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BELIEVINGJohn 6 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”   If you were there, listening to Jesus saying what he said about bread and water, body and blood, spirit and life, you would have a pretty tough time too, I think, unless you already have the …

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I AM THE BREAD OF LIFEJohn 6 “For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”  There is no mistaking what Jesus is saying: I am sent by God; I came down from heaven; I give life. The crowd saw the healing; they saw the …

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THE VICTORY IS WONHebrews 12 “But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, …

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FAITH AND HOPEHebrews 11 – 12:3 “Now faith is the reality of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Translation taken from Gareth Lee Cockerill’s commentary on The Epistle to the Hebrews, NICNT) Let me share an extract from the commentary above: We probably understand this statement best, however, if we remember that …

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I WILL REMEMBER THE DEEDS OF THE LORDPsalm 76 and 77 Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand. I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate …

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THE SOVEREIGN GODPsalm 75 “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity. When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns. Do not lift your horns …

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WE WILL NOT NEGLECT THE HOUSE OF OUR GODNehemiah 10 “Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name.” (Malachi 3:16) It is interesting to read Nehemiah 10 in …

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REPENTANCE, CONFESSION AND SUPPLICATIONNehemiah 8 and 9 “On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors.” It …

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NEW BEGINNINGSNehemiah 8 “So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the …

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I HAVE COMPASSION FOR THESE PEOPLEMark 7 and 8 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” It sounds like Jesus was quoting what Jews would assert, boasting of their special relationship with God and calling …

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