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DID YOU KNOW JESUS IS OUR SHEPHERD? THAT IS WHAT THE BIBLE CALLS HIM. "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD". JUST READ THE FOLLOWING AND SEE IF YOU DON'T AGREE.
Godly Sorrow Leads To Repentance
Mark 6:12, 'And they went out, and preached that men should repent.'
MARK 6:7-12
'Repent' comes from the Greek word, 'metanoeo,' and literally means to have another mind. Repentance is a necessary part of salvation. Repentance may include Godly sorrow, but sorrow does not always include repentance.
Repentance is simply a change of mind accompanied by corresponding actions. There is a Godly type of sorrow and an ungodly type of sorrow. Godly sorrow leads to repentance. Ungodly sorrow, or the sorrow of this world, just kills.
Our culture has rejected all 'negative' emotions. But God gave us the capacity for these negative emotions, and there is a proper use of them. Ecclesiastes 7:3 says,...
CAN YOU BE SAVED?
FATHER ABRAHAM SURE DIDN'T LIVE A HOLY LIFE. HE HAD MARRIED SARAH, HIS HALF SISTER, AND ACCORDING TO LEVITICUS 18:9 AND 26, THIS WAS AN ABOMINATION. (9) The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born...
The Gospel Is The Power Of God
Matthew 9:38, 'Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.'
MATTHEW 9:35-38, 13:53-58, MARK 6:1-6
People are born again through the power of the Word of God, not through prayer. Prayer is very important, but it is not a substitute for the Gospel.
Many people petition God for someone to be saved and can't understand why it hasn't happened yet. We don't have to ask the Lord to save anyone. He isn't willing that anyone should perish. He has already made provision for everyone's salvation.
So what do we pray concerning someone coming to the Lord? Jesus said to pray that the Lord send laborers across their path. They need to hear the Word. Also, we...
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I AM SURE YOU KNOW THAT WHEN SOMEONE GIVES YOU SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO REACH OUT AND TAKE IT OR IT DOES YOU NO GOOD. WHEN YOU WERE SAVED, YOU REACHED OUT IN FAITH AND RECEIVED JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR. YOU REACHED OUT IN FAITH AND RECEIVED YOUR HEALING, OR YOU SHOULD HAVE. BOTH OF THESE WERE TAKEN CARE OF WHEN JESUS WENT TO THE CROSS.
Making Faith Work
Luke 8:46, 'And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.'
LUKE 8:43-48
Is it possible that Jesus, who was God manifest in the flesh, and therefore all-knowing, did not actually know who touched Him? Yes! Although Jesus' spiritual man was divine, He took upon Himself a physical body with its limitations. Jesus drew on His divine ability through the gifts of the Holy Ghost, and so can we (Jn. 14:12; 1 Cor. 12:7). Before His resurrection, He operated as a man (sinless) by receiving from His Father through faith. Luke 8:47 says that the woman 'saw that she was not hid.' It is evident that Jesus received a word of knowledge from the Holy Spirit and had singled out this woman....
Shortly after high school I pursued a music career in Korea. I lived in Seoul for three years performing all over the country and even landing in the charts. On the outside my life looked glamorous and exciting. I had a supportive fan club that sent me gifts and letters. After about year, we were touring from city to city performing on national T.V stations. It was like my dreams had come true. I didn’t know how it happened so quickly but all of a sudden I saw myself in magazines and T.V shows. I couldn’t believe it.
Despite all of this, my life was a mess. I lived in a small apartment with two other members of the group and our meals consisted of instant noodles and water. For the first time in my life I knew what it was like to be hungry. Almost everything we made from the record sales went directly to our manager and record company. I didn’t want my parents to worry back home and I couldn’t bring myself to ask them for money so I didn’t get to eat on a regular basis. I...
The Law Of Faith
Luke 8:45, 'And Jesus said, 'Who touched me?' When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, 'Master, the multitude throng thee, and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?''
MATTHEW 9:18-20; MARK 5:21-34; LUKE 8:40-48
The multitudes were thronging Jesus. That is, they were compressing, and crowding in on all sides, so it seems strange that He would ask, 'Who touched me?' Many people were physically touching Jesus, but this woman touched His power by faith. Many people in the crowd probably needed healing, but this person is the only one mentioned who received. The difference was the touch of faith.
If it was simply Jesus' willingness to heal that determined whether or not the healing took place,...