“Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.” Jude 1:5 ESV Reflection: what is peace, and is it possible on earth? As long as I remember, there has been delegations from powerful […]
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“For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” Jude 1:4 ESV Reflection: what do you “use” the grace of God for? Let’s say you have, unknowingly, hurt someone
“Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:” Jude 1:1 ESV Reflection: what compels you to do what you do, and to say what you say? Can you image being the half-brother or half-sister to a very famous
“and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.” Colossians 1:12 NIV Reflection: what does having a grateful heart mean to you? Every year at thanksgiving, we have an opportunity to do some self reflection on this topic of
“Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!” Psalm 112:1 ESV Reflection: what is sin? In Genesis, we learn how God spoke to Abraham, and ultimately made a promise, an oath to him and his offspring, of great blessings. We read “And he brought him outside
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:1-2 ESV Reflection: how can you tell a genuine diamond from a fake? Some time
“For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.” Matthew 21:32 ESV Reflection: who are you following? There is a feature within most
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“Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.” Matthew 21:31 ESV Reflection: what does it mean for you to be an obedient worker in the kingdom
“As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”” Matthew 24:3 ESV Reflection: how do you envision “the end times” to be? Are we in it?
“Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.” Psalm 111:2 ESV. Reflection: how can you tell if some event was the work of the Lord God? You have probably heard many, especially those who reject God, say “How can God, who is good, allow bad things to happen?” And,
