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The Bible is clear, eternity is much longer than we can imagine and much more real than the reality we currently experience. Because of this, The New Testament calls us to live our lives on earth in light of the eternal life and inheritance that awaits us. Every follower of Jesus must take the time to consider how they may steward their relationshi…
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The Bible is clear, eternity is much longer than we can imagine and much more real than the reality we currently experience. Because of this, The New Testament calls us to live our lives on earth in light of the eternal life and inheritance that awaits us. Every follower of Jesus must take the time to consider how they may steward their relationshi…
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It is an assumption of Scripture that when we come to know Jesus, our entire life would be immersed in Him and His way. Why? ‘Because it is no longer we who live, but Christ who lives in us, and the life we now live, we live by faith.’ Life then, is not a place we are in, it is not a place we are going. Life is found within the King and Creator of …
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It is an assumption of Scripture that when we come to know Jesus, our entire life would be immersed in Him and His way. Why? ‘Because it is no longer we who live, but Christ who lives in us, and the life we now live, we live by faith.’ Life then, is not a place we are in, it is not a place we are going. Life is found within the King and Creator of …
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How is Jesus the only one able to remove complete condemnation from those who trust in Him? The Hebrews author lifts up Jesus as the only perfect High Priest who lives forever, intercedes for us always, and gave Himself to atone for our sins. Jesus’ person and work is completely sufficient to save his followers without any boundary or limit.…
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How is Jesus the only one able to remove complete condemnation from those who trust in Him? The Hebrews author lifts up Jesus as the only perfect High Priest who lives forever, intercedes for us always, and gave Himself to atone for our sins. Jesus’ person and work is completely sufficient to save his followers without any boundary or limit.…
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In our sin, we could never make ourselves righteous before God through the Levitical Priesthood or the law that governs it. We, therefore, need One who is superior and separate by being a better High Priest and the fulfillment of the law on our behalf. Jesus is the one to whom we can trust alone as our true High Priest and eternal righteousness thr…
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It’s easy to forget all that our good and generous God has given us. We can be tempted to believe we are owners rather than stewards. When we think we own our “stuff”, it can actually start to own us. Just as Abraham was moved to respond to Melchizedek’s greatness with generosity, how much more should we, as followers of Jesus, respond to His great…
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It’s easy to forget all that our good and generous God has given us. We can be tempted to believe we are owners rather than stewards. When we think we own our “stuff”, it can actually start to own us. Just as Abraham was moved to respond to Melchizedek’s greatness with generosity, how much more should we, as followers of Jesus, respond to His great…
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As followers of Jesus, we are called to walk as Jesus walked. Through the Holy Spirit, we can bring freedom where there is bondage, justice where there is injustice, and mercy where there is suffering. These things will rarely be easy. But we have found that in light of eternity, not engaging in these things is always worse than choosing to step in…
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Can we trust the promises of God? This is a question and doubt that has plagued humanity from the beginning of the Bible and in this passage the author brings us a teaching that meets us where we are at and beckons us to process that question through a deeper understanding of Jesus, discovering in Him is God’s promises on display.…
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Just as every high priest is appointed to offer sacrifices for atonement as well as sympathize with God’s people, Jesus has become our true and better High Priest in these ways. As our perfect High Priest, He provides eternal mediation and salvation for God’s people and sympathizes with their weakness having embraced weakness Himself during the day…
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Jesus is the true and better high priest. He is able to sympathize with us in our weakness–as He too was tempted and endured much pain and heartache during his time on earth. Unlike us however, is the reality that Jesus endured these temptations and heartache, but did so without sin! Because of this, he is now the perfect representative for us befo…
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Today we see deconstruction journeys, disillusionment with the church, and a desire to blend Jesus with other faith traditions into something more palatable. All of these do not lead us to life, but unknowingly toward death… this is the assertion of Hebrews in this powerful passage. Through it we do not only receive a dire warning but an important …
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Our triune God gets all the glory in the salvation of His children. The Father is the adopter of His kids. Jesus is the author and finisher of their faith. The Holy Spirit is the guarantee and seal of those who believe the word of the gospel. Believers can rest in the assurance that they are perfectly loved and kept by the faithfulness of God, rath…
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Our triune God gets all the glory in the salvation of His children. The Father is the adopter of His kids. Jesus is the author and finisher of their faith. The Holy Spirit is the guarantee and seal of those who believe the word of the gospel. Believers can rest in the assurance that they are perfectly loved and kept by the faithfulness of God, rath…
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Jesus is continually drawing us closer. Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart. Instead, allow His spirit to kindly convict and guide you back as you look to His never-ending faithfulness. He is worthy of our trust. Beholding His past and His future, enables us to hold on to our original confidence firm to the end, and encourage oth…
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Jesus is continually drawing us closer. Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart. Instead, allow His spirit to kindly convict and guide you back as you look to His never-ending faithfulness. He is worthy of our trust. Beholding His past and His future, enables us to hold on to our original confidence firm to the end, and encourage oth…
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This Easter Sunday we remember the profound significance of why Jesus came to die and rise from the dead foreshadowed in the story of Lazarus. Namely, that Jesus’ death and resurrection overcame sin and death for those who trust in Him by faith. Our death, darkness, and bondage is defeated by Jesus’ life, light, and freedom. Hallelujah!…
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This Easter Sunday we remember the profound significance of why Jesus came to die and rise from the dead foreshadowed in the story of Lazarus. Namely, that Jesus’ death and resurrection overcame sin and death for those who trust in Him by faith. Our death, darkness, and bondage is defeated by Jesus’ life, light, and freedom. Hallelujah!…
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Journey with us into a special one-off message where we explore the spiritual discipline of prayer, utilizing a method that dates back through the ages. Utilizing the prayer of examine, we get the opportunity to press into understanding God’s presence in all of life as we review our days. This message explores the prayer of examine by using Psalm 1…
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Jesus was human in every respect, and yet without sin. The perfect example of our true identity as believers, securely attached to our Father! There is no time in our life when we should not look to him. Before and during temptation, while we sin, and after we have failed – Jesus is our advocate sitting on a throne of grace.…
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