Cleansed by the Blood . . . unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood. —Revelation 1:5 Blood is mentioned 460 times in the Bible. Fourteen times in the New Testament Jesus spoke of His own blood. Why? Because by the shedding of …
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The Light of the World The Lord is my light and my salvation . . . —Psalm 27:1 Under the picture of Peter Milne, hanging in the church he founded on the little New Hebrides Island of Nguna, these words are found: “When he came, there was no light. When …
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Being Yoked To Jesus Matthew 11:28-30, ‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my …
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Turn Your Losses Around But God’s free gift is not at all to be compared to the trespass…. For if many died through one man’s falling away (his lapse, his offense), much more profusely did God’s grace and the free gift [that comes] through…Jesus Christ abound and overflow to …
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The Greatest Act of Humility . . . he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. —Matthew 23:12 In almost every instance in the Bible, as well as in life, pride is associated with failure, not success. We hear a great deal about the inferiority complex, but the superiority complex …
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Our Inheritance With Christ Matthew 11:11, ‘Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.’ MATTHEW 11:2-19, LUKE 7:18-35 Much of the Old …
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From Believing to Perceiving Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Romans 8:37 The Bible calls us kings and priests (Revelation 1:6) and world overcomers (1 John 5:4). But for most of us, those are just phrases. They haven’t become real to us. That’s why …
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Whose Faith Was It Luke 7:13-14, ‘And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not, And he came and touched the bier: and they that bear him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.’ LUKE 7:11-17 This …
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Turn Darkness to Light . . . light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light . . . —John 3:19 The world’s difficulty is summed up in the words, “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness understood it not.” The light of Easter …
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Ambassador for Christ Now then we are ambassadors for Christ…. 2 Corinthians 5:20 You are an ambassador for Christ! If you have made Jesus Christ the Lord of your life, you have been sent to act as a representative for Him in this world. Just as nations send ambassadors to …
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