Jesus Christ is unquestionably the most influential person in human history. History has become His story. The most widely used Gregorian calendar is divided into two major segments: before Christ (B.C.) and after His death (A.D.). Jesus is the Lord of history because His birth was foretold in the Scriptures. The first prophecy was […]
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John 13:1-17 This passage is the quintessential illustration of servant leadership as demonstrated in the life of Jesus Christ. Two aspects stand out among the many themes we can pick from this passage. As we talk about Jesus’ relationship with His disciples, we will first examine His self-perception as a leader, and then how He
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The Courage of Joseph, the Earthly Father of Jesus INTRODUCTION A story of courage is told every Christmas season. But it is a story we often miss because the hero is usually in the background. In nativity scenes (the birth), he stands silently next to the manger, where the baby Jesus is laid. His name
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The Big Picture And suddenly a voice came from heaven saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17) At this point, Jesus has not preached a sermon or performed a miracle. Yet, the Father makes this declaration. Ever wondered why? Twice later (John 12:28 and Luke 9:35), that voice
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God’s Plan for Man’s Life; Why Are We Still Here? “And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said, therefore, A certain nobleman* went into a far country to receive for himself
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God’s Plan for Saving Man Do you know the meaning of your name? My African name is “Tsepo,” which in the Setswana language means “hope.” As a result, my life calling is to bring “hope” and spiritual encouragement to others. What does the name “Jesus” mean? The Greek name “Jesus” is a translation of the Hebrew
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God’s Intention In Creating Man The Magnificent God Psalm 145:3 and 147:4-9 The God who created the heavens with over an estimated 200 billion trillion stars and possibly the same number of planets in a space of 95 billion light years, with each light year being 5.88 trillion miles, is the only God worthy of worship.
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God and His Creation; God’s Plan at the Beginning In the United States, we celebrate our Independence Day on July 4th every year to recognize our nation’s freedom and establishment as a sovereign nation on the world’s stage. Even though, as members of the African Diaspora, we did not experience the freedoms this country aspired
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And the LORD said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, YHWH, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”—Exodus 33:19, 20) Moses wanted to know about the
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