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  • Genesis 15:1-6 - Divine Reward

    Do not be afraid; God is your very great reward. I am your shield,  your very great reward.” 2  But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you That is enough to cover all our sins and to make us confident, freeing the conscience from the fear, when God called Abram to go to the land He would show him, and that once Abram got there God would make This promised son would be fulfilled in two ways: through Isaac, who would make Abram into a great nation

  • Leviticus 18 - Uncomfortable Holiness

    This chapter will make you squirm, but you must be aware of God's righteous requirements. Since we've been made holy in Christ, understanding that 'holy' means separated (Lev. 20:26), we must other words, the best way to equip people to come to correct conclusions regarding sexuality is to make The best way to tighten your grip is to strengthen your understanding of how it is that you've been made according to God's sexual standards, and that you'll become increasingly aware of what it means to be made

  • Psalm 16 - Your Only Portion

    Take refuge in the LORD - He will keep you safe. alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. 6   The boundary lines have fallen for me in will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. 11  You make That not even the slightest thought or desire contrary to any one of God’s commandments should ever arise AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who makes known the paths of life and fills

  • Psalm 19:7-14 - Clearer & Fuller

    is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make Second, he makes himself known to us more openly [clearly and fully] by his holy and divine Word, as of important concepts like His covenant love or unchanging faithfulness by just looking at what He's made As the Belgic Confession puts it, God "makes himself known to us more openly by his holy and divine Word

  • 1 John 4:13-16 - You Can Know

    In other words, John, inspired by the Holy Spirit, wants you to experience this certain assurance in every

  • Mark 14:17-26 - Interrupted

    Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take He did this to testify to us that just as truly as we take and hold the sacraments in our hands and eat Summary Our practice in Reformed churches is to participate in communion usually every 4-6 weeks. We also, like Jesus, warn those who would pretend to sit at the table on Sunday while denying Christ every as magnificent as what it is, isn't a very accurate representation of the actual scene).

  • 2 Peter 1:16-21 - A Light Shining Into the Darkness

    But what makes the Bible different is that its message didn't originate with the authors. What makes us different as Reformed Christians is that we subscribe to Confessions, like the Heidelberg gives us His Words which accurately and authoritatively give rule to our lives and point us to the Word made

  • 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 - Not Your Own, Part 2

    CONTEXT: If you've not yet read yesterday's post, read it first to understand why today's passage makes Verse 9 makes marriage seem like it's merely an institution for those who lack sexual self control, as the instruction for both husbands and wives to yield control of their own bodies to the other only makes Some selfishly see it as a mechanism to make themselves happy, so it's easy to see how such a person sexual abuse when one partner continually gives up more bodily autonomy than the other in order to make

  • Matt. 28:19-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26 - Only Two

    Sacraments are the two -and only two- God has commanded His Word be made visible. We are to go and make disciples. It is an imperative; a command given to all believers. When we make these disciples of Jesus Christ, they are to be baptized. WHO GOD IS: The God of all truth; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that the Holy Spirit would make

  • Nehemiah 8 - Hungry For the Word

    were attentive to the Book of the Law. 4 And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made not be grieved.” 12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make when we forget our lunch at home, or when we smell a delicious roast in the oven throughout the day, making They take it all in, including the parts that lead them to weep over their sin.

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