And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. Hebrews 9:27 At some point we will all die. It is by the Lord’s will that we have our breath today. I’ve often noticed when officiating funerals that people tend to take a good hard look at their own lives when saying…
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Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His saints. Psalm 116:15 Nothing is feared in life more than death. People want to stave it off as long as possible for themselves and their loved ones. Many live their lives in fear of death, so will take extreme precautions. Very few people would ever say…
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And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-12 Have you ever had or known someone who broke a bone? How about a pulled back muscle?…
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We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father. 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 Paul opens up this letter right away mentioning that…
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And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” Joshua 3:5 In the above verse, Joshua instructed God’s people to “Sanctify yourselves.” Sanctify yourselves and you will see God do amazing things! Here this word sanctify is qadash in the Hebrew and it means to “keep yourself clean.” It is a…
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Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy…
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And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching. Mark 6:6 When Jesus had come into His own country, He was astounded at their unbelief. It is an amazing thing that Jesus marvels at our belief. Before many healings, Jesus is asking if they have faith and…
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“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6 Among all the beatitudes that Jesus gives at the start of His Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, my favorite is this fourth one here. I think it is the one that the American church fails at the…
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To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3 In the Old Testament, the children of Israel were to take animal sacrifices before God, in order to reflect a right relationship with God, by offering religious, ceremonial sacrifices. Today, we are no longer required to offer animal sacrifices but it’s easy to think…
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