Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
We first meet Saul {who would later become Paul} at the stoning of Stephen. “Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.” {Acts 7:58} Saul is one of the Sanhedrin and prosecuting the believers of Christ. “Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.” {Acts 9:1} With letters in hand to prosecute […]
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Jesus was friends with Lazarus and his two sisters, Martha and Mary. He’d been to their house for supper. Then Lazarus gets sick and his sisters send a message to Jesus. They know if Jesus can just arrive on time he will arrive in time. {John 11:1-16} But, Jesus tarries and Lazarus dies before he arrives. When Martha receives word […]
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Mary Magdalene had been possessed by seven demons. She must have felt helpless and uncertain about her life, as total possession took over her. Then she met Jesus who healed her and provided her with hope. Scripture does not tell use the account of her healing, only she was healed. {Luke 8:2} Jesus not only healed her but gave her […]
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A man approached Jesus and his disciples, asking him to heal his son. The child had been possessed to the point he couldn’t speak and had seizures where he foamed at the mouth. {Mark 9:17} Jesus was brought to the child and discovered he had been possessed since childhood. He’d even been thrown into the fire and almost drowned. Jesus […]
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Elijah is one of the great prophets and only one of two men were are told was taken to heaven with the Lord. At the transfiguration of Jesus, Moses and Elijah are the two who appeared with him. Elijah and King Ahab have a confrontation in which the prophet calls the king out for worshipping on false gods. {1 Kings […]
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On his way to Samaria, Jesus stops in Sychar to rest at Jacob’s well. While there, a woman comes in the middle of the day. {John 4:1-42} Jesus ask the woman for a drink, which surprises her that a Jew would ask a Samaritan woman. He explains that if she knew who he were, she would ask Him for living […]
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Nehemiah worked as a cup-bearer to the King. Upon discovering the walls of Jerusalem had broken down and the Jews were in distress, he asked the king for permission to return and rebuild the city. {Nehemiah 1} The king send him to Judah, where he would serve as governor of the area. His purpose was to rebuild the city, in […]
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Have you ever longed for something the ache was unbearable? Hannah did. She longed to be a mother. Matters were only made worse when her husband’s other wife kept having children and taunting her for it. {1 Samuel 1:1-8} When they went to the temple for House of the Lord, Hannah had been provoked so much she wept. {! Samuel […]
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The Israelites have done evil in God’s eyes and been enslaved to the Midianites for seven years. Crying out in despair the Lord hears their cries. {Judges 6:1-2} He chooses Gideon and tells him to go and save Israel. {Judges 6:6-18} When Gideon questions this, the Lord reassures him with the following promises: “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” {Judges 6:12} “Go […]
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We all need hope and the greatest hope comes in Jesus Christ. He provided hope for his followers when he rose from the grave. The other day, we discussed how uncertain times were for the disciples and women who followed Jesus. He had been crucified and was gone. Their hearts heavy as they celebrated the sabbath. Mary Magdalene and some […]
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