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The Significance of a Small Sacrifice By DAVID JEREMIAH for The Stream Did you hear about the boy who took off his favorite bow tie during the church service and put it in the offering plate? When his dad asked him why he had done such a thing, the youngster replied, “Don’t you know? The pastor tells us to put our ties and offerings into the plate.” Oh, to have the heart of a child! If the Lord needs it, we’ll give it at once. We should be glad to offer…

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How is Jesus’ sacrifice propitiation for our sins? from Compelling Truth The definition of propitiation is to appease or to satisfy. In many religions, people seek to appease God or the gods with a variety of actions or rituals they believe will make their God or gods pleased. In contrast, Christianity reveals that Jesus Christ is our propitiation, the One who has satisfied the Father on our behalf so we can be forgiven of our sins and have eternal life. How did Jesus become our propitiation? Hebrews 2:17 explains, “Therefore…

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The Lord’s Yoke Fits Just Right by Michael Brown  for Ask Dr Brown Most Christians are familiar with these words spoken by Jesus to His disciples: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30, KJV). But what, exactly, did He mean when He said,…

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‘Come Back to Jesus’: D.L. Moody’s Loving Letter From More Than 120 Years Ago Will Inspire Christian Parents Amid ‘Deconstruction’ Craze by Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire Few evangelists have cemented a legacy so fervent that their names, teachings, and notable moments are still commemorated more than 120 years after their deaths, yet D.L. Moody fits that mold. Moody, who lived from 1837 to 1899, founded transformational institutions that are still around today, including the Moody Church and Moody Bible Institute, both located in Chicago, and the D.L. Moody Center in…

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What the Bible Says About the Tongue and Mouth by Myra Kahn Adams  for Town Hall Author’s Note: Readers can find all previous volumes of this series here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book “Bible Study For Those Who Don’t Read The Bible.”  Part Two, featuring volumes 57-113, will be published later this year. Thanks for joining biblical teachings about the tongue and mouth as metaphors for communication. Although the Bible often references both, our brain is the supreme commander of communication, with the mouth and tongue being…

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Join thousands of Catholics in nationwide rosary rally for the US by Jean Mondoro for Life Site News GNN Note – While, we at Gospel News Network are not Catholic, and have zero respect for the Pope, we do support all followers of Jesus Christ and our Christian God. Praying together in large groups is an extremely powerful weapon for good. It can change history. We support all mass prayers where people are praying at the same time, as close together as possible, focused on a single prayer raised up to…

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How can you believe in salvation by faith alone when James 2:24 seems to say that salvation is not by faith alone? from Compelling Truth James 2:24 says: “You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” At first glance, this verse seems to contradict the rest of the Bible which says we are saved by grace through faith. How can Protestants claim that salvation is by “faith alone” when this verse exists? Context is key. When James says we are “justified” by works he…

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It is So Easy for Us to Lean on the Arm-of-the-Flesh by Michael Brown for Ask Dr Brown It was a problem for Israel in the Old Testament and for believers in the New Testament. And it is a problem for followers of Jesus to this day. I’m speaking about our tendency to lean on the arm-of-the-flesh, to look to people to do what only God can do. It remains a very serious and real danger. The Lord said this through the prophet Jeremiah: “Thus says the LORD: ‘Cursed is…

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The No. 1 Need in the Church Today by Bert Farias for Charisma News “[That you] may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Eph. 3:18-19). Do we even know what that means? To love everyone we look at. To be filled with all the fullness of God. That is the width and length and depth and height of Christ’s…

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