Matthew 11:12 NASB [12] From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force. Grammatically, perhaps a better and more accurate translation of this verse would be this: “… The kingdom of heaven violently advances, and the Violent Advancers seize it.” Listen to […]
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Nothing in the world is more fun than following Jesus. He does the coolest stuff, and when you follow Him, you get to participate in it. When I say “following Jesus,” understand that I don’t mean He’s standing outside of you in some spiritual way, leading you around. Instead, I’m talking about following the One
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Col. 3:3-4, For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life is revealed, then you will be revealed with him in glory. Jesus is what God believes about you. I did not say that you are Jesus; I said that Jesus is what God believes
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Psalm 66:1-5 NASB [1] … Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; [2] Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious. [3] Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You. [4] “All the earth will worship You, And
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Acts 26:28-29 NASB [28] Agrippa replied to Paul, “In a short time you will persuade me to become a Christian.” [29] And Paul said,“ I y would wish to God, that whether in a short or long time, not only you, but also all who hear me this day, might become such as I am,
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Ephesians 2:7-9 [7] so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. [8] For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; [9] not as a result of works, so
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Eternal life is not something God gives you; instead, it is someone that you are grafted into. Salvation, therefore, is not an external transaction but a person in whom we participate. The term that dominates the New Testament description of what it means to be a Christian is the phrase “in Christ.” It is imperative
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The woman at the well was a very thirsty human being. I don’t mean by that statement that she was very thirsty physically. Instead, the story in John 4 is the story of humanity’s thirst for wholeness and joyful contentment. She had been married four times, and when she met Jesus, she was living with
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If you really know who you are in Christ, then you are grateful for how you got there. Jesus said that He came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. In verse 10 of John 10 just before the statement is made about abundant life, it says that the enemy has come
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Romans 8:35-39 NASB [35] Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? [36] Just as it is written, “For YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.” [37] But
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