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  • Redemption

    1 Peter 1:18-19
    We’ve been redeemed with the blood of Christ.

    To redeem is to buy back, to pay off, to clear a debt by payment; to exchange for money or goods; to recover possession or ownership of by payment of a price; to liberate by payment of a ransom.

    Why did we need to be redeemed? Redeemed from what?

    John 3:16
    For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

    WHY AM I HERE? WHAT IS LIFE?

    John 5:24; 6:27, 40; 11:25; Romans 6:23
    Romans 5:12-14
    Now redemption makes sense. The sin is not just sins that I have committed, but rather it is sin itself − something all humanity inherited from Adam. All of us, no matter who we are, have the sentence of death appointed for our future. It doesn’t matter how young you are or how old you are; it doesn’t matter if you are a good person or a bad person; it doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor. “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” The redemption that was purchased through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ bought us eternal life – that even if I we die, we have a promise of life in the age to come. Our lives will be redeemed from the grave!!! Wow! How do you get this eternal life?
    Psalm 49:1-15
    “No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him − For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever −That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.”
    Matthew 16:26 – You could gain the whole world, but lose your soul. No one could pay the price on his own. The cost was more than anyone could pay. There is nothing you can do to redeem yourself. We needed a redeemer

    In the Old Testament law, there were sacrifices, temporary offerings for atonement of sin. These practices were instituted to teach and to instruct, but they could never fully redeem humanity. That’s why they had to do them week after week, year after year. The lesson was that a sacrifice was necessary for redemption. However, only a perfect sacrifice could make the necessary payment for the redemption of sin and the salvation of humanity.

    Hebrews 9:11-12, 15
    The redemption in Christ is for eternal inheritance! Praise God! Hallelujah!

    The post Redemption first appeared on Living Hope.
    44 min
  • Let It Be

    2 Corinthians 9:8; Philippians 2:13; 4:13 – God is our sufficiency; therefore, we are dependent on Him. Our worth, importance, purpose, our good feeling about ourselves come from God, not people.
    Proverbs 16:18 As independent ones, we do not need God or others. Our worth, importance, purpose, and good feeling come from self; therefore, we are controlling everyone and everything. Lust and covetousness are our normal; work and accomplishments are vital to our wellbeing.
    Matthew 6:1-5 – The codependent person has people for their sufficiency. They find their worth, importance, purpose, and good feeling in how others need and respond to them. They are people-pleasers and crave attention from others. They shine in crisis situations because they feel needed.
    1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 4:1-3 God-dependent people are the only ones who can have godly relationships with others.
    John 13:12-17, 34 We are happy if we hold the mindset Jesus had while washing their feet. He served without human compensation in mind. As we love each other like Christ did, our relationships will not be codependent or self-centered.
    Luke 22:24-27; Romans 12:10; Philippians2:3 – Like Jesus, we discipline ourselves so that our dealings with others is not about self but about them, not what we can get but what we can give, not the love we receive but the love we can give.
    Matthew 7:1ff Because God is our sufficiency, we can love others as we want others to love us.
    Colossians 3:10-17 Never forget that everyone has a self-centered nature that prompts unrighteous actions and ungodly words. If you take the others’ actions personally, then you are back to your own self-centeredness.

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    47 min
  • Overcoming Fear

    rational vs. irrational fear
    – Should be afraid of jumping off the roof
    – Should be afraid of touching a live wire
    – Should be afraid to start a fight with the police
    – Shouldn't be afraid to leave the house
    – Shouldn't be afraid of all strangers
    – Shouldn't be afraid of the dark

    problems with fear

    – Paralyzes, prevents, holds back, limits
    – Robs you of joy
    – Can cause health problems

    1 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.”

    1 Samuel 17 Why was David so different from everyone else when Goliath came out?
    Psalm 91 The key to overcoming fear

    three steps to overcome fear

    1. Analyze your fear
    2. Face your fear
    3. Ask others for help
    Hebrews 2:14-15 Christ came to free us from the ultimate fear.

    The post Overcoming Fear first appeared on Living Hope.
    46 min
  • Warfare

    Ephesians 6:11-13 – All of humanity is in the midst of a spiritual hostile conflict that has raged on for ages. The two opposing forces are Yahweh (the one true God) and the devil (the god of this age). God wants everyone to enter into His glorious Kingdom that begins when Christ returns, and the devil wants to keep everyone out of the Kingdom.
    2 Corinthians 4:4 – Satan is the god of this age.
    1 Peter 5:8 – Everyone is attacked by the devil.
    Ephesians 2:1-3 – Ignorance, forgetfulness, or laziness does not exempt one from the struggle; rather, it dooms one to defeat.

    The fronts are: 1) the world, 2) the demonic realm, and 3) the flesh.

    Ephesians 6:14 – GIRD YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH.
    John 8:44 – The primary way the devil operates is with lies.
    Ephesians 1:4 and 5 – WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IS WHAT WE BELIEVE.
    John 8:31 and 32 – The truth will set you free
    Ephesians 6:14 – PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
    Ephesians 4:21-24 – The breastplate of righteousness has everything to do with living rightly according to our new self.
    Ephesians 4:25 – The lifestyle of a believer is based upon the truth that Jesus has brought and communicated.
    Ephesians 5:3-7
    Ephesians 6:15 – HAVE YOUR FEET SHOD WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.
    Ephesians 1:2; 6:23; 2:14-17; and 4:1-3 – In the epistle of Ephesians, the subject of peace is highlighted. Peace is fundamental to our well-being and necessary in order to stand in this evil day.
    Ephesians 6:16 – TAKE UP THE SHIELD OF FAITH.
    Hebrews 11:1
    “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”

    Faith is the confidence and trust that we have toward that which God promises.

    Ephesians 6:17 – TAKE THE HELMET OF SALVATION.
    Ephesians 1:13 and 14 – We can never escape the reality that we live in an evil time; consequently, the spiritual battle rages on.
    Hebrews 11:13-16
    Ephesians 6:17 – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT WHICH IS THE WORD OF GOD
    Ephesians 6:18 – Pray.

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    46 min
  • Keep the Faith; Keep Praying

    Luke 18:1-8 We are told to persist in prayer.
    Matt. 7:7 and 8 Keep on asking; keep seeking; keep knocking
    Matt. 24:42-25:13 Be on the alert. Will he find faith?
    Gal. 5:1-14 Don’t bite and devour one another, instead love; pray; keep the faith.
    5:15-26 Instead of challenging and envying one another, pray for one another.
    Hang on. When we get knocked down; we get back up; get down; get back up. Be resilient!
    Deut. 9 Moses interceded on behalf of the people and asked for God’s mercy.
    Eph. 6:18 “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”
    1 Tim. 2:1-4 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
    James 5:13-16 Pray for and encourage each other.
    Job 13:13-19
    v. 15 “Though He slay me, I will hope in Him.”
    1 Peter 1:13 Prepare your minds for action. Your faith and hope are in God.
    Rev. 8:3 and 4 Our prayers are in the throne room of God!

    The post Keep the Faith; Keep Praying first appeared on Living Hope.
    35 min
  • Pray the Lord's Way

    Matthew 6:1-6 God wants heart, not detached, religious activity. “My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways” (Proverbs 23:26). Matthew 6:5 and 6 The very first thing that Jesus taught about prayer was not to be a hypocrite. Verses 7 and 8 Prayers are not to be conducted in a mechanical, mindless fashion. Repetition itself is not the concern, rather vain repetition which is much talking without concern or thought for that which is being said. Verse 9 “Our Father” – Our prayers are not to some remote, uncaring, and untouchable deity; rather, they are to the ever present, always loving, and approachable Father.

    “Which art in Heaven” – Directs our attention to the utter magnificence and might of the One Who is our Father. Deuteronomy 10:14; Isaiah 40:12; Ephesians 3:20 Humility is the only proper perspective for prayer.

    “Hallowed” means to sanctify, to render, or acknowledge as holy. Isaiah 57:15; Revelation 4:8 Yahweh is holy, holy, holy. Matthew 6:10 When the Kingdom comes, then His will only will be done. Verse 11 Each day, we are to pray this prayer. We are to live each day without being distracted by the past or future. Daily bread includes the necessities in the physical and spiritual. Matthew 6:12 We are told to ask God for His forgiveness at least daily. 1 John 1:9 God is willing to forgive; however, He insists that we also forgive others. Matthew 6:14; Ephesians 4:32 Forgiving others is not optional if we want God to forgive us. Matthew 6:13 Lead us not into temptation Matthew 26:41; 2 Peter 2:9 Luke 11:1-4 Similar prayer

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    31 min
  • My God

    Name (Exodus 3:13-16; Revelation 1:8; 4:8): God’s name, Yahweh, comes from the verb “to be.” He is the one who was, who is, who is to come—the only being who does not depend on something else for existence.
    Creation (Psalm 104): From grass to guinea pigs, lemons to lions, clouds to capillaries, He made it all! By looking at creation, we find inspiration to praise the Creator.
    Egypt (Exodus 5:1-2; 9:13-16): The ten plagues demonstrate God’s power over nature as well as His superiority over all of the other so-called gods.
    Covenant Keeper (Exodus 6:2-8; 12:40-41): When God makes promises, He keeps them. Since He does not suffer the effects of old age or die, He is the only one who can always make good on what He said He will do.
    Holy Judge (Exodus 15:1-19; Isaiah 6:3): God is neither a pushover nor is He afraid to use His great power to avenge His beloved. However, He is holy, holy, holy and never loses control or misjudges a situation.
    Lover (John 3:16; 1 John 4:8-19): Not only did He create the world out of love, but He so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son to die for our sins.
    Our Response (Deuteronomy 6:4-5): Love Him with everything, including praising Him, obeying Him, and telling others about Him.

    The post My God first appeared on Living Hope.
    48 min
  • Threefold Love Connection

    1. Through the spirit, we experience God’s love.

    2. The spirit enables us to love God.
    3. The spirit gives us the capacity to love others just like Christ.
    Romans 5:5-10 – God had His Son die for our sins. We are saved from wrath and offered eternal life, which is all motivated by God’s love for us. As we accept God’s love for us, the tormenting and ugly beliefs and feelings we have about ourselves fade away because the most important one of all loves us.
    Romans 8:14-17 – Hard-heartedness and indifference toward God are replaced with the tenderheartedness and passion for our Father.
    Galatians 5:13-16 – The will of the flesh is self-centered, without concern for God or others. The spirit enables us to love others genuinely.
    Philippians 1:12-20 – Paul was in jail, not because he committed any crimes, but because he endeavored to help people to be saved. Yet, in these circumstances, he did not complain and cry “poor me,” rather he maintained a loving attitude. Instead of submitting to the temptations of anger, ingratitude, grumbling about injustice, blaming God or others, or doubting himself, he was thankful.
    1 Timothy 1:13-16 – Paul was completely free of the lies that encased most everyone else. He truly had died to himself. He did not take those circumstances as a personal attack on him. He did not take things personally because he did not believe lies about himself. He understood the wrong actions of others were due to the wrong beliefs they held, even if they had an impact on him. He understood because he never had forgotten the evil he had committed while thinking he was doing a service to God.
    Matthew 2:1-4 – If when we serve others we feel important, valued, significant, indispensable, or rejected, unimportant, unappreciated, or insignificant, our motives may not be aligned with the love of God.
    1 John 4:9-11, 19 – We love others because God loved us!
    1 John 3:16-18 – Thinking about loving others or only having good intentions is not enough.

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    46 min
  • Jesus: The Son of God

    Jesus is the Messiah, the one who fulfilled the words of all the prophets. He is the one who was to come. He is the prophet like unto Moses, the priest like unto Melchizedek, and the king like unto David. He was born of a woman, a human being, from the line of King David, of the tribe of Judah.
    Luke 1:26-33
    This one born of Mary would receive the throne of his Father David. His kingdom would have no end. He would be great and would be called the Son of the Most High. This angelic declaration to Mary is a direct fulfillment of the great messianic promise given to King David (I Sam 7:9-14; I Chr 17:8-13). God would be the Father of this future descendent of David. He would be God’s son. (Ps 2:2, 6-7; Ps 89:3-4, 27-28).
    Luke 1:34-35 “How can this be?”
    Matthew 1:18-20 – The birth (GK genesis) of Jesus
    • The holy spirit will come upon you.
    • The power of the Most High will overshadow you.
    • The child conceived in her is of the holy spirit.

    …And for that reason the holy child shall be called the Son of God.

    Romans 1:3-4 – Jesus was both the Son of man, a descendent of David, and the Son of God, conceived of the holy spirit.
    John 20:30-31 The signs recorded in the book of John were written so that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God, and that believing you might have life in his name.
    John 1:14 – The word became flesh, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father.
    The word had been declared by the prophets − a promise of the coming one that would redeem humanity and crush the serpent under his feet.
    Genesis 3:15 – The seed of the woman would bruise the head of the serpent.
    Genesis 22:18 – Through Abraham’s seed all nations of the earth would be blessed.
    Numbers 24:17 – A star shall come from Jacob. A scepter shall rise from Israel.
    Genesis 49:10 – The scepter would not depart from Judah until Shiloh comes.
    Psalm 132:11; Acts 2:29-30 – The fruit of David’s body would sit on the David’s throne.
    Luke 1:54-55 – He has given help to Israel as He spoke to our fathers.
    Luke 1:69-70 – He raised up a horn of salvation in the house of David, as spoken by His holy prophets.
    Luke 2:11-12 – Good news of great joy for all people – there has been born a Savior, Christ the Lord.
    Luke 3:21-22; John 1:32-34 – At his baptism, God declared that Jesus is the Son of God.
    John 1: 41-50 – They understood that this anointed of the LORD was the Son of God.
    Matthew 16:13-16 – The Christ, the Son of the living God
    Mark 15:39 – At his death, the centurion declared that this one was the Son of God.
    Romans 1:4 – Through the resurrection from the dead, he is marked out as the Son of God.
    John 3:16 – What do you think of Jesus? Do you believe in the Son of God?

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    50 min
  • Jesus: Prophet, Priest, King

    The Old Testament is filled with prophecy about the coming Messiah, whom we now know to be Jesus. Many types or examples are also in the Old Testament with none more significant than those that represent the three-pronged ministry of Jesus the Messiah. His predominate work as a prophet has been done, his priestly service is happening now, and his kingship will be fulfilled in the future after he returns.

    Both “Messiah” and “Christ” mean anointed one. “Anointed” means chosen by divine election, consecrated. Jesus, the Son of God, was anointed as a prophet, priest, and king.

    Jesus the Prophet

    Deuteronomy 18:15-22 Moses foretold that there would be a prophet like him. All of the true prophets were like Moses in that they spoke to the people on behalf of Yahweh. Moses is the mediator of the old covenant, and Jesus is the mediator of the new covenant.

    Acts 3:17-26 Jesus is the prophet like Moses.
    Galatians 1:6-12 The revelation of the Old Testament came from God through the prophets; the revelation of the New Testament again comes from God through Jesus, the prophet like Moses. Jesus was the last great prophet regarding the new covenant and that which is recorded in the Bible.

    Jesus the Priest

    Leviticus 16:15-19 – The most important duty of the high priest was to conduct the service on the Day of Atonement.

    Hebrews 9:1-28; 10:10, 12 Jesus, our high priest, offered himself as the sacrifice for our sins. Through Christ’s sacrifice for us, we are sanctified and set apart for God.
    1 Timothy 2:5 Jesus is the mediator between God and men.

    Jesus the King

    2 Samuel 7:12; Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 23:5 God promised David that a descendant of his would rein on the throne of Israel forever. To the Jew, the son of God, messiah, and king are all equivalent

    Luke 1:27-33

    Jesus is the prophet like Moses, the priest like Melchizedek, and king like David.

    What does all of this mean to us today? As our prophet, his words written in the New Testament are God’s words specifically to us. As our priest, he provides remission of sins and forgiveness as we ask. As our king, he reigns in our hearts now.

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    42 min

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