Topic:God’s Questions The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, Look, the Lamb of God! When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, What do you want? John 1:35-38a Two of John’s disciples heard him point to …
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Topic:The Spirit’s Witness Then John gave this testimony: I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize …
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Topic:Grace Upon Grace Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. …
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Topic:Born of God Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. John 1:12-13 John’s gospel, in chapter 1, immediately confronts us with the world’s darkness, and …
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Topic:Who is Jesus? He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:2-3 John says without any doubt that Jesus is God. He declares that Jesus is the Creator of all things. This accounts for Jesus’ strange and remarkable personality. He is the originator of all …
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Topic:A New Beginning After this Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. And so he died, old and full of years. Job 42:16-17 The book of Job ends on a note of contentment and peace. Job was probably about seventy when the book opens, so he is an old …
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Topic:A God Of Purpose Then Job replied to the LORD: I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted. Job 42:1-2 The greatest theme in this book of Job is that it reveals to us the character of God Himself. God often appears to us as a cold, impersonal Being, distant from us, uncaring, …
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Topic:Forgiveness And Prayer So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite did what the LORD told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer. Job 42:9 Notice God’s insistence on intercessory prayer here. What an interesting thing this is. God tells these friends, There will be no pardon for you without Job’s petition on your behalf. If you …
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Topic:What Faith Is? READ THE SCRIPTURE: HEBREWS 11:1-7
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Topic:Living By Faith READ THE SCRIPTURE: HEBREWS 10:26-39 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully …
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