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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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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ASKED THE QUESTION, "HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE JESUS"? I AM SURE THAT MOST OF US WOULD SAY, WITHOUT HESITATION, MORE THAN ANYTHING. IT REALLY SOUNDS GOOD BUT DO WE LOVE HIM ENOUGH TO MISS THAT FISHING TRIP TO BE WITH HIM IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY MORNING? HOW ABOUT STAYING HOME FROM CHURCH BECAUSE THE FOOTBALL GAME IS GOING TO START EARLY? HOW ABOUT THE PARTY ON SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN YOU HAD A LITTLE TOO MUCH FUN AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE GETTING UP? IT SEEMS LIKE WE CAN FIND ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES WHEN IT COMES TO GOING TO CHURCH TO SPEND TIME WITH HIM.
Much of the Old Testament deals with future events and the coming Messiah and His Kingdom. Not only was John the Baptist the voice of God to his generation, he was also the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. He did not merely prophesy about the coming Messiah and the New Covenant, as the Old Testament prophets did, but he actually prepared the way for the hearts of the people to receive Jesus by bearing witness to the Light.
Although John the Baptist was the greatest of the Old Testament prophets, he was not a born again "new creature in Christ". When Jesus was raised from the dead, He enabled us to be "born of the Spirit" and...
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS SICK? DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD HELP? YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A HEALING MINISTRY BUT JESUS TOLD US ALL TO "HEAL THE SICK". (MATTHEW 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.)
This example of the widow's son being raised from the dead is often used to demonstrate that Jesus produced many miracles without any faith from those receiving the miracle, but by His faith alone. However, the prayer in Mark 6:5-6 shows that Jesus could not (nor would not) do many mighty works in His home town because of the people's unbelief. Many scriptures reveal that faith must be present to receive from God (Mk. 11:23-24; Jas. 1:5-7).
So, whose faith was present in this instance? First, the mother of the boy responded to Jesus in faith. For this woman to allow Jesus to interrupt the funeral procession and tell her to stop weeping has to be viewed...
There were only two things in all of scripture that caused Jesus to marvel. They were (1) the Centurion's faith and (2) the Jews' unbelief (Mk. 6:6). A faith that made Jesus, who is the author and finisher of our faith, marvel is worth examining. This centurion believed that the spoken word of Jesus was sufficient to produce his miracle. He didn't need Jesus to come to his house. He had faith in Jesus' word. Therefore, we can see that the person who simply believes the written Word of God is operating in a...
DO YOU THINK IT IS HARD TO LIVE A CHRISTIAN LIFE? IT IS IF WE DON'T GIVE ENOUGH TIME TO JESUS. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THESE DAYS THAT CAN TEMPT A PERSON. OUR JOB IS TO GUARD AGAINST THAT TEMPTATION. I HAVE SAID THIS MANY TIME AND YOU WILL PROBABLY HEAR IT FROM ME MANY, MANY MORE TIMES BUT YOU CAN'T BE TEMPTED BY SOMETHING YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT. TEMPTATION STARTS IN THE MIND AND IF WE DON'T STOP IT, SIN CREEPS IN.
This verse reveals one of God's cardinal laws that will work in the spiritual realm, as well as the physical world. Just as we "give" seed into the ground to receive back multiple seeds, so it is with everything we give. Whether it's money, possessions, an emotion such as love or hate, prayers, or our time, we will reap a harvest of whatever we give. We reap exactly what we sow and proportional to the same measure that we give (Gal. 6:7-8).
"He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" (2 Cor. 9:6). This law works on positive or negative things that we sow.
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