Apr 18 2025
New Life in Christ — Do you believe? Two of the most important events of human history are the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Because sin had entered and brought judgment and death on all mankind, we needed a Savior Who could redeem our souls from destruction. For this reason, Christ Jesus …
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Apr 11 2025
New Life in Christ — Triumph Palm Sunday is the time we remember Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Some 400 to 500 years earlier, the prophet Zechariah had prophesied, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is uncompromisingly just and having …
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Apr 04 2025
New Life in Christ — Son of Encouragement At the beginning of the Christian era, believers were scattered throughout the known world. Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, was one of many who were involved in the dispersion of Jewish believers. His priestly family background had special interest and ties to the priesthood and temple in …
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Mar 28 2025
New Life in Christ – Strong One of the great benefits of being in Christ is gaining the strength that we need from Him. Ephesians 6:10 tells us that we can “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” You can be strong in the Lord and in the power of …
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Mar 20 2025
New Life in Christ – An Unshakable Kingdom I want to remind you that the Lord God omnipotent reigns. Revelation 19:6 NKJV And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! …
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Mar 14 2025
New Life in Christ – Prevailing over Evil 1 John 3:8 NKJV For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. After Satan’s great rebellion against God, the kingdom of darkness was in constant conflict with God and His kingdom. When evil entered, Satan’s dark kingdom …
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Mar 06 2025
New Life in Christ – Trusting Jesus We have learned how to sit, walk and stand with Christ. Our faith in Him has brought us into newness of life. Rather than being tossed and driven by the circumstances of life and being a prey to every evil scheme of the adversary, we are learning to …
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Feb 28 2025
New Life in Christ — Into The Glory In the beginning, Adam and Eve were created for fellowship with God. It is impossible for us to understand the unobstructed access they had to God in all of His glory, holiness and power. Nothing is said about God’s glory when Adam and Eve walked and talked …
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Feb 21 2025
New Life in Christ – Raised to Conquer When Jesus Christ ascended back to the Father in heaven, He had achieved decisive victory against every enemy that could arise against us. He broke every chain of sin and darkness and brought us into His glorious life and light. Ephesians 1:22–23 NKJV And He put all …
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Feb 14 2025
New Life in Christ — Stand Strong in Victory Through the atonement and blood of Christ we are raised from a life of sin and are elevated to a place where we may sit with Him in the heavenly places, (Ephesians 1:17-21; 2:6-9). Once we learn to sit with Christ, we must learn to walk. …
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Feb 07 2025
New Life in Christ – Walking Once we learn to rest completely and confidently in Christ, we are faced with the challenge of carefully walking with Him throughout every facet and phase of life. Ephesians 5:15-17 tells us to “be careful how we walk! Live purposefully, worthily and accurately… understanding the will of the Lord.” …
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Jan 31 2025
When we are introduced into this new life in Christ we must learn to put all of our faith and trust in Him. God has provided deep riches in Christ for everyone who truly trusts in Him. There was a man who was walking down the road carrying a heavy load. His burden was so …
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Jan 24 2025
Every true believer has a deep desire to pursue a greater discovery of this new life and victory in Christ. We want to know what the depths of this life in Christ is really like in all of its fullness and power. We want to receive every benefit of this life in Christ. Since we …
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Jan 17 2025
In Matthew 11, Jesus said: “Learn of Me,” then He began revealing Who He is and what He is like. This revelation of Jesus Christ demonstrates and reveals God’s provided Savior and Redeemer for our souls. Jesus the Christ is inviting each of us to come to Him and learn Him and then after the …
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Jan 09 2025
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the message of Good News of life, love, hope, and peace in Christ. Jesus came into this world to provide God’s salvation for a world that was hopelessly lost and bound by sin. Contrary to what would have been expected, Jesus was rejected by many of the people and …
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Jan 04 2025
The message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ introduces believers into a whole spectrum of new life, hope, and riches in Christ. When we receive Christ as our Savior and Lord, we are vitally connected to Him and everything that constitutes His victory and position with the Father. We have been made partakers of the …
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Nov 22 2024
God has revealed Himself in such a way so that we know Him in His power and infinite supply. He is Jehovah – Jireh, the God who supplies all your need, according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19) He is the God of all grace and mercy, who forgives all your …
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Aug 13 2024
In Romans 8, we are shown how to live free from condemnation. It demonstrates the power of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s life and how we are led into victory in Christ. People who truly believe and put their complete trust and faith in Christ Jesus are not condemned. God has accomplished an amazing …
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Apr 05 2024
For forty days Jesus presented Himself alive after He had arisen from the grave. Gathering them together, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father. Then He said, “You shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” During the time that they …
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Feb 14 2024
The prayer of intercession brought the Apostle Paul to discuss the power of God to raise Christ from the dead. Chapter 1 emphasizes our possessions in Christ and chapter 2 our position in Christ. The believer’s position in Christ determines what they have and what they can do. Regardless of where the King of England …
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Jun 17 2023
God has prepared the limitless riches of Christ for you. Included in those limitless riches is the unlimited grace of God. You need to keep reminding yourself that God has prepared limitless riches of Christ. Ephesians 2:4-9 NKJV But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, …
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Dec 31 2022
Throughout the ages, God demonstrated His sovereign power and control. He did this when He created and when He chose His people. From the beginning, God determined to send a Savior into the world Who would carry out His redemptive plan. Jesus Christ came into this world to be the Savior. His mission was to …
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Nov 25 2022
Changed — We shall be Changed There is a blessed time that is coming soon when we shall be changed. The Bible gives us hope that perseveres beyond the events and circumstances of this life. Most of us are impressed with who we are and what we are going through — our weaknesses, limitations, and …
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Nov 18 2022
When Christ came, He made it possible for believers to be made a new creation. Are you ready for a change? Sometimes you just get tired of things being the way they have been. You know what that is like. You don’t really need a new sofa, but you just want a change. You didn’t …
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Aug 24 2022
1 John 5, begins with the dramatic change that occurs when one believes that Jesus is the Christ and are born of God. Believing is more than the initial confession of faith in Christ. “Believes” refers to a lifestyle of faith and trust in Jesus Christ. This divine certainty comes as a result of our …
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Jul 27 2022
When we are made God’s children, we are marked or changed by our relationship with God. It is natural and necessary for dramatic changes to occur in believers when they come to Christ, abide in Him, and God’s seed remains in us. Several things that are notable about God’s nature and character are transferred into …
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Jul 01 2022
God has done much to prepare for us to be with Him in heaven and throughout eternity. When that glorious day comes, we will have a new body. Much has happened to each of us in this old body. We have been wounded and bruised. Our present body grows weary and groans and sighs. We …
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Feb 23 2022
John 15:1-11 helps enrich our understanding of the relationship believers have with the Lord Jesus Christ. Throughout the Gospel of John, believers are encouraged to develop a true love for the Lord. It seems necessary at this juncture for Jesus to show believers the need for continued fellowship and reliance on Him. Through this parable …
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Feb 19 2022
God does so many wonderful things for us through Christ that make a tremendous difference in our lives. Some of these changes are dramatic and instantaneous, while others are gradual and persistent. 1 John 5 demonstrates some of these amazing changes. 1 John 5:1 NKJV Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of …
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Dec 10 2021
Lately, we have been considering several things about this fellowship with God’s Son. Evaluate with me the fellowship we have with Jesus. Jesus demonstrated an ability to face life with positive faith and attitude. He was never taken by surprise by the occurrences of life. His faith in the Father never wavered or changed. He …
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Nov 20 2021
Thanksgiving is a time of the year when we celebrate the bounty of God’s blessings. God has been so good to His people. In many ways, Thanksgiving is similar in concept to the Feast of Tabernacles or Ingathering. During this season, many families gather around the table and enjoy the fruits of many hours of …
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Nov 05 2021
1 Corinthians 1:9 NKJV God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. The fellowship with God’s Son is developed and revealed throughout the New Testament. As we progress in this fellowship and relationship with Him, we begin to realize the wealth of blessing and favor …
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Nov 03 2021
After feeding the multitude in John 6, the people followed Jesus to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus told them that they looked for Him because they ate the loaves and were filled. Although they enjoyed the loaves, the people missed the greater gift of God. All they could see was Jesus, …
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Oct 29 2021
Your identification is a testimony of your unique character, personality, individuality. How you are identified demonstrates what others see when they are around you. Being identified with Christ exhibits our union with Him and His substitutionary work. Identification with Christ is the ultimate degree of fellowship with Him. It is a testimony that we have …
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Jul 14 2021
John began by revealing Jesus Christ in His glory. John 1:14 NKJV And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. After His first miracle, John spoke again about His glory. John 2:11 NKJV This …
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Apr 21 2021
From the time that sin entered into this world, humanity has struggled against the powers of sin and death. 1 Corinthians 15:6 tells us the sting of death is sin. In verse 54, we are told: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” Death has lost its sting and hell has lost its victory. This victory …
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Mar 19 2021
When we entered into this new life in Christ, everything began changing. Our fellowship with Christ brought us out of the kingdom and life of darkness. John 5:24 NKJV Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into …
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Mar 12 2021
Colossians 1:27 “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” When sin entered the world, the downward and destructive power of sin began wreaking havoc on humanity and the world. Death and destruction reigned in a world full of sickness, disease, famine, separation, and death. Throughout the ages, everyone has been forced to contend with the …
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Feb 25 2021
We are exploring our new life in Christ. When we first believed and came to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we were not familiar with all that was given to us in Christ. As we grow and mature in our relationship and faith in Christ, we begin to understand the vast depth of …
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Feb 19 2021
Most of us know how to talk about the life that we have lived. We know all about our tests, trials, difficulties, and battles. We could talk about our varied life experiences. Most of us have had many highs and lows during our life span. Our history has been exposed to joys and sorrows, negatives …
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Feb 11 2021
God expects us to stand fast in the liberty and freedom that Jesus Christ attained by His vicarious suffering and death, and victorious resurrection.
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Jan 12 2021
Colossians 1:27 “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” We all have a beginning that is our generation. We have come from divergent backgrounds and human experiences. Our family makeup, appetites, and activities are unique. We all have experienced various highs and lows in life. From that history, God has abundantly promised new life in …
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