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Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

Salvation

Appearances can be deceiving

Appearances Can Be Deceiving – Proverbs 16:25

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Following Jesus can be hard, and it might seem better to go a different way. But that seemingly better way will result in eternal death.

Passing on our faith to the next generation

Passing on Our Faith to the Next Generation – Judges 2:10

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Make every effort to ensure that the next generation has more than just stories. That they develop a personal experience with the Lord.

Where heaven and earth meet

Where Heaven and Earth Meet – John 1:51

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Jacob's dream of a stairway to heaven looked forward to Jesus, the one in whom heaven and earth come together. He is the way to God.

To believe and profess Jesus is Lord

To Believe and to Profess – Romans 10:9-10

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What must I do to be saved? I need to publicly confess Jesus as Lord. And I need to surrender my life to the one God raised from the dead.

When an advantage is not an advantage

When an Advantage Is Not an Advantage – Romans 3:1–23

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Is there an advantage growing up in a Christian home? Yes and no. It provides a good start. But you are still a sinner in need of salvation.

Filled with a glorious and inexpressible joy

Filled with an Inexpressible and Glorious Joy – 1 Peter 1:8-9

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When we come into relationship with the Lord Jesus, we should be filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy as we await our salvation.

Jesus is "The Way"

Jesus Is “The Way” – Acts 24:14-15

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"The Way" was an early term used to describe the followers of Jesus. And it was appropriate. Jesus is the way to the Father and eternal life.

In that day

In That Day – Jeremiah 30:8-9

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Jeremiah looked forward to a day when Israel's captivity would come to an end and they would be free. This was fulfilled in the work of Jesus.

Making the Deaf Hear and the Mute Speak

Making the Deaf Hear and the Mute Speak- Mark 7:37

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Jesus healed a man who could not physically hear or speak. And he offers this same spiritual healing to each of us who come to him.

The World Was Not Worthy of Them

The World Was Not Worthy of Them – Hebrews 11:36-38

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The world is not worthy of God's people. Not because of who we are. But because the one who called us considers us to be of great worth.

Reviving the Heart of the Contrite

Reviving the Heart of the Contrite – Isaiah 57:15

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The high and exalted God has chosen to make his home in the hearts of the contrite and lowly in spirit. He revives us and lifts us up.

The Lamb's Book of Life

The Lamb’s Book of Life – Revelation 21:27

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Is your name written in the Lamb's Book of Life? It is if you have given your life to him and are following him as your Lord.