Joe | March 8, 2010
We’ve covered a few “Biblical gems” recently like the genealogy of Noah and the story of Rahab and the spies.
I ran across another one today that I’ve glossed over in the past while reading the book of Amos. It amazes me how many of these wonderful gems are tucked into the Word of God.
“It will [...]
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Tags: Amos, crucifixion, Matthew, mourning, Prophecy, salvation, sin
Joe | March 3, 2010
I’m sure most of you know what Philippians 4:6 says.
In case you don’t, it says:
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. –Philippians 4:6.
I like the translation of this verse that I heard recently:
“Worry about nothing, pray about everything, and give thanks [...]
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Tags: Prayer, sin, worry
Joe | February 22, 2010
In the introductory post, we talked about how Jesus teaching in parables was a fulfillment of prophecy in Isaiah. We also talked about how the seven parables found in Matthew 13 are directly related to the seven letters found in the book of Revelation.
Today we want to look at the parable of The Sower and [...]
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Tags: birds, Daniel, doctrine, ephesus, gentiles, israel, kingdom, parables, Satan, sea, seed, sower
Joe | February 19, 2010
Last November, we studied the seven letters of Jesus in the book Revelation. We looked at the letters from three aspects:
Contemporary
Composite
Chronological
As a recap, the churches Jesus wrote to were:
Ephesus
Smyrna
Pergamum
Thyatira
Sardis
Philadelphia
Laodicea
These churches represented the following periods in church history:
“The Light of Asia,” the period just after Pentecost.
The Persecuted Church
The Pagan Church
The Church of Romanism
The Protestant Church
The Revived [...]
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Tags: parables, Parallels, Prophecy, truth
Joe | February 15, 2010
Seems like ever since President Obama got into office, there has been a murmuring that he is somehow the antichrist prophesied in the Bible. That is not what this post is about.
No, you may be surprised that the antichrist isn’t always just a single being that you read about in Daniel and Revelation. The antichrist–or [...]
Category: 1 John, Last Days, Matthew | 6 Comments »
Tags: antichrist, forgiveness, holy spirit, truth