Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 What was the first thing God created? Read Genesis 1:1-5. How did God create this light? According to Genesis 1:2, what was the world like? The world was in a dark, void, without form place. The first thing God said that needed to be created was light. He separated the light from the dark. What is the function and purpose of light in creation? Here are a few things it does: It dispels darkness revealing what is hidden; it illuminates…
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What Love Is
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful but rejoices with the truth. Love hears all things, endure all things. Love never ends. I Corinthians 13:4-7 These verses are about the action of love; a behavior. Most of all it shows the character of who the Triune God is. We all have to grow in this area of love. In every situation we get into, we should use verses as a guide of how we are responding, we should respond in a patient, loving, kind way.…
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Love And Respect
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 Read Romans 13: 1-10 Do you struggle with authority? The struggle to be submissive to them, respect them and follow…
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The Extravagant Exchange: Part One
The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. Psalm 19:1-4 God has written His existence into the sky. Have you seen glimpses of God in creation? Let’s read Romans 1:18-20. Highlight or write down how God revealed Himself to the world according to this passage. How are they described? In verse 20, it says “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the…
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The Truth Of Our Circumstances
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”” John 14:6-7 Let’s read Exodus chapter 5 -6. Moses did as he was told and asked Pharaoh to let His people go. However, Pharaoh didn’t. He put more hardships on the people. The. The people got angry at Moses for their hardship. What would you have done if you were Moses? Would you have gone back to where you had come from? Would you have…
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God Speaks Through The Bible
The man without The spirit does not except the things that come from the spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are not spiritually discerned. The spiritual man makes judgments about all things. 1 Corinthian’s 2:14-15 Do you ever will see if God is speaking to you? Fo you ever will see how He is speaking to you? Do you think it’s will be in an audible voice? God speaks to us uniquely as individuals. He can do it in any way that pleases him. As we walk in an intimate relationship with God, we will come to recognize his voice.…
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Discipleship
And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2:2 Faithful men/women are to be able to teach others. The words “be able” not only applies to a person’s gifts and knowledge, but also to their character and lifestyle. Mature Christians need to take time to disciple new Christians. We need to tell them and show them the principles of God’s ways. Mature Christians need to speak biblical truths. They need to live by example. We need to follow the reasons for biblical and theological training. We are entrusted with the message…
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Be On Guard
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to the human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 Paul was in tuned to God and had wisdom. In this verse, Paul is warning Christians to be on guard against philosophies, religions, and traditions that teach being independent from God and his ways. One of the greatest philosophy threat, today, is secular humanism. Humanism is any thought system based on values, characteristics, and behaviors that are believed to be best in human beings rather than any supernatural authority. Philosophy is an idea, view,…
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Do Not Twist The Truth. Part 2
As we have said before, so now I say again: if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:9 To all Christians, got to Mansurs to defend the faith. We are to have a loving attitude when confronting others. When teachers, ministers, and others in the church are denying the foundational truths top by Jesus and the apostles, we are two separate ourselves from them. This is taught in verses eight through nine; Romans chapter 16: 17-18, and 2 Corinthians 6: 17. We need to know what to these biblical truths are. They are the deity of Jesus Christ.…
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Do Not TwistThe Truth. Part 1
As we have said before, so now I see you again: if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:9 Let him be accursed. What does accursed me? Have you noticed that word before? I sure haven’t. Accursed means that one has come under God’s curse, is doomed to destruction and will receive God’s judgment, eternal punishment and permanent separation from God. Paul expresses many things about this verse. First he expresses that the Holy Spirit is inspired attitude of justified anger. Also judgment to those fools twist the truth of the original gospel of Christ, or to those…