13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. I don’t know about you, but I need daily encouragement. Depression is on the rise. It seems as though the American Dream is just that, a dream. And in all ourContinue reading “3Nov 2010 Heb 2:13”
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2Nov 2010 Heb 2:12
12 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. We have a responsibility to determine the direction of our hearts, whether we are following after God, or following after something else. The writer of Hebrews has just finished telling of account of theContinue reading “2Nov 2010 Heb 2:12”
1Nov 2010 Matt 26:2
2 “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” This is one of the clearest statements to Jesus’ disciples about Jesus upcoming crucifixion. Just as surely as the Passover is two days away, so also my death by crucifixion is right after that.Continue reading “1Nov 2010 Matt 26:2”
31Oct 2010 Matt 25:46
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”This verse ends Jesus description of Judgment day. If there is nothing else we can learn from this whole section it is this: not everyone is going to receive eternal life. This is a harsh reality. Some people are going toContinue reading “31Oct 2010 Matt 25:46”
30Oct 2010 Heb 2:14-15
14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.Jesus’ death and resurrection have the powerContinue reading “30Oct 2010 Heb 2:14-15”
29Oct 2010 Heb 2:11
11 Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.Jesus added humanity to His being at the incarnation. Nothing was subtracted. He did not lose His divinity, He added something He did not have before. He didContinue reading “29Oct 2010 Heb 2:11”
28Oct 2010 Matt 25:40
40 “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’When we reach out in small ways and meet the simple needs of others, the Lord gives us credit for reaching out and meeting His needs. Hungry, thirsty, lonely,Continue reading “28Oct 2010 Matt 25:40”
27Oct 2010 Heb 2:1
1We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. There is a possibility of drifting away from the Lord. We can also drift away from our spouses over time. In each case we start the relationship with a promise to stay faithful, no matter whatContinue reading “27Oct 2010 Heb 2:1”
26Oct 2010 Matt 25:31-32
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Someday, Jesus isContinue reading “26Oct 2010 Matt 25:31-32”
25Oct 2010 Matt 25:21
21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’Faithfulness gets rewarded. When we use the gifts God has given us properly, we will have the opportunity to be in charge ofContinue reading “25Oct 2010 Matt 25:21”
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