Category: Character of God
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Redemption: a gift.
Ruth is my all time favorite story of God’s Redemption in our lives. I have written a small series on the book of Ruth: Decisions that Determine the DestinyGod’s Amazing GraceGet CloserThe Happy Ending, Don’t you want it? Today, we are going to focus on God’s promising of renewal and redemption. This…
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The Breath of Re-creation
Psalm 104 is a beautiful song about the Lord our God as Creator. From Him all life is breathed. The CSB uses the word breath here. Other translations use the word spirit. The actual Hebrew word is, rûaḥ, and means Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal,…
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Youthful Vigor
When we read the account of Job, we know that four of his friends came to preach over him about why he was in the state he was in. Job and his friends judged his sickness as God was angry with him. The last, Elihu, was telling Job, sometimes God will afflict…
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It’s Always Been About God
Christmas is about God. Christmas is the story of God the Father sending His son to be born as the God-man. Christmas is the story that God initiated salvation and God ultimately accomplished the sacrifice of God. The people and events surrounding Jesus’ birth are not impressive because they were…
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The Wait is Over
Imagine the Lord your God came and told you that you would not die without having seen the Messiah. You are well in your years, at the temple, perhaps praying for the Messiah, and one day two teenagers, with a little boy in their arms walks through the entrance, and there…
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God IS with Us
God’s Word tells us the name Jesus means “God is with us.” When Jesus preach the gospel to thousands, God was there.When Jesus preformed miracles and healed the sick, God was there.When Jesus calmed the storm, God was there. Jesus’ ministry was God faithfully pursuing His people by dwelling among…
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Sure and Mighty Power
On the last pages of God’s Word we see the final mention of Christmas. This Christmas story comes from a heavenly perspective. To the average onlooker in Bethlehem would have seen a couple teenagers and shepherds gathered around a baby. But the war of eternity was raging all around them. Satan knew the…
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A passionate pursuit.
Jesus was made lower. Lets ponder on that for a moment. The God who made the angels made Himself lower than His own creation. Imagine a potter being seen as lesser than his own creation. Imagine a painting receiving more merit than the painter. Seems crazy, yet this is the context…
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Grace has Come
How do we define the grace of God? Throughout history we have explained it as an unearned and undeserved favor of God. Our lives have only ever earned the wrath of God, but we are offered eternal life instead. God’s grace is most clearly seen in Jesus. It is first seen in…
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Remember God
As Christians, we draw from the well of our memories and history to find a refreshment in our mind and heart, God’s track record of faithfulness. Throughout God’s Word, God’s people remember God’s works, promises, and character. It is not merely a swapping of stories and remembering the good ole…
It Starts Small 