KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Either way, the testing of one’s faith leads to truth and goodness. “The Visible Results of Saving Faith” – Special Message from 11-25-18. The wonderful results of saving faith include the visible “miracles” that occur in the lives of believers; changed lives that are totally the work of God’s grace.“The Visible […]
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “test” – dokimazo – means “put to the test, prove, examine; distinguish by testing, approve after testing; establish fitness.” We should never be afraid of putting things to the test. Affirmation of good things is always good. For a true believer in Christ, possessing an ‘assurance of faith’ is a wonderfully settling,
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There’s a reason why movies about heroes tend to be box office hits. We really like the idea of heroes. We aspire to be heroes. As a result, we’re our own worst enemies when it comes to resting. Maybe this wouldn’t be a problem if we were machines. Since we’re not, we must know our
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The Levitical priesthood was replaced simply because Jesus fulfilled the requirements of the Law, satisfying God the Father once for all, as a member of the human race. We are to be encouraged in Christ, and it has nothing to do with the world, at all!! “So, You Say You
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:This “better hope” (Heb 7:19) is the New Covenant made possible by the sacrifice of Christ once and for all (aka – the promise of salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone). What a friend we have in Jesus!
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So, you say you have problems, huh? That may be true. What kind of problems do you have then? Are they life-threatening, substantial, medium-grade, or just irritating little buggers that never seem to die off? Problems can run the gamut, and, in some ways, we are born for trouble. For affliction does not come from
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: John MacArthur onHeb 7:12-14 The Levitical priesthood was replaced by a new Priest, who offered a new sacrifice, under a New Covenant. [Jesus] abrogated the law by fulfilling it (cf. Mt 5:17) and providing the perfect that the law could never accomplish (Mt 5:20).We can learn some things from Bible
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Melchizedek is given preeminence over Abraham and ultimately Aaron (the first Levitical high priest). He was appointed by God, not based on his genealogy. His life is referred to without a beginning or an end, typifying an eternal priestly ministry like Christ’s. John MacArthur on Heb 7:12-14 The Levitical priesthood
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I literally love the people in my church. And I’m not talking about the impersonal love that I’m commanded to exercise, either, the one the Bible clearly states we all ought to have for others. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Grace is no longer grace if we must work for it. Surviving Kids Versus Raising Them Properly – Blog 10/4/24 If God our Father never took the opportunities presented to Him to discipline you, where would you be right now? What kind of parent would He be? Would you know His
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