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https://youtu.be/eR7ABqxPcgk Verse 5: God is Light 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. John’s first epistle is all about “life”: “the word of Life” (v.1), “the life” (v.2), and “the eternal life” (v.2). Therefore, John begins by …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rLUuRKdgEQ&feature=youtu.be Hebrews 12:15 (CSB) — 15 Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and defiling many. Hebrews 12:7 (CSB) — 7 Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there that a father …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d0M1OJtWsc&feature=youtu.be Psalm 1:2 (CSB) — 2 Instead, his delight is in the LORD’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. Galatians 5:16–17 (CSB) — 16 I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKLY81Rn7D8&feature=youtu.be Psalm 1:1–3 (CSB) — 1 How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers! 2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. 3 He is …
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Psalm 51:12 (CSB) Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and sustain me by giving me a willing spirit. One of the fiercest enemies of Christian joy is an unwilling spirit that resists the will of God. This kind of unwilling spirit must be dragged down the way of Christ, kicking and screaming, and …
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Verse 4: Complete We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. John’s prologue to his first epistle picks up where the epilogue to his gospel leaves off: John 21:24 (CSB) This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. …
LUKE 2:10-11, 13-14 "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And suddenly there appeared with the angle a multitude of the …
Thanksgiving is a time to realize grace and express joy to the Lord for His provision. It is also an attitude from which overflows humility, gratitude, and immense thanksgiving because of the abundant provision that He has made for us. We stop to reflect on the grace of the Lord shown to us. Thanksgiving (the Holiday) …
