set us free from sin and from the tyranny of the devil, and has bought us, body and soul, to be his very For example, the world is constantly telling you that you are not enough, or that you should be make

Nebuchadnezzar only takes the best and brightest, and then he selects the cream of that crop to serve This opening chapter in Daniel is not making the point that one style of diet is better than another,

The chapter has a very eschatological feel to it - this big word simply means it speaks of the future one) God in the opening words of the Bible as well, as the entire cosmos springs into being at the very Yet at the very end of that creative process, God stoops down to make something in a very different manner Since God is neither male nor female, why should we continually refer to Him in masculine, patriarchal

requests before you and wait expectantly; v7 - In reverence I bow down toward your holy temple; v8 - Make Be reminded as you begin each day that all who take refuge in the Lord will be glad and will ever sing

your sin, gave you His perfect righteousness so that you have peace with God, so consequently your very foundation of scripture that's been laid by the apostles and prophets, and pray that you will continue to make

perish but have eternal life; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for this tremendous gift which makes

Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly the Catechism and the Bible want you to know is that while there's much that will change after you take

recognized if it has the following marks: The church engages in the pure preaching of the gospel; it makes to 1 John 4 this year ( including two days ago ), so these verses we're reading today culminate a very If you were to go to a busy street corner and ask the first 100 people you came across (which might take Unfortunately, while such an answer would be very popular, it's not very Biblical.

accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very That is enough to cover all our sins and to make us confident, freeing the conscience from the fear,

Jesus makes this abundantly clear by declaring the cup to be representative of a new covenant in His Dig Deeper There are very few hard and fast commands Christians must adhere to. There are very few must do's obligating Christians to perform certain religious tasks. He's very aware that you have five senses, and so He's given you this meal in which all of your senses Participating in communion is not an optional 'extra' that you can take or leave.