“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 Whether it is the fear of rejection or harm or of the future, fear can have a crippling effect on our lives […]
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Jesus promised his followers in John 16:33 that they will have tribulations in this world. Likewise, Paul told Timothy, “indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” Contrary to what many pastors promise theirfollowers today (in reality that’s what they are, followers of pastors) because if they were
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“Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd” – Luke 19:1-3 Since the year 2019, I have had an
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The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29. We pick up our study of John’s testimony about Jesus in John 1:29-34 from where we left off in the previous article, having considered how the historical and prophetic teaching
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In the previous article, we noted from John 1:29-34 how John the Baptist turned an inquiry about himself into one of the most potent witnesses about Jesus in holy writ. In this sequel, we will attempt to unpack what John means by referring to Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin
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The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29. The year was 2019. The month was November, the day, the 6th. The venue: Our first-born son, Ekow’s primary school, and the occasion, parents’ evening. Nothing could have prepared me for what
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The Word became flesh and took up residence among us. John 1:14a (HCSB) The Christian life is an imprecise imitation of the unique Incarnation of Christ Jesus. The primacy of the Incarnation has been professed for two thousand years. Our definition of love must be shaped by the Incarnation: “In this is love, not that
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When a child is born, they are expected to grow. And at every point in the development process, we expect certain traits of growth. When these are not forthcoming, we may begin to worry that perhaps something may have gone wrong. At the birth of our youngest son, who is seven years now, my wife
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The real question a disciple of Jesus must answer is not, ‘Will I have influence in my lifetime?’ but ‘What will I do with the influence I have?
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In the previous post, we saw from Ephesians 1:3-10 how God’s grand design and purpose in choosing us before the foundation of the world is to bring us into His family: “he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will” (verse 5). Because of Christ’s work
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