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New Testament

When I Am Afraid – Part 4

This Lord’s Day is Resurrection Sunday – the day our Lord rose from the dead conquering sin and death! And when it comes to overcoming fear, here is the ultimate fear-destroyer – living out our union in the One who rose from the dead. To that end, we hope see how the resurrected Lord on the very day of His resurrection conquered fear in the lives of His very afraid disciples.

Are We?

MARK 1:21-22 – And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes THEME OF THE DAY. ARE WE? Christians read their Bibles. Hopefully a lot. Christians study their Bibles. Hopefully with diligence. Christians…

Visit These Places Often

JOHN 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. THEME OF THE DAY. VISIT THESE PLACES OFTEN. Our world has so much to distract us from looking to Jesus and being transformed by that look (2 Corinthians 3:18). Prior…

Don’t Miss The Lesson

LUKE 10:38–42 – Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you…

Only The Weak Are Strong

2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10 – So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, “My…

Our Need Of Intercession

2 CORINTHIANS 1:8-11 – For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life; 9 indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the…