Posts with the tag “suffering”
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Discovering 1 Peter
December 8th, 2024
Background InformationPeter wrote this letter from a place called Babylon.We know that Peter wrote this letter because he identifies himself as the author (1 Pet 1:1). This is the same Peter whom Chri... Read More
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The Humility of Christ
October 20th, 2024
Philippians 2:5-8Let me introduce you to two men from history who are different in an fascinating way.Ignaz Semmelweis was a 19th Hungarian physician who worked at the Vienna General Hospital. He noti... Read More
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The Two Witnesses
June 23rd, 2024
Revelation 11:1-14John gives another prophetic intermission.As he did in Rev 7:1-8:1, John gives us another prophetic intermission in Rev 10:1-11:14 between the sixth and seventh trumpet judgments. Th... Read More
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The Shared Sufferings of Christ
April 28th, 2024
Philippians 3:10-11; 2 Corinthians 1:5-6; 1 Peter 2:19-23Reading, memorizing, and meditating on Scripture is important. So is receiving teaching and preaching from the Bible as a church. What we’re go... Read More
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The Persevering Church at Philadelphia
April 21st, 2024
Revelation 3:7-13The human body can overcome many challenging feats of strength and endurance. If you have ever done any serious physical training regimen, like running or weightlifting, you know this... Read More
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Lifted Upon the Cross
March 24th, 2024
John 3:14-15 What do you see in this photo? You are looking at what may be the oldest documented optical illusion. It is a carving located at the Airavatesvara Temple in Tamil Nadu, India, which is a ... Read More
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An Empowering Vision: John's Commission to Write
February 18th, 2024
Revelation 1:9-20We rarely stay close to people from early in life. That’s why we go to high-school reunions, to reconnect with people we haven’t seen for a long time. Though these times of regatherin... Read More
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The Litmus Test of Humility
August 27th, 2023
Philippians 2:14-18Do any students or teachers know what a litmus test is? In the most specific sense, a litmus test is a chemical process that reveals the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a liquid ... Read More
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Discovering Job
August 6th, 2023
Historical SettingThe events of this book occur in patriarchal times, which is that period during or near the lifetime of Abraham. We conclude this in because of Job’s lifespan (42:16), how he offered... Read More
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Remembering Christ's Death
July 16th, 2023
Luke 22:27; 1 Corinthians 11:24-29God has designed our brains to perform two key functions – to learn and to remember. Learning acquires knew knowledge while remembering reviews prior knowledge.Our We... Read More
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Resting in the God Who Knows
June 25th, 2023
Psalm 139:1-6As children enter their toddler years, they add a new word to their vocabulary and use it a lot – why. As their brain and thought processes develop and mature, they experience an increasi... Read More
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Why Things Happen
May 28th, 2023
Philippians 1:12-14Members of the armed forces, whether soldiers or veterans, understand a concept called “military (or tactical) advantage.” When applied, this concept enables soldiers to assess the ... Read More
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The King of Suffering
April 2nd, 2023
I remember two workbenches from childhood. The first was my father’s in the garage of our home. He kept all the surfaces clean and every tool and container in its place. The second workbench was my gr... Read More
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Discovering Exodus
March 21st, 2023
Exodus means exit or escape. The Old Testament (OT) book by this title gives the record of how God caused Israel to escape from oppression in Egypt. This book is more than history though because it is... Read More
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God's Plan for Painful Suffering
March 21st, 2023
1 Peter 4:12-19Influencers like Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Jesse DuPlantis, Joyce Meyer, Joel and Victoria Osteen, and Paula White (just to name a few) teach a false “health, wealth, and prosper... Read More
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Overcoming Our Enemy
March 15th, 2023
1 Peter 5:8-9Construction of the Lusitania finished in 1907, the same year it took its maiden voyage. At the time (five years before the Titanic), it was the largest ship in the world, yet it was most... Read More
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Loving Gospel Partnership
March 15th, 2023
1 Peter 5:10-14A.A. Milne wrote the stories we know as The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh as an attempt to restore happiness and innocence to a next generation of people who had survived the disappoint... Read More
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