reveal the coming Messiah to the Jews of that day. They reveal Him from His first coming sacrifice to His Second Coming and final judgment of man and Angels. It is fascinating how God finds many different ways to tell the message of Christ, the good news. This is one more. Praise be to God the Father who desires salvation for all. 1 Tim 2:4 The Sheep Gate (v. 1-2) Reminds us of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross (John 10). This was the first gate repaired, for without the sacrifice, there
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timing. Old Testament prophecy contains exciting expectancy of the coming Christ, the Anointed one while the New Testament contains the manifestation of him. The Old Testament describes 300 prophecies of the first coming of the Messiah, with this there are also 500 prophecies of His second coming; All of these prophecies were made hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus, the Messiah. The Old and New Testament will forever be bonded by the Prophecy recorded in the Old Testament. In this paper
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Is it appropriate to attempt to be an "Acts Church" today - that is, is it appropriate to use the book of Acts as a guide to establishing and operating a Church today? Why or why not? I would be absolutely thrilled to either be a member of or a minister in a church that is as dedicated to Jesus and spreading the word of God as the early church described on page 416 of our text book by Darrell Bock. It was difficult overcoming their life long teachings and laws but once they were enlightened they
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July 29 1st Reading: 2 Kings 4:42-44 2nd Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6 Gospel: John 6:1-15 The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. -Jesus is concerned not only for the spiritual needs of his followers but also their physical and psychological needs. When Jesus multiplied the loaves and fish, he did not only feed the peoples physical hunger but their need to be concern for one another and sense of community as well John’s gospel focuses on Jesus’ divinity. Jesus’ signs
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Exegesis of 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18 Historical Context Situated near the site of Therma on the Thermaic Gulf, Thessalonica was located near the northermost reaches of the Aegean Sea. “The ancient city was founded in Macedonia (a region that encompassed roughly the northern half of the Greek peninsula) about 315 b.c. by Cassander, who named it after his wife, Thessalonica, the daughter of Philip II and sister of Alexander the Great.” (Martin, 1995, p.21) Enjoying the status of a ‘free’,
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doubted Him. The Messiah only gave the “secret of the Kingdom of God” to his disciples, and everyone else he spoke in parables to them because he wanted them to always be hunger and thirsty for the word of God (Mark 4:11-12; Matt 5:6).” As ministers of a new covenant, we display Christ reign not on written tablets or stones, but on the human heart (2 Cor. 3:3). We do not need an objective physical temple to enter to experience the presence of God; we ourselves are the temple and the Spirit of God lives
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BUSINESS FOR THE GLORY OF GOD The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business Book Review BUSI 301 In the book, “Business for the Glory of God”, the author, Wayne Grudem, states there are many aspects of business that a Christian can use to glorify God. The main aspects are Ownership, Productivity, Employment, Profit, Money and Borrowing and Lending. According to Grudem, all these things can bring glory to God in the way they reflect the nature that is God and His provision for
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Foundation of Orthodoxy and the Canon How did we get the New Testament? That is a good question. Well we know that the New Testament is twenty-seven books ranging from AD 45 to approximately AD 100. (1) The New Testament was not written as one continuous book. Many different people at differing times and different locations wrote the books and then they were compiled much later. Who, then, decided which books should be included in the New Testament canon and which ones were to be left out?(2) In the
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6.4 The travel through Samaria was a strategic movement by Jesus. Timing was a great factor in the coming kingdom. Jesus knew that he must travel through Samaria. Jewish hostilities toward the Samaritan people were high at the time of the conversation. The site of the well was a Jacob’s well was considered a very Holy place. By asking the woman for a drink of water, Jesus had challenged the woman he knew to be looked down upon by others. Jesus was influencing His disciples with the stop in Samaria
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Chapter 1 - leadership why now? 1. Leadership Transition: Due to the leadership challenges there is a widespread call not just for leadership, but a new kind of leadership. A transformational leadership. For half a century leadership studies have focused on leadership as an "exchange process," a transactional relationship which promises rewards to followers in exchange for performance. This type of leadership has to give way to a higher order of change to - leading edge leadership. Bernard
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