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Apr 18 2020
Remember Who You Are!
James 1:24 Amplified For he thoughtfully observes himself, and then goes off and promptly forgets what he was like. We should take note of the wonderful changes that have occurred in our lives since we were redeemed from our sins.We have experienced the wonders of God’s aggressive grace that takes a sinner and thoroughly …
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Mar 13 2020
Protection
Much of the world is filled with fear right now. You need to know that God is greater than what is happening in the world right now. He is our shield and protection. 1 Peter 5:7 NIV Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NLT Give all your …
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Mar 11 2020
Jesus Our High Priest
Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 5:1-11 In the next section of our study, the writer of Hebrews continues to consider Jesus Christ our High Priest. Jesus Christ our superior High Priest was introduced early in the Book of Hebrews. Our High Priest is merciful and faithful to make propitiation for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:17 …
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Mar 07 2020
Standing in Your Promises
Several years passed from the time Abraham was told to leave his homeland until his descendants crossed over the Jordan River to take possession of the land. Abraham believed that God was going to give the land to his descendants and he never doubted God’s promise. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and Joshua were given the …
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Mar 07 2020
Walking with Jesus
After Jesus was baptized in water and John the Baptist was put in prison, Jesus began His public ministry. Mark 1:16-20 NKJV And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, …
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Mar 04 2020
Hearing God’s Voice
God’s people have had a rich historical record of God speaking with His people. During their history, God spoke to individuals and to the whole house of Israel. In this study, God’s voice is any direction from the Lord that is delivered through Scripture, the Holy Spirit’s working, or by the mouth of God. God’s …
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Feb 29 2020
Never Forget
Identification reveals what God has done for us through Christ Jesus. Identification with Christ involves everything that connects us with the substitutionary work of Christ. The Psalmist had a prophetic word about the blessings we have in Christ. Psalm 103:1-5 NKJV Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His …
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Feb 28 2020
The Fellowship of Jesus
Jesus was introduced by John the Baptist at the Jordan River. He had come down to be baptized by John. At that time, Jesus had not entered His public ministry and was relatively unknown. At first John tried to prevent Jesus from being baptized by him, because he recognized that Jesus was the Messiah. Jesus …
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Feb 26 2020
Jesus Christ Apostle and High Priest
Hebrews 3 notifies believers that they share the same calling as Jesus Christ, our faithful Apostle and High Priest. We should break this down. In the previous section, we were told that Jesus shared in the same things that we partake. This is the message of the identification of Christ with our humanity. He identified …
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Feb 22 2020
A Strong Defense
God knows how to meet your deepest need even when you are facing overwhelming situations. Exodus 17:15 KJV And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi. Exodus 17:15 CEV Moses built an altar and named it “The Lord Gives Me Victory.” Exodus 17:15 NKJV And Moses built an altar and called …
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Feb 21 2020
God Fights For Us
Isaiah was given this word of prophecy from the Sovereign Lord. It is a message about the liberty that will be given when Messiah comes. Jesus had been baptized by John in the Jordan River and was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. After defeating the devil …
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Feb 19 2020
Jesus Shared the Same
The incarnation of Christ is such an important fact that it is dealt with multiple times in Hebrews. Several reasons are given for Jesus Christ’s coming and sharing the same. Hebrews 2:14 NKJV Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same… Christ Jesus shared the …
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Feb 15 2020
Peace
Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Isaiah 26:3 NKJV You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is …
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Feb 14 2020
Love
God’s help where we live is shown through His great love. Love is one of the characteristics of God’s nature. 1 John 4:16 NIV84 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. God’s great love is …
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Feb 11 2020
A Perfect Savior
The next paragraph of Hebrews 2 demonstrates the humanity of Jesus Christ and His work as the Author or Captain of our salvation. This section brings several questions to mind. The process of salvation begins with God the Father. Hebrews 2:10 NIV84 In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom …
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Feb 07 2020
God of the Impossible
Our faith must come to realize that all things are possible with God. Luke 18:27 NKJV But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” A man had a situation with his son that the Lord’s disciples could not handle. Try as hard as they could, they were not able …
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Feb 07 2020
A Strong Recovery
In Isaiah 61, we have a prophecy about the Good News that is in Jesus Christ. Jesus stood in the synagogue, took the scroll of the prophet Isaiah and unrolled it to this place and read these words. Luke 4:18-19 NKJV “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To …
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Feb 05 2020
The Superiority of Jesus’ Word
Angels are God’s messengers who are sent to minister to those who will inherit salvation. Their word was received as a direct message from God Almighty. The things they spoke was binding, had God’s authority, and produced the result that God intended. As great as angels are, they cannot compare to the Son of God. …
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Feb 01 2020
Oaks of Righteousness
When God gives us help where we live, He always makes us stronger. When God revealed this to Isaiah, He was showing how the Messiah would come to accomplish this is believer’s lives. Isaiah 61:1 NIV The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news …
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Jan 31 2020
Let Me Help You
You need to know that the Lord really wants to help you. God looked down throughout the courses of time and saw that no one was able to help us. God saw that humanity was lost in sin. We had no resolution for the pain, sorrow or heaviness of our lives. He saw that every …
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Jan 29 2020
Jesus is Exalted Above Angels
In considering the superiority of Jesus Christ, the Book of Hebrews introduces the subject of angels. The people who originally received this epistle were familiar with angels and their ministry. From Adam throughout the New Testament, angels are seen ministering to God’s people and doing the work of God. The work of angels is fascinating …
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Jan 25 2020
Grace for Living
James 4:6 NKJV But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” We are dependent on the grace that God gives. This is God’s favor for living. We rely on every blessing that comes from heaven. Deuteronomy 26:15 says, “Look down from Your holy habitation, from …
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Jan 24 2020
Still Standing
One of our great challenges in an unbalanced world is to maintain our equilibrium and keep standing. God has done a marvelous thing by making us His children. This change has re-created and made us living representatives of the Lord Jesus Christ. God has endowed us with His Own Spirit to enable and protect us …
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Jan 22 2020
Jesus Christ is Superior
The Book of Hebrews opens more directly and to the point than any other Epistle. It begins without an introduction, salutation, or designation of who is writing. Some have said the conclusion is the introduction. At the conclusion of the book, the writer calls this a “word of exhortation” (13:22), which was a type of …
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Jan 18 2020
The Barrel Is Not As Empty As You Think!
1 Kings 17:16 KJV And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Elijah. 1 Kings 17 shows us the difficulties and blessings of Elijah’s life. Elijah was one of God’s mighty prophets. In the Old Testament, God spoke …
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Jan 16 2020
There is Nothing
We are looking at the help that comes from the Lord. The Psalmist said his help came from the Lord. Psalm 121:1-2 ESV I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. I am sure that you have needed …
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Jan 11 2020
Bread from heaven
After God delivered the children of Israel from Egypt, they wandered in the Wilderness of Sin. This was no small congregation of people. There were in excess of three million people following Moses. Fifteen days after they departed from Egypt, the supply of food was not sufficient to sustain life or strength. Exodus 16:3 NKJV …
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Jan 10 2020
Miracles Of God’s Mercy
Mercy is compassion and care. It is specifically the compassion and care that God demonstrates in His kindness toward us. 2 Corinthians 1:3 NKJV Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.” I want to call your attention to that phrase: “The …
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Jan 03 2020
Joy Comes in the Morning
1 Corinthians 10:13 NKJV No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. Have you found …
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Jan 03 2020
Prevailing over Evil
God wants you to prevail over the evil you face. When Jesus came, He did not attempt to find a way to make peace with the devil or his work. 1 John 3:8 NIV The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. In Genesis, Satan came into direct conflict with …
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