Tag: heart
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Will You Celebrate or Mourn?
30“Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect…
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Jesus vs. Satan
10Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” 11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.–Matthew 4
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True Repentance Produces Fruit
8Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.–Matthew 3 John the Baptist was speaking and people were coming to him. Even famous and highly respected “holy” people like the Pharisees and the Sadducees. John was quick to call them on their responses. If you are truly repenting, then your life will show it. Think of repentance like…
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Rahab and Ruth
5Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 6and Jesse the father of King David.–Matthew 1 Here is a snapshot moment in the genealogy of Jesus. Rahab. A former prostitute that was willing to risk her life to save God’s…
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Jumping Jehoshaphat
41Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43In everything he followed the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them;…
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Ahab and Jezebel
“I have found you,” he [Elijah] answered, “because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord. 21He says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free. 22I will make your house like that of Jeroboam…
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Is God Geographically Limited?
23Meanwhile, the officials of the king of Aram advised him, “Their [Israel’s] gods are gods of the hills. That is why they were too strong for us. But if we fight them on the plains, surely we will be stronger than they… …28The man of God came up and told the king of Israel, “This…
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Ahab’s Theology
13Meanwhile a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and announced, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”–1 Kings 20
Joel M Bradshaw 