In one of the more remarkable moments in the Christian Testament, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and God could not have been more fully present in that amazing moment.
1 Peter 1, Spiritual DNA
To borrow an analogy, this birth from above alters the spiritual DNA of a person, so that along with the privilege and responsibility of divine parentage comes the Fatherโs own genetic characteristics, Godโs holiness and Godโs ability to love, everything a believer needs to fulfill the call of God.
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1 Peter 2, Peter the Rock
In this six minute presentation, Peter teaches that believers are to see themselves as ones hewn from God, as living rock with a special unity, built upon the Cornerstone of Christ, and as a priesthood whose purpose was to serve and glorify God, remembering his own vivid experience of being named a rock of faith by Jesus.
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Hebrews: Superiority of the Son
Angels are sent by God to carry out Godโs purposes. But angelsโ work for God cannot be compared to Christโs perfect work on the cross. Jesus is superior because He is God the Son, He alone can save, and be called the Savior.
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1 Peter 2, Living Stones
https://youtu.be/Ay4-8cavIls Because of their salvation (Peter wrote, to the Jewish believers in Jesus living among the Diaspora), they had been profoundly altered, moving from the covenant of God with the Hebrew people to the covenant cut in the blood of Christ with every believer. They had been born anew, born from above, bought with the … Continue reading 1 Peter 2, Living Stones
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James: Ten Wise Traits
I find it hard to let go of reading this book. There's good strong teaching here, and a love for the religious elite who had come to faith. Religious leaders need this book as much today as ever.
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John 16, Jesus Promises Peace
And how were the disciples going to make any impact on the world plunged into deepest darkness, when even after following Jesus night and day for three years, struggled to really understand His teaching?
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2 Peter 1, True Testimony
Peter gave his own eyewitness account of having seen Jesusโ transfiguration, resurrection, and ascension, and of actually having heard the voice of Almighty God, rolling down as thunder from heaven, approving Godโs Son at Jesusโ baptism, and at Jesusโ transfiguration.
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Broken, Searching, Trusted, Powerful
I decided to start โlisteningโ to the voices and stories of the women within scriptureโs pages from a womanโs point of view, for we know God created woman with good intent. To woman God gave the power to bring forth life, to be strength, courage, and a powerful rescue to the people of earth. Adam was unable to go it alone. Only with Eve, his equal and his counterpart, bringing with her the gifts of life, love, hope, strength, courage, faithfulness and power would Adam survive. Together, they had the potential to thrive.
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Minor Prophets: Zechariah, Vision Five, PART 2
The angel had freely revealed what the rest of the vision meant. But what of the two trees? That would note be disclosed till the last verse.
