The Reward
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10) Encouragement to believers persecuted for their commitment to Jesus Christ. First, be prepared More →
Category: Hope
First Lord’s Supper
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Jesus observed the Passover with His disciples. Matthew 26:26-30 records three things He did that night. First, the Lord’s Supper was instituted—“Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples More →
Beginning of the End
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Matthew 24:1-3 records, “Jesus went out and departed from the temple … [He] said, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” Jesus finished his words More →
Don’t Be Ignorant!
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“When the multitudes heard this, they were astonished.” (Matthew 22:33) The Sadducees, like the Pharisees and Herodians, attempted to confuse the Lord with hard questions. They hoped “to entangle Him in His talk,” More →
A Glimpse of Glory
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In our walk with the Lord, we tend to get into ruts, to take things for granted, to lose the excitement of Jesus and the hope of eternal life. In the mountaintop event with Jesus recorded More →
The Right Stuff
Blog, Compassion, Doctrine, Erik Garthe, Eternal Life, Faith, Hope, Labor, Longsuffering, love, Ministry, No Longer Conformed, Problems, Spiritual Growth, The Right Stuff
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We all must deal with problems: how we handle them affects how we survive them. “Why?” is the natural question. The first chapter of 2 Thessalonians gives insight for dealing with problems. The apostle Paul provides a prescription … More →
Walk the Talk
Blog, Christ’s Return, Christian Development, Commandment, Erik Garthe, Godly Living, Hope, No Longer Conformed, Profession, Rapture, Resurrection, Submissive, Walk the Talk, witness
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What is it about Christians that attracts the lost? Believers in Thessalonica had the reputation of effective witnesses to the gospel message, yet they needed something else. What is it that makes us most effective as Christians? More →
Turned Upside Down
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When Paul arrived at Thessalonica, the city leaders declared, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also.” (Acts 17:6) Our world needs to be turned upside down! The gospel message needs to impact this present darkness. More →
Ready to Live / Ready to Die
Blog, Commitment, Confidence, Defeat, Despair, Die, Erik Garthe, Eternity, Faithful, Hope, Live, No Longer Conformed, Ready to Live / Ready to Die, Sufficient
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Do you know how to live? Do you know how to die? Christians are ready to live and ready to die. They can stand up to life without defeat and they can accept death without despair. The apostle Paul expressed this kind of confidence when he said, More →
The Plan
Blog, Curse, Erik Garthe, Eternal Life, Hope, Law, Mankind, No Longer Conformed, Promise, Promised Land, Redemption, Sacrifice, Sin Nature, Sinless, The Plan
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“When the fullness of the time had come,” reads verse 4 of Galatians chapter 4. The promise given to Adam had been fulfilled. Paul wrote, “God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law” (Galatians 4:4-5). Four thousand years of anticipation was rewarded! More →
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