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Ordinary People + Ordinary Tasks = Extraordinary Results
The threat that false teaching brings to the Christian community is always cause for serious concern. Paul knew it and did all that he could from the limitations of his arrest in Rome. He wrote letters—one of them to the believers in Colossae—-assuring believers of who they were in Christ and who Christ was in [...]
2Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Worry—Don’t Do It!
In Matthew chapter 13, Jesus tells a parable about salvation, using the illustration of seeds planted in different types of soil and whether or not any fruit is produced from them. In the parable, there are four seeds that are planted but only one actually produces fruit. That 4th seed parallels the people who are [...]
2Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
To Set the Record Straight…
We all know the story of Noah and the flood and how he gathered the animals two by two and brought them into the Ark–a male and female of each kind so after the flood the world could be replenished. That’s what we’ve always heard. Now let’s see what the scriptures actually say. [...]
28Jul2010 | Gail Knox | 0 comments | Continued
Getting to Know Christ
If you’re going through a tough time and need something to lean on outside yourself… if you have difficulty understanding how God can be Father, Son and Holy Spirit–all three and still just “one”… if you cannot fathom how Jesus was both God and man at the same time… …then an in-depth study of [...]
28Jul2010 | Gail Knox | 1 comment | Continued
Odd-Man Out
At some point in our lives, most of us have experienced what it’s like to be “odd- man out.” It happens among friends, as well as strangers. It can even happen when as few as three people get together. All it takes is for a group to engage in conversation and leave one person out in the cold. [...]
21Jul2010 | Gail Knox | 0 comments | Continued
Who Will You Choose to Serve?
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” –Joshua 24:15 [...]
21Jul2010 | Gail Knox | 0 comments | Continued
Staying the Course
In the first chapter of the book of Hebrews, the author shows us the supremacy of Christ when he talks about His being very much superior to the angels. After establishing that Jesus Christ is the One who made purification for our sins, the author goes on in Chapter 2 to talk about this salvation [...]
28Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Seven Biblical Principles for Overcoming Despair – Your Personal Bible Study
As children, we have dreams of what we want to be when we grow up. As grown-ups, we dream of what we want to accomplish before we die. Our dreams motivate us and encourage us to work hard. They keep us on target. They keep us from giving up. But what do we do when our dreams are shattered?
25Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Nothing But the Word of God
On occasion God reveals Himself through His Word in what could be called a “Holy Silence.” This is the kind of silence in which you can hear a pin drop in an audience of thousands. As if all the air is completely sucked out of the room. You may have been fortunate to have experienced [...]
24Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Illuminations – Studying God’s Word for Life
I must have said the “magic words” a dozen times or more before anything changed in my life. It’s not that I didn’t want to become a Christian—it’s that I was trying to do it on my own. But no matter how hard I tried to clean up my act, I couldn’t. Not long after [...]
24Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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