“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing. John 15:5 Read the following passages of scripture. I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I,…
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Our Hope In Christ’s Life
. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners. Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Read Romans 5:6-11 Let’s read Romans 5:8 in a few translations. The NIV, states it this way, “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. The HCSB says, “For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, Christ died for the ungodly. The KJV, “for when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Do you see all the keywords from these different translations? “Just the right time”, appointed moment, in due time. Jesus…
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A Changed Heart
For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes- the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” Romans 1:16-17 What is something that you collect, or what paraphernalia for a hobby or interest do you get giddy to purchase? Today we are going to dive into Paul’s teaching that gets at the heart of our faith. Paul helps us to see…
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Knowing The Word
this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him. For Ezra had said his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. Ezra 7:6,10 The hand of the Lord was on Azurra in fact when you read the whole book of Ezra you’ll notice that it was on him three times. God was directing his purposes and…