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Tag Archives: hope
Trouble; June 2, 2020
Psalm 30:4-5 Sing to the Lord, you saints of his; praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. The … Continue reading
Examples; March 25, 2020
1 Timothy 1:15-17 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners–of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the … Continue reading
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Tagged being used by God, conversion, faults, God's grace, God's patience, hope, hubris, human weakness, pride, salvation, serving God, sin, sinners
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Spiritual Growth; March 16, 2020
1 Thessalonians 1:3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. This verse should settle the perennial “faith vs. … Continue reading
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Tagged endurance, faith, faith vs. works, hope, humility, labor, looking to Jesus, love, pride, serving God, spiritual growth, work
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Prayer; February 9, 2020
Romans 15:30 I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. Probably countless “missionary prayer letters” have quoted this verse. In … Continue reading
Suffering; February 1, 2020
Romans 5:3-5 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts … Continue reading
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Tagged character, faith, God's love, hope, patience, perseverance, perspective, refusing God, spiritual growth, suffering, the Holy Spirit
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Faith and Hope; December 20, 2019
Matthew 12:21 “In his name the nations will put their hope.” It is significant that Matthew, who wrote his Gospel for Jews, probably in Aramaic, included this quote from Isaiah. Where the NIV says “nations,” the Japanese is even more … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, faith, Gentiles, glory, hope, Jews, optimism, Replacement Theology
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Waiting in Hope; December 6, 2019
Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always. This is yet another of the many passages that seem they would be better translated as “wait in hope,” or “wait … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, becoming like God, faith, God's timing, heaven, hope, language, trusting God, waiting on God
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Heroes; October 4, 2019
Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, After two verses of introductory praise to God, this anonymous Psalm focuses on the contrast between depending on people, putting … Continue reading
Evangelism; September 7, 2019
Psalm 107:1-3 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures for ever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say this— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, God's goodness, God's grace, gratitude, hope, joy, ministry in Japan, proclamation, talking about God
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