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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 5
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 5This week we arrive at Jesus’ first preaching scene in Matthew chapter 5. (If you are now joining in this study you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here). So far we have read about Jesus’ ancestral background in chapter 1, birth in chapter 2, baptism in chapter 3 and preparation through Satan’s…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 4
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 4As we continue on in Matthew chapter 4, we meet a new character arriving on the scene: Satan. (If you are now joining in this study, you are welcome to begin here at Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1.) This character is given access to Jesus as Jesus is led into the wilderness for the…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 3
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 3This week as we read in Matthew chapter 3 we see John the Baptist arriving on the scene just as Jesus is about to start His ministry. (If you’re now joining in this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 2 available here…and Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 available here ) Contrasting…
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Grace Motivates Purity
Read more: Grace Motivates PurityI used to assume that the idea of purity in itself motivated purity. Anytime that I glimpsed purity… purity in others, purity of the Lord, purity in the Word or purity manifested in the world I would be very drawn to it. Purity was, and still is, very appealing to me, beautiful to me, desirable…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 2
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 2As we continue this week in Matthew chapter 2, we read that Jesus’ birth causes quite a stir in Jerusalem. (If you are now joining in this study you are welcome to read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here ). From the outset, wise men arrive in Jerusalem inquiring about the birth of the…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1Continuing on in my Getting to Know Jesus blogs, I have decided to go through the book of Matthew in an orderly fashion so that I can gain a better understanding of what this whole book is about. I have chosen Matthew because it flows right from the Old Testament into the New Testament and…
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“God, I’m Tired.”
Read more: “God, I’m Tired.”Lately I’ve found myself longing for rest. Longing for things to slow down. Needing relaxation. Needing rejuvenation. With a busy schedule and responsibilities beckoning, I just wanted some time to relax. Getting ready to depart for a Christian young adult conference this past weekend called Passion, I was so excited to get away for a…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Revelation 5
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Revelation 5I just can’t get over the book of Revelation. Although confusing at times, this book remains as a source of encouragement for me because it initiates a shift in perspective away from myself onto something much greater. No matter how overwhelming or anxious my situations may seem, getting a glimpse of Jesus in His glory…
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God’s Way or My Way
Read more: God’s Way or My WayAs God refines us and prunes us to be more fruitful as John 15 describes, He often allows us to tread waters we were never meant to tread on our own. He lets us face seemingly overwhelming circumstances as He filters through the motivations of our hearts and tests our genuineness. It is in this…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Mark 3
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Mark 3Although Mark’s gospel is shorter than the other three gospels, what it lacks in content it makes up for in action. The book of Mark constantly portrays Jesus as on-the-move. Jesus is going from place to place, teaching, healing, traveling and seeking. Mark uses the word “immediately” about 40 times in this gospel, writing with…
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