Suffering and the Gospel, Part 5
(A post from Emmanuel Baptist Church.) We conclude this series by asking: if Jesus paid for our sin, why do we still suffer?
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Christians
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Chris Hutchison
Elizabeth Prata
Value the cross
By Elizabeth Prata A wayside cross was a pivotal point in the very famous book Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, published in 1678 and has remained on the ‘bestseller list’ ever since, n…
3 min readPetrina Ferguson
Keep Shining In The Darkness!
I am thankful to God for empowering followers of Jesus to stay the course. I’m so grateful for men and women, boys and girls who serve Christ, no matter the consequences. I also want to encou…
6 min readChip Tudor
Why God Rejects Virtue Signaling
Why God Rejects virtue signaling. Virtue signaling appeared right away in the early Christian church. Here's why God immediately rejected it.
4 min readLynn H. Pryor
The Fallacy of the Rugged Individual
We like the rugged individual. The guy who stands on his own two feet. The woman who grew a successful business by working hard. It’s what made America great, right? America is the land of opportun…
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The Weary Christian Must Rest Upon Christ
By Elizabeth Prata You might be feeling a bit weary, as I am feeling. Weary of our own sin, weary of the world’s sin. Weary of the election cycle. Weary of tragedies and disasters. Weary of …
3 min readGreg Laurie
All Christians Are in Spiritual Battle and Must Fight
Greg Laurie shares that the Christian life isn't a playground, but a battleground. And all Christians are in spiritual battle and must fight.
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J.W. Phillips
A Patent for Patience
According to the Bible, patience can take two forms. The active form of patience is steadfastness; the passive form of patience is waiting—and both are surely needed by Christians today!There will be those times when we will want to call a halt to our efforts. And there will be other...
5 min readLawrence Guido
Seeds Of Hope Daily Devotional: Empty Hands
Alexander the Great left an indelible mark on the world. In his early life he was tutored by Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher, which shaped much of his thinking. By the age of thirty he had created one of the largest empires in the ancient world. He was undefeated in battle and to this day is considered to be a military genius and is remembered as one of history’s greatest commanders. He established over 30 cities as a result of his conquests and was responsible for spreading the Greek language and culture wherever his victories took him.
2 min readChristie Thomas
How to See Spiritual Fruit in Your Family
As Christian parents, we want to lead our kids to Jesus, but we often feel overwhelmed. Find out what REALLY matters when it comes to family discipleship.
6 min read- J.W. Phillips
What is the New Nature?
After centuries of covenant-making and covenant-breaking, it was declared through the pen of the prophet that God would solve this problem by giving man a new spirit.Indeed, it would be this spirit that would make all the difference!The Lord said, “I will put My spirit within you and cause you...
8 min read - J.W. Phillips
The Jekyll and Hyde Christian
Many Christians think that living a consistently obedient life—a good life, a pure life, a holy life—is bound to fail, even for a Christian.The standards, they think, are too high, the opportunities to sin are too many, the flesh is too strong. Some Christians even say they can’t make it...
5 min read Maureen Hall Puccini
An Eye Opening Experience
Feeding the World I have averaged almost 11,000 meals every decade, but this one dinner changed me forever. It’s been over 35 years and it still impacts me today—and I didn’t eat a bite. Instead I was a waitress who…
4 min read- J.W. Phillips
Your Flesh and Your Old Man Are Not the Same
Christians often use the terms “the flesh” and “the old man” interchangeably, even though important distinctions exist between these two nemeses.Flesh, or what may be negatively referred to as our “self-life,” is a residue of the old nature, now vanquished and vanished. It is past behavioral programming, once trained and...
4 min read Don Martin
Transformation from Glory to Glory
Christ in us is our hope of glory (Col. 1:27). The full manifestation of this glory is a process. It begins with our believing in the Lord Jesus, allowing Him to come into us to be our new life. Th…
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The Marshmallow Test: an illustration of temptation and the hope in future rewards
By Elizabeth Prata Do you wrestle with temptation? Is delayed gratification a struggle? Of course you do. I do. We all do. Here is a video that may be worth 3 minutes of your time. Did you notice t…
2 min read- J.W. Phillips
Why Believers Have One Nature, Not Two
The image we have of ourselves is a powerful determinant for our future. The choices we make, the dreams we pursue, the life we live, are going to be confined to the framing of that image.If you see you as you, you'll be you. That isn't just a tease or...
7 min read Susan Mcilmoil
Share the Burden- A New Partnership
Introducing Share the Burden. A new piece of jewelry with Living Truth Collective centered on God's Truth to "Carry each other's burdens."
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Joy in Singleness, part 2: Gifted to live singly for Jesus
Joy in Singleness part 1 While some singles are waiting impatiently for God to change their circumstance, other singles are not walking in a fog of depression but joyfully serve from His gift. Sin…
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Ladies, Your Worth Is NOT In Your Fertility.
Hi friends! I decided to write this post because I see it being weaponized against women that that there is a window of time for women to have children. There are insinuations that women decline in…
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