If you received a special letter or email from Jesus … telling you how much He loves you … and giving you the guidance and direction you need for your daily issues … would you read it? Would you keep it, cherish it, memorize it, and continually think about it? That’s exactly what the Bible …
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Suppose you were having lunch with a friend one day, and your cell phone rang. You answer, and an unfamiliar, powerful voice calls out your name. You ask, “Who is this?” You are totally shocked when the answer comes back, “I’m your Heavenly Father. I’m calling to talk with you because you’re my child … and …
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The apostle Peter told the early believers to think of themselves as part of a building … with Jesus being the “chief cornerstone.” “And now God is building you, as living stones into His spiritual temple … You are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God’s holy nation, His very own possession” …
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In John 15, Jesus tells us that an abiding life is essential if we are to produce fruit for Him. Jesus also tells us that the only way to abide in Him is to be obedient to His commands. “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept …
THOUGHT S STARTER: What do you say? God is, or God isn’t I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:3, KJV) When I enrolled in graduate school, for the first time in my …
THOUGHT STARTER: Why are Christians not in the least embarrassed over the absence of peace and rest in their lives? “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27, NKJV) …
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THOUGHT STARTER:Why do people blame their present behavior on their past experiences? Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete …
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THOUGHT STARTER:Can you explain the change in some people’s lives when they become Christians? “Men can only reproduce human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven; so don’t be surprised at my statement that you must be born again!” (John 3:6-7, LB) Now if I am doing what I don’t want to, …
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THOUGHT STARTER:If you don’t know what sin is, you will inevitably suffer from its effects and probably wonder why! The wages of sin is death. (Romans 6:23, NKJV) He will save His people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21, NKJV) One day I walked out to the plant with another engineer named Al. He said, “You …
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THOUGHT STARTER: Is it difficult to deal with the negative in your life? Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16, NKJV My good friend, Dick Andrews, is a dentist. One day when I went to his office as a patient, I was startled to see him …
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