Tag: resurrection
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Liturgy for January 1, 2012
* All those who are able, please stand. * Call to Worship: Psalm 119:49-56 * Invocation: Psalm 124:8 Confession of Sin Reading of the Law: Exodus 20:1-17 General Confession: Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left…
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Gadaffy the New Antichrist?
Recent events in the Middle East, however, has some of the most popular “prophets” thinking about Libya’s Moamar Gadaffy as the newest candidate. But what proof do they have?
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Vengeance and Glory at the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus
In the new heaven and new earth, believers will get rest from tears, death, mourning, crying and pain. All the curses of nature—earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, hailstorms, drought, pestilence—will cease, and the earth will be restored to its fullness, much better than the Paradise of Eden.
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Exhortations and a Prayer for Peace Through Sanctification
You did not choose God out of your own free will. God did not give you a new heart because you decided to have faith and repent of your sin. Your righteousness was given to you by Christ because you were chosen by God from eternity—he is the only perfectly righteous person—and not because you…
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“Since You are Children of the Day, the Second Coming Should not Surprise You Like a Thief in the Night”
As dual citizens—sojourners and exiles in this world, but members of God’s holy nation—you are to be ready, living holy and godly lives, using the weapons of faith, love and hope so you may persevere until he comes. Be assured that Christ will complete the good work he has begun in you because he has…
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“Encourage One Another with These Words About the Resurrection”
At the close of the age, all human beings who ever lived in this world will be resurrected together. Christ will then separate them: one group for eternal heaven, the other group for eternal hell. If the first resurrection happens 1,007 years before the second, the above texts picturing a separation between the two groups…
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The Ancient Path to True Worship (Jeremiah 6:16)
The people of Judah faced another major crossroad in their history. Which road should they take? Jeremiah directed them to the good path of salvation – the ancient path of true worship. He warned them that the other path leads to destruction.