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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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The principle of the Old Covenant was "do" and you shall live. The principle of the New Covenant is "it is done," and includes redemption, reconciliation, righteousness, and sanctification. The work is finished! We are complete in Him!
If the Old Covenant had no defects, there would have been no attempt to institute another (Heb. 8:7). In the Old Covenant, men found themselves unable to abide in its agreement, for it was based upon a man's performance.
The new agreement, however, is based totally upon God's grace. Under the Old Covenant, men approached God through a priest, while under the New Covenant, we have direct access to the Father through Jesus Christ. Under the Old Covenant, a man's sin led to his death while under the New Covenant, God is...
IS THERE SOMETHING IN YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE THAT YOU FIND HARD TO DO? MAYBE IT IS STUDYING GOD'S WORD EVERY DAY OR EVEN GOING TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY. FOR ME, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT IS TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES THEM. LET ME EXPLAIN. I CAN WRITE ALL DAY ABOUT IT BUT WHEN I START TALKING ABOUT HIS LOVE FOR US, I GET SO CHOKED UP THAT SOMETIMES I CAN'T EVEN TALK. I WOULD NEVER BE A GOOD PREACHER BECAUSE PEOPLE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING I WAS SAYING. YOU KNOW HOW SOMEONE SOUNDS WITH THAT CRYING VOICE. I EVEN GET CHOKED UP WHEN I HEAR A BEAUTIFUL SONG ABOUT JESUS. HOWEVER, I KNOW IF HE EVER CALLED ME TO PREACH, HE WOULD GIVE ME THE ABILITY TO DO IT.
PRAISE GOD THAT I HAVE FACEBOOK AND INDIE GOSPEL CHRISTIAN SOCIAL NETWORK TO POST MY MORNING MESSAGES ON. THIS IS SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOY DOING AND IT KEEPS ME IN GOD'S WORD AND I KNOW IT IS MY MINISTRY. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO I WAS...
Peter's refusal to let Jesus wash his feet came from a knowledge that he was totally unworthy to have the sinless Son of God serve him as a common servant would. Peter was correct in his assessment of his relative worth, but what he missed was that God doesn't minister to us because of our worth but because of His love.
Even though Peter's attitude looked holy and humble, he was actually resisting God's will and committing an act of pride. Pride is not only exalting yourself above what is proper, but also, it can be debasing yourself below what is proper. Pride is simply self-centeredness or being self-willed instead of God-centered and submitted to God's will. Peter should have been humble enough to know that Jesus knew what He was...
The bread of communion symbolizes the body of Jesus which was broken for us through His sufferings. He not only died for us on the cross but also bore 39 stripes on His back by which we are healed. Partaking of communion should remind us of the emotional and physical salvation that Jesus provided for us.
The Lord's Supper comes from a part of the Passover meal that was celebrated only once a year. However, the early Christian church took Communion weekly and sometimes daily. There is no specific frequency of the Lord's Supper prescribed in scripture.
As we take Communion, we are solemnly proclaiming the Lord's death, and our union with Him and with others through that death. This is a profession of our faith and...
The Lord longed to share the passover meal with His disciples. He was less than 24 hours away from fulfilling His mission and, like anyone who can see the finish line, He must have had feelings of relief and excitement.
The passover meal commemorated the Jews' deliverance from slavery in Egypt (Ex. 13:3-10). It also had a much deeper spiritual application that, as Jesus explains here, would be fulfilled through His death. The Jewish nation as a whole had missed any future prophetic meaning of the passover.
On the night of the original passover, the Lord passed through the land of Egypt and judged the land by slaying all the firstborn men and beasts. The Jews had to slay a spotless lamb, take its blood and apply it to the door posts of their homes....
When a true gift of the Spirit is in operation, things will always be as the Lord has said (an exception to this is if there are conditions to meet).
This is the ultimate test of whether or not someone's words are God-inspired (Dt. 18:22).
We cannot be led by just our own feelings concerning the gifts of the Spirit.
In 1 Corinthians chapter 12, the apostle Paul gives us direction governing the use of spiritual gifts that must supersede any urge or leading that we feel.
The first test to apply to any gift of the Spirit is to ask, "Does it glorify Jesus?" That's the point Paul is making. The Holy Spirit will never lead anyone to defame Jesus in any way. Jesus made it very clear that the Holy Spirit would only glorify Him. Any utterance or act that denies Jesus is...
HAS SOMEONE EVER SAID SOMETHING TO YOU THAT REALLY HURT YOU? I DON'T CARE WHAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY BUT WORDS DO HURT. THE TONGUE IS A POWERFUL THING WHICH CAN BE USED FOR GOOD OR EVIL. WHAT WE MUST DO IS TO WATCH WHAT WE SAY. NEVER REPAY EVIL WITH EVIL. IF SOMEONE HURTS YOU WITH WORDS, FORGIVE THEM. GOD SAYS THAT VENGEANCE IS HIS AND HE WILL REPAY.