Posts from February 2019 (Page 2)

The Simple Jesus in Jude 5

The final name to explore is the shortest name that Jude uses, the simple uncompounded, unmodified Jesus.  This name is found in verse 5 but not in every manuscript. Therefore, it is wise to review the variants before moving on in this study. Philipp Bartholomä has cataloged the three main variants and 2 lesser attested variants.[1]  The possible subjects for Jude 5 are “(reading 1) “Lord” [κύριος]; (reading 2) “Jesus” [Ἰησοῦς] and (reading 3) “God” [θεός]”.  After a worthy study of…

The Church is God’s Plan for the World POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the February 10, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on What God wants us to Believe, Do, and Become. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “The Church is God’s Plan”. The main Scriptures for the day are 1Peter 2:9-12.   (Pick and choose from the…

Oswald Chambers on Total Surrender

This post originally published at https://utmost.org/total-surrender/ March 12 Total Surrender By Oswald Chambers Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.” —Mark 10:28 Our Lord replies to this statement of Peter by saying that this surrender is “for My sake and the gospel’s” (Mark 10:29). It was not for the purpose of what the disciples themselves would get out of it. Beware of surrender that is motivated by personal benefits that may result. For example,…

Bulletin – Week of February 3, 2019

Hope in Christ Church Glorifying God by Knowing, Living and Proclaiming our Hope in Christ February 3, 2019         9:30 a.m. Worship Service          11:00 a.m. Sunday School Order of Worship Made to Worship Call to Worship  John 1:12 His Forever Good, Good Father Who You Say I Am Offering  Kingdom Advancement Fund Prayer Scripture   John 1:9-13 and Galatians 3:23-4:7 Message   In Christ, We are Children of God Communion The Lord’s Supper, which we celebrate…
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