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Here is the account of God's own creation mocking and insulting His Son without Him intervening. The pain that this must have caused the Father defies description.
Those who struck Jesus and told Him to prophesy who it was that struck Him, must have taken Jesus' silence as proof that He was not who He claimed to be.
The natural mind could not conceive that Almighty God would take this kind of abuse from His creation. But this was the plan of God.
Isaiah prophesied that, as a lamb before its shearers is dumb (Isa. 53:7), so Jesus would not open His mouth. Isaiah also mentioned that Jesus "was taken from prison and from judgment" referring to the fact that He...
There are several Greek words used for "word." The Greek word used here is RHEMA and it literally means, "a spoken word; an utterance, a saying, but specifically a spoken word appropriate for the situation." It's not the Bible lying on your coffee table that makes the enemy flee, but the Word of God hidden in your heart, activated by the power of the Holy Spirit, and spoken in the appropriate situation. It's similar to what Jesus says in John 6:63, that "the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life."
The words that we speak from the written Word of God are empowered by the Holy Spirit. The Word by itself doesn't make us free. It is the Word we know and speak that will deliver us (Jn. 8:32).
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Attention WOMEN! You are invited to Edify Your Sister™ EYS2 In His Image!
Save the date December 9, 2017 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Hampton Inn & Suites Baltimore/Woodlawn, 1810 Belmont Avenue, Windsor Mill, Maryland, 21244.
What to expect: Discussions. Lite Fare. Fellowship. Testimonies.
If you missed the launch event, you do NOT want to miss this one! Come on out for some real conversations and discussions. You'll leave empowered, motivated, challenged, and built up through testimonies, discussions, and more!!
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IF YOU HAVE BEEN READING MY MORNING MESSAGES YOU KNOW THAT I REALLY ENJOY STUDYING THE BIBLE. I STARTED ENJOYING IT A LOT MORE WHEN I LEARNED TO FIND OUT WHO WAS SPEAKING AND WHO WERE THEY SPEAKING TO. IT WAS ALSO HELPFUL TO KNOW WHERE THEY WERE.
The physical nation of Israel still has a very important part to play in God's plan. They have a prominent role in end-time prophecy. However, the physical nation of Israel has been displaced in importance by the spiritual seed of Abraham, that is the church of Jesus Christ.
Christians are the true circumcised people of God. In Romans 2:28-29, Paul reveals that true circumcision is a matter of the heart, not the flesh, and that true Judaism is through new birth, not physical birth.
In Colossians 2:11, Paul says that spiritual circumcision was done by God without the hands of man. This circumcision, that was made without hands, proves that it was not done in the physical. Paul is referring to the spiritual circumcision of the heart. The sins of...
WHEN YOU ARE IN CHURCH LISTENING TO THE PREACHER OR TEACHER, OR A MINISTER ON RADIO OR TELEVISION, ARE YOU REALLY LISTENING TO LEARN ABOUT GOD'S WORD OR ARE YOU TRYING TO FIND FAULT IN WHAT THEY ARE SAYING? I KNOW PEOPLE WHO DO THIS. I KNOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE ARE BEING TAUGHT LINES UP WITH THE WORD, BUT TO TRY TO FIND FAULT WITH A TEACHING WITHOUT CHECKING IT OUT IS WRONG, I BELIEVE. THERE ARE FALSE TEACHERS OUT THERE AND WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BUT DON'T DISMISS SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE HE GETS A PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE WRONG. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.
It is the apostle John who reveals Peter as the one who cut off the servant's ear and also identifies the servant. It is very doubtful that Peter was aiming for Malchus' ear. It is more probable that he was making a horizontal swing at the servant's head and as the man ducked, Peter cut off his ear.
Peter was very vocal about never denying the Lord, and his actions proved that he meant what he said. There were only two swords among the disciples, yet Peter was willing to take on these six hundred soldiers. This spelled certain death or imprisonment.
Peter wanted to stand with the Lord, but he was not prepared spiritually. He was still strong in his own ability. If the battle would have been in the physical...
