Bible (Isaiah 9:6 King James Version) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Jesus’s is sent to earth to spread the word of God and to give people hope. I believe everyone is given a certain path in life. When I graduate from high school I wanted to be a Buyer for the fashion industry but because of circumstances that did not
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particular passage, it is a defining moment in the story, explaining why the Lord instructs Abraham to not sacrifice his son. “He said, ‘Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear [emphasis added] God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.’” Genesis 22:12 (NASB) This word appears in its Hebrew root form 402 times in the NASB Old Testament, and is translated in a variety of ways. It is a challenge to fully understand, and
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Adventures with God Real Life Inspirational Stories 37 Allan David Weatherall Contents Introduction:.......................................................................................... i Chapter 1: Random Acts of Kindness....................................................1 Chapter 2: What is Eritrea? . ............................................................... 4 Chapter 3: The Power of Faith & Hope ............................................. 11 Chapter 4: Hey, Chuck Norris! .
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bad”. From this fictional book, the author painted a picture of some animals thinking they were better than the others. Having read the said book years back, it’s so sad that the reality of those words is now rampant in our society and the “Church of God” is not excluded. The segregation going on in some churches today makes one pause and wonder. Now let’s examine how the church has subconsciously fitted into this fiction. If you equate some churches to humans, these churches will be fat, obese, lazy
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resources are available around the buzzing, modern topic of “Leadership.” To gather my personal definition of leadership, I have chosen to use different principles gathered from the Biblical writings to construct the foundation and structure to eternal, God-blessed leadership. The below principles are explained through essay conversations that includes concepts as well as personal stories from my journey toward biblical leadership. Principle 1: Acknowledge My Maker For you created my inmost
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of beliefs. Another factor that makes Hinduism different from other religions is its concept of god or gods. The concept of God completely depends on the individual, one may practice monotheism, polytheism, or even henotheistic. Some may believe that there are millions of gods while others are devoted to a single god but accept the fact that there are other gods. Although there may be many gods, most Hindus believe there is one supreme creator and that is Brahman. Brahman is an entity believed
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June 21, 2012 Why we believe that the Bible is inspired of God “Romeo Romeo where at thou o Romeo”. We all will agree that Shakespeare wrote those words. More we learn about an author and his writing the more aquatinted we become with it and eventually we are readily able to attach one to the other. Can the same be said about the Bible and its author? Why do we believe that the Bible is inspired by God? Let us use the Bible to answer this question. Open your Bible and read with me
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feeling of love and affection of one person for another. This feeling of love must be reciprocated. Otherwise friendship cannot be possible. Friendship does not exist where tastes, feelings and sentiments are not familiar. True friendship is the gift of God. Friendship is divinely bestowed upon man. Since friendship is divine, it should be cherished by every individual. Content A friend should always be caring toward you. He or she should take interest in your problem no matter how big or petty your
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which meant "to honor." Christian worship, whether individual or corporate, offers honor to God. Worship can and should characterize our daily life, we offer praise, adoration, and thanksgiving. As ministers through music, we must get out of the way and let God do his thing through us. Do we always get out of his way? No. We fail often and have to remind ourselves of just who our Audience is (i.e., God). But God is faithful! He has been drawing the church into his presence through worship for two millennia
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Personal Mission Statement My mission in life is to please God. This mission drives me through each milestone of life, onward to the lifetime goal of hearing my God say, “well done, you have been a good and faithful servant”. My focus, direction, purpose, motivation, decisions, and every breath I take is for His purpose. Many of my days are as I described above. Some are not, some days I struggle to hold on to joy and peace. To fulfill this mission, I live by many principles. Below
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