In Revelation Chapter 2, Jesus sent a message to the church in Ephesus and commended them for the things they excelled in. These included their good works, perseverance, and shunning evil (Revelation 2:1-3). If these were qualities Jesus praised them for, then He expects the same from us. Moreover, if Jesus’ Himself acknowledged their good […]
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In Mark 5, we read that after Jesus had crossed over in a boat from the country of the Gerasenes, He had a large crowd gather around so He stayed by the seashore (Mark 5:21). In this large crowd may have been many with dire needs. Yet they gathered around him and it seemed that
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In Matthew 18, the disciples of Jesus asked Him who the greatest in the kingdom of heaven is (Matthew 18:1). Interestingly, Jesus did not rebuke them for asking such a question. Rather, He showed them the key to being the greatest in the kingdom of God. This affirms the truth that in God’s kingdom, we
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In today’s study, we shall look at another key area of our lives we are to see to. In Colossians 4:17, we read that “Tell Archippus, “See to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, so that you may fulfill it.” This is not a message that was exclusively written for Archippus but
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In the previous study, we looked at two key areas of our lives, which God expects us to take charge of, having done all He needs to do. The next key area of our life can be found in the words of Jesus: “See that you are not frightened” (Matthew 24:6). From this text, Jesus
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It is not all up to God. There are things we are responsible for. Until we recognize this and take charge of what has been left in our care, we shall fail to benefit from what God has freely given us. In this series, we shall look at five key areas of our lives, which
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The Bible teaches that the Law was a shadow of things to come with the realities they pointed to found in Christ (Hebrews 10:1, Colossians 2:17). While some of the principles under the Law differ in how they are fulfilled under the new covenant (e.g. blood of animals replaced with the blood of Jesus –
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Why Being A Person of Faith Is Indispensable In the Last Days. In Luke 18 Jesus said the following “However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). This reveals that at Jesus’ second coming, He will be looking for those who are still holding on to their
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How To Release Your Faith Having stores of food will not satisfy your hunger unless you actually take the food and eat it. In the same way having faith in your heart will hardly profit you unless you release your faith to accomplish its purpose. How do we release the faith? In Matthew 17:20, Jesus
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How do we reconcile the gift of faith only given to some versus the responsibility for all to have faith without which we are in sin and can’t please God? As we have covered so far, faith isn’t optional. God demands it (Hebrews 11:6, Galatians 2:20, 2 Corinthians 5:7). Even so, this faith God demands
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