Right out of the gate, the letter to the Hebrews establishes two things very clearly: there is a supernatural reality to our world that God created, and Jesus rules over it. But for people like us, living in a world where the natural seems all too real and powerful, that might be tough to swallow. […]
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Now have any of you ever heard a TED Talk? Google defines a TED talk this way: A TED Talk is a short, impactful presentation or talk, usually around 18 minutes long, designed to share knowledge and ideas. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a nonprofit organization that hosts conferences and online platforms where experts from
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Why does God tell us to praise, worship, and glorify Him? Doesn’t that sound vain and conceited? Why is it wrong for us–but not God–to be proud? This is a common charge from atheists and agnostics to Christians. We read in scripture that God wants to make a name for Himself (2 Samuel 7:23; Nehemiah
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I have been a Christian long enough to know that none of my own ideas are very good. That is to say, if I know something really important, or if I say something that’s deep, I didn’t come up with it. My growth as a follower of Jesus Christ has been dependent on two things:
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Below, we continue our survey describing what it means for a believer in Christ to follow Him. What does a true follower of Christ look like? We looked at the first major quality a couple of weeks ago, the fear of the Lord, now we take up qualities two and three (all stemming from Deuteronomy 10:11-12). Quality
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Acts 2 tells us the story of what we have come to call Pentecost; when the Spirit of God descended upon the disciples in tongues of fire, allowing them to speak in languages that were not their own. The text says that a diverse crowd of people observed what was going on and had responses
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