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September 2015

30
Sep

Do Nice People Need Jesus?

By Billy Graham

How Can I Talk to My Nice Neighbor About Jesus?

Q: My neighbor is a really good person who’s always helping people and all that, but he won’t have anything to do with a church or with God because he says Christians are just a bunch of hypocrites. How can I answer him? — Mrs. M.L.L.

A: One answer, of course, would be to point out that we’re all hypocrites — that is, we all are imperfect, and we all fail to live up to our standards. I’m thankful your neighbor is a good person — but if he’s honest, he’d have to admit that he isn’t as good as he’d like to be. As the Bible says, “There is no one righteous, not even one” (Romans 3:10).

But your neighbor also needs to know that no one condemned hypocrisy and hypocrites more forcefully than Jesus. Repeatedly He encountered people who claimed to believe in God and follow His laws. But in reality they were hypocrites, denying by their lives what they claimed to believe with their lips. Often their religion was little more than an outward show, meant to impress others with their supposed piety. Jesus said, “You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of … everything unclean” (Matthew 23:27).

Often, however, I’ve found that people who use this as their excuse actually have other reasons for staying away from the church or Christ. Pride … a desire to run their own life without any interference from God … a particular sin they don’t want to give up — any of these may be their real problem.
Pray for your neighbor, that God will convict him of his sin and his need for God’s forgiveness and goodness. And pray too that God will help you be an example to him of Christ’s love and peace and joy.

30
Sep

What Does It Take to “Make”?

What do the following three verses have in common? (Just hover over the verse to read it)

Matthew 4:19

Matthew 23:15

Matthew 28:19

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25
Sep

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25
Sep

Why “Forever” is Important in Our Christian Walk

We live in a world of broken relationships, broken promises, and broken commitments. In this world it’s easy to become bitter and cynical. “Words mean nothing to me,” might be your cry as you recount the number of times you have been hurt.

But God wants you to know that His words are true. His words bring healing. His words are meant to inspire and encourage.

Ten times in the Bible we are reminded that God “will never leave us or forsake us.” NEVER! I’m a cynic, I don’t easily trust. But when I read these words and realize that they were  spoken by God I can’t help but feel blessed. Our God says, NEVER.

The other word that God gives to us is FOREVER. Used in a promise it is a great reminder of our unending position in Christ. The word FOREVER is used hundreds of times in the Bible but one of my favorites is found in Psalm 23:6,  “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,  and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”

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20
Sep

Put Your Faith in Jesus

By Billy Graham

How Can I Have Faith in Something I Don’t Know Exists?

Q: I have a lot of questions about God, but my aunt tells me not to think about them and just have faith. But how can I have faith in something, when I don’t even know if it exists? — C.S.

A: If faith were simply a blind leap in the dark (as some have described it), then you’d be right; you’d have no reason to take that leap.   But true faith, the kind of faith the Bible urges us to have, isn’t like this. True faith is not a blind leap in the dark, with no reason or evidence to support it. Instead, our faith is in the living God, and He has given us all the evidence we’ll ever need to show us He is real and worthy of our faith and trust.   God has not hidden Himself from us; all around us we see evidence of His existence. Look, for example, at the worlds He created. Did this amazing universe just happen by chance? Not at all; it would take far more faith to believe that, than to believe God created it. As the Bible says, “Since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made” (Romans 1:20).   But God revealed Himself to us in a far greater and more personal way: by coming down from heaven and walking among us in the person of Jesus Christ. Do you want to know what God is like? Look at Jesus Christ, for He was God in human flesh. And when you see Him as He really is, you’ll realize not only that God exists, but that He loves you, and He is worthy of your complete faith and trust and commitment.

18
Sep

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16
Sep

Thoughts on Grace

Grace – Gods Riches at Christ’s Expense

Grace – God’s undeserved and unmerited favor

You are pulled over for speeding. You are guilty. The officer lets you go with a warning – that’s mercy. But if the officer gives you a ticket and then gives you the money to pay for it – that’s grace.

No matter how hard we try we will fail. Grace is God’s solution for our imperfection and not our rebellion.