith, faithfulness, meaning in life, meaning of life, omnipresent, omniscient, patience, peace, persecution, perseverance
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Be doers of the word — James 1-3
James is a great book written by James, the brother of Jesus, called James the Just. He was a major figure in the early Jerusalem church, and was key in the important letter to the churches on the status of … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, hope, judgment, money, obedience, repentance, salvation, sin
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Hang tough – Hebrews 12,13
The great crowd of witnesses — 12:1 Although it isn’t likely that those who have gone on before can really see what the current world is doing, the figure of speech here does motivate us to faithfulness to think that … Continue reading
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The power of faith – Hebrews 10,11
Today’s reading starts climbing to the sermon’s climax. We’ll see Jesus’ superiority clearly established, we’ll see the superiority of faith established, leading toward a strong encouragement to persevere in the face of the persecution they were dealing with. In what … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, exile, faith, faith hope and love, faithfulness, glorious hope, law of Moses, laziness, loopholes, lord jesus christ, loyalty, Messianic
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Greater and greater — Hebrews 7-9
Christianity is not one religion among other equals. It’s not even one of an elite group of valid religions. It is the uniquely true, valid, and singular way to God. The Jewish Christian audience to who the writer addressed his … Continue reading
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Slugs and anchors — Hebrew 4-6
Today’s reading continues to encourage Jewish Christians to remain true to the covenant established by Jesus by drawing analogy been their present circumstances and the circumstances of most of their forebears in the wilderness — because they wanted to turn … Continue reading
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Love, love, love — 1 John 1-3
Today’s reading will take us through the first three chapters of John’s letters. This is the apostle John that we’re talking about as the writer of this and the next two letters (2 and 3 John). As you’ll notice as … Continue reading →