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Graduation 2024 Season: What We Want For Our Graduates May 23, 2024

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Matthew 5:8 (NIV)

"Paul’s wisdom Christology is a dynamic concept, as shown by the emphasis on Christ’s activity in creation in...

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Save This The Next Time Your Kids Drive You Crazy May 16, 2024

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:7 (NIV)

"As wisdom was the primary possession of God, it was also reflected in the life and ministry of Jesus. Jesus, during the...

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Mother's Day 2024: What Mothers Want For Their Kids May 09, 2024

Matthew 5:6 (NIV) 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

"Wisdom (חָכְמָה, ḥokmâ) is personified as a woman in Prov 8–9 and is contrasted...

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Is Meekness a Good Thing? May 02, 2024

Matthew 5:5 (NIV) 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

"In biblical thought wisdom has a wide range of meaning. Wisdom can mean simply the practical skills and qualities which...

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Sermon on the Mount: Who Wants to be Sad? Apr 25, 2024

Matthew 5:4: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."     


"Wisdom possesses counsel, sound judgment, and insight, and grants health, long life, wealth, and...

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Sermon on the Mount: Who Wants to be Poor? Apr 18, 2024

Matthew 5:3: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."              


"In a word, the wise man was the God-fearing man; his...

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Sermon on the Mount: Insight into the Beatitudes Part 2 Apr 11, 2024

Matthew 5:3–12: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the...

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Sermon on the Mount: Insight into the Beatitudes bible book studies Apr 04, 2024

"Wisdom is the quality of discerning what is true, what is ethically right, and what should be done in different situations." [1]

I am excited to invite you on a spiritual quest to delve deep...

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Easter 2024: Resurrection Confidence Mar 28, 2024

 

Colossians 1:28 (NIV) "He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ." 

 

 

"As wisdom...

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Easter 2024: God Swallows Death Mar 21, 2024

Victory

 

Ephesians 1:17 (NIV) "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know him...

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Easter 2024: Death Mar 14, 2024

Death

 

Ephesians 1:7–8 "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and...

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Easter 2024: So What's Next Mar 07, 2024

What Happens Next?

During the weeks preceding Easter, reflect on what Jesus taught in his longest and most famous speech, the Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5-7. To help you grasp...

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