~ God Loves YOU ~
This
Series ~ This
series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God. Generally, we move in alphabetical order.
For God so loved the world,
that He gave His Only
begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth
in Him should not Perish
but have Everlasting
Life.
~ unknown source
Comment ~ “Gospel”
translates to “Good News” for you~
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ God Saves And Directs ~
Introduction
~ “Abundant Life Now” previously provided
a list of Biblical of examples of fearing / reverencing God (217 posts). In this current series we look at Biblical
accounts that demonstrate that we can fully trust God. Initially we posted seven general reasons for
trusting God. We are currently looking
at passages from all 66 books of Scripture which demonstrate a reason for
trusting our Creator.
Scripture
~ “Now the word of the Lord came
to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city,
and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.’ But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord. He went down to
Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down
into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord” (Jonah
1:1-3).
“And he said
to them, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm
for you. For I know that this great
tempest is because of me’” (Jonah 1:12).
“Now the Lord
had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah.
And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights”
(Jonah 1:17).
“So the Lord
spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land” (Jonah 2:6).
“Now the word
of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that
great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.’ So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according
to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was
an exceedingly great city, a three-day journey in extent” (Jonah 3:1-3).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Walk In Your New Life ~
Series
Introduction ~ The New Testament has much to say about how a
believer should live their life.
Christians should never have to guess about the life that pleases
God. In this series we look at a variety
of passages that speak about the Christian walk on earth.
Scripture ~ “What shall we say then?
Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer
in it? Or do you not know that as many
of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through
baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory
of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life” (Romans
6:1-4).
Additional Scripture ~ “This I say, therefore, and testify in the
Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk,
in the futility of their mind” (Ephesians 4:17).
Comment ~ Prior to salvation we walked according to our
spiritual fleshly life. As believers we
are to walk in the new spiritual life we have received at the initial point of
our salvation.
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in
Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the
Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of
life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was
weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of
sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the
righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk
according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set
their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the
Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to
be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and
peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity
against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot
please God” (Romans 8:1-8).
Quote ~ “To walk with someone means you are aware of their
presence. And this is true with
God. If you’re to walk with Him, you
must be continually aware of His presence.” —Kay Smith {Pleasing God)
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ In Jesus We Have Eternal Life, 19 ~
Introduction ~ In this
series we look at a few of the verses which state what we have when we are “in
Christ.” Consider our series theme
verse:
“God,
who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even
when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by
grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He
might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in
Christ Jesus. For by grace you have
been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
not of works, lest anyone should boast.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians
2:4-10).
Currently
we are posting some of the many verses which talk about eternal life?
What
is your definition of “eternal”?
Scripture ~ “Command those who are rich in this present
age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God,
who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in
good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good
foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life”
(1 Timothy 6:17-19).
Comment ~ I like to
consider one-word descriptions of the Bible.
There are many but my favorite is “forgiveness.”
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ God’s Kindness Will Not Fail ~
This
Series
~ God has made many promises to His people. This series of posts looks at some
(100) of the many attributes of God. It
is not an exhaustive list.
Key
Factor
~ God not only makes promises to His people but He also keeps all of His
promises.
Scripture ~ “‘For this
is like the waters of Noah to Me; for as I have sworn that the waters of
Noah would no longer cover the earth, so have I sworn that I would not
be angry with you, nor rebuke you. For the mountains shall depart and the hills
be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My
covenant of peace be removed,’ says the Lord, who has mercy on you” (Isaiah
54:9-10).
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Hasty Words Demonstrates Foolishness ~
Series
Note ~ In
this series we look at some of the passages in the Book of Proverbs – wise
sayings that are generally true – that describe a fool from God’s perspective. Some may surprise you.
Scripture ~ “Do you see a man hasty in his
words? There is more hope for a
fool than for him” (Proverbs 29:20).
Important
Truth ~ “The
fool has said in his heart, ‘there is no God’” (Psalm 53:1a).
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Did You Get It Right? ~
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~~~~ bible
answer ~~~~
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question: How many miracles are
recorded in the four Gospels?
answer: There are 62 miracles
recorded in the four Gospels.
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ God Is Glorious ~
This
Series ~ This
series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God. Generally, we move in alphabetical order.
Scripture ~ “The
Word [Jesus Christ] became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We
have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
“God,
who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by
the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has
appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who
being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and
upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged
our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so
much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent
name than they” (Hebrews 1:1-4).
Comment ~ Think
and meditate on this: “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror
the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to
glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Test Your Bible Knowledge ~
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~~~~ bible
question ~~~~
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question: How many miracles are recorded in the four
Gospels?
Please
provide your answer in the comments below!
The answer
will be provided in a future blog.
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
