Category: Promises
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25 Ways Jesus Shows Love … How Are You Showing Your Love to Your Spouse?
Paul writes to the Ephesians that men are to love their wives as Christ loved the church and wives are to respect their husbands. Love your wives as Christ loved the church! This kind of love isn’t a feeling. It’s a choice. And how did Christ love the church? He heard from the Father what…
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Memorial Day, a Time for Remembering the Price of Freedom
Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. Matthew 26:7-8 If you were a guest in the home of an Israelite, it was customary for…
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Matt & Beth Redman’s Worship Walk
Simple and profound. The Christian walk was meant to be simple and profound. It’s a walk through good times and hard times. Matt and Beth Redman tell us how it can be a worship walk even in the times of suffering. Worship is a choice, and the choice is ours. “In the life of every worshiper, there…
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A Play-Powered Marriage
And he [Jesus] said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3 Church activities, 50-hour-plus work weeks and the business of life gradually sucked energy out of our marriage. On date nights I’d microwave leftovers as Keith turned on his favorite…
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What’s the meaning of love?
“What’s this?” I asked my writing students. “A rose.” “What’s a rose mean to you?” “Romance.” “Love.” “Men, what’s it mean to you?” “Making up after a fight.” “Allen,* what’s it mean to you?” “Aphids!” “You think aphids when you see a rose?” “Yeah, I’m a landscaper. Have to deal with them all the time!”…
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The Love-Powered Marriage
The word “love” is mentioned 551 times in the ESV version of the Bible, “wife” 384 times, “husband” 115 times, bridegroom 26 times, “bride” 27 times, and “marriage” 27 times. Love and marriage must be important to God. Marriage begins the Bible with the creation of Adam and Eve and marriage ends the Bible with…
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Jesus’ Stunning Peace Promise
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced,…
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Come, see where Jesus lay
“He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 Now, Christian, change thy note a moment. “Come, see the place where the Lord lay, “with joy and gladness. He does not lie there now. Weep, when ye see the tomb of Christ, but rejoice because it…
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7 Reasons Why This is Good Friday
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 In His beaten, scourged, punched, spit upon, shamed body, Jesus prayed for His enemies. Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43 Between two thieves, Jesus promised eternal life to…
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You can live with Jesus forever!
Finally, the time had arrived. Jesus’ time. The time to show Himself as the long-awaited Messiah. The Great Promise! Jesus mounted a young colt and rode down the Mount of Olives as the crowd hailed Him as King, laying down their cloaks and palm branches before Jesus, their King. As he was drawing near—already on…