“God created us to love and to be loved.” “The most beautiful thing in the world is to love one another as God loves each one of us.” “We must not be afraid to radiate God’s love everywhere.” Mother Teresa not only spoke these words; she lived them. She loved people with God’s love. People …
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When I was young, my mother taped a hand-written note to the refrigerator door: “God doesn’t love us because we are good. He makes us good because He loves us.” As a teenager growing up, I couldn’t believe those words. They seemed too wonderful—too amazing. I wanted to believe them, but I just couldn’t. But …
Around 190 AD, St Irenaeus wrote, “The glory of God is man fully alive.” Think about that quote. What is glory? What does it mean to be fully alive? When Moses asked God, “Now show me your glory,” God responded by saying, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and …
My heart sings along with the opening lines of the song “Worthy Is the Lamb”: Thank You for the cross Lord. Thank You for the price You paid. Bearing all my sin and shame In love You came And gave amazing grace. Thank you for this love Lord Thank you for the nail pierced hands …
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About this Bible Study The Bible passages included in this study guide are from the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. Feel free to use a different translation if you like. The study questions are designed to encourage you to think deeply about God’s Word and to help you open yourself to more of …
For many of us, a day begins when you get up in the morning and ends when we go to bed at night. A new day dawns in the morning. The day is over when we go to bed. The Jewish way looks at a day differently. Each 24-hour period begins at sunset. Therefore, the …
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” (Philippians 2:13, NLT) I love to watch the clouds in the sky during the day and in the brightness of the moon at night. Watching those clouds move is an illustration to me of how God is …
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“Lord … may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!” (Judges 5:31, NLT) Picture in your mind for a moment a sunrise. Sunrays bursting forth, beautiful color, incredible potential, hope for a new day. The sun, the source of unbelievable and, for all practical purposes, virtually unlimited power. The sun, …
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“I [Jesus] say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.” (John 5:24, NKJV) All things related to our relationship with God begin with spiritual birth. Jesus tells us each person must be …
“Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.” (Galatians 5:25, NLT) When we accept the life God has for us through a relationship with Jesus Christ, everything changes. The Holy Spirit begins to work in us to transform our lives. Without this work, there …