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Awaking from a 35 Year Nightmare

By Patrick Govan Imagine having a nightmare that felt like it would never end, but upon awakening, you realized it only lasted with the passing of the night. Nevertheless, in that moment it felt like a lifetime had gone by. I awakened from my nightmare on February 28, 2023. That nightmare,

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Why He Walked on Water

By James Laurence Early in the morning [Jesus] came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I;

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Lessons on the Temptations of Jesus

Before Jesus’ public ministry began, He was baptized by John the Baptist and then underwent an intense time of temptation in the wilderness. These temptations teach us about Jesus, our advisory, and the nature of seduction. The three synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) tell us about Jesus’ temptation, but it’s interesting which points

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What Does Matthew 5:17 Mean?

by Drew Hunter “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”—Matthew 5:17 Abolish vs. Fulfill Jesus summarized his relationship to the Old Testament with this surprising statement in the Sermon on the Mount:

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Salt and Light

By Peter Amsterdam Jesus opened the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes, which provide an overview of how He intends for those who follow Him to live their faith. Throughout the rest of the Sermon, He expressed further and more detailed principles which build on the Beatitudes. One of

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The Secrets of Genuine Happiness

Thoughts on Matthew 5:1-12by Jeff Shirley Introduction: Where True Happiness Lies In his book entitled ‘Happiness‘ author Randy Alcorn gave this memorable illustration. He said: “In 1997, thirty-nine members of the cult Heaven’s Gate, led by Marshall Applewhite, participated in a mass suicide. They’d been taught that once they exited

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Hello Darkness My Old Friend

“Hello darkness, my old friend…” Everybody knows the iconic Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel song, but do you know the amazing story behind the first line of The Sounds of Silence? It began when Arthur “Art” Garfunkel, a Jewish kid from Queens, enrolled in Columbia University. During freshman orientation, Art

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Leaving Their Nets

A Reflection on Matthew 4:12-23 by Alister Pate Once upon a time there two fishermen brothers, who plied their trade on Lake Galilee. It was a tough life, involving a lot of early mornings and being out on the lake in all weathers, but it fostered a sort of sturdy independence.

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