Tag: redemption
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Suffering in Sin
He took us from one state of being (dead) and led us to another state of being (alive).
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Responding to Rebuke
Unless the LORD of hosts Had left us a few survivors, We would be like Sodom, We would be like Gomorrah. – Isaiah 1:9 God rebukes us for good reason. Rebellion. Disobedience. Idolatry. We could go on for a while, you know. The point is not that we are rebuked or the reasons for our […]
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No Room at the Inn
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.- Luke 2:7 (KJV) What we know about Joseph and Mary is that they went way out of their way to bring Jesus into this world. Other […]
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The Resource of Our Redemption
But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. – Galatians 4:4-5 (KJV) Most of us who believe in Jesus as our personal Savior understand that we all […]
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Redemption’s Rose
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. – Song of Solomon 2:1 (NIV) Rare beauty can emerge under unlikely conditions. Picture the beauty of a flower growing to full bloom in the midst of the lifelessness of the desert. Let the image of a blossom come forth out of the […]
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The Blood Still Has Power
Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.” – Exodus 24:8 (NIV) This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. – […]
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Living to Please God
Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. – Isaiah 53:10 (NKJV) God’s people are to live in such […]
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Voices of Victory
In 1967, our vision was to reach Los Angeles. This vision broadened to include California, then all of America, then the entire world. – from The History of Victory Outreach International As Christians, we are to be in a position of ambassadors of Christ to others. We can be a bridge between people and the […]
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Who Are We
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? – 1 Corinthians 3:16 (NIV) Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; – 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NIV) In […]
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