Bible Gems

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Hope Beyond This World

14 years ago   -  3 comments

Last week we dug deep in the treasures of God's word to discover what death is, and what happens when a person dies. We read from the book of Job: " So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. " - Job 14:12 So the dead, lie in the sleep of death until the heavens be no more, which we learnt was the coming of the great day of God in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise (2. Peter 3:10). Th...

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What is Death?

14 years ago   -  2 comments

Last week we saw why death came to be, and what causes it. Today we're going to open the Bible to find answers to the question of death. What is it? And what happens when someone dies. Remember, God has given us the Bible, the manual of life which has answers to these questions. So let us begin by reading about the story of Lazarus. To fill in a little of the story, word came to Jesus that Lazarus, a good friend of His, was sick. Instead of immediately making way to the side of Lazar...

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Why Death?

14 years ago   -  0 comments

Death... A dark cold pit of fear rises in the hearts of many at the thought. Why do people die? Is death the end? These and many other questions might be looming in your mind. Let's turn to the ultimate source of wisdom, the very own word of God for answers. God is love. Being a God of love, in love He created a perfect man and women. Do you think a God of love would delight in death? "[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked" - Ezekiel 33:1...

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God Our Strength

14 years ago   -  8 comments

How many of you feel weak as you go through life trying to be a good Christian? I know that at times I have felt that and have wondered if the struggle was worth it. The Bible clearly says though that, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." - Psalms 46:1 So how can this promise be a reality in our lives? I would like to share with you a time in my own life when I realized more fully how to make this a reality. In January 2007 we went as a family to NZ fo...

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Which Passport?

14 years ago   -  5 comments

What is the best form of identity that you could have if you were travelling in a foreign country? Yes, It would be, of course, your passport. Now your passport answers some very important questions. It says who you are, what your nationality is, it has a picture of you and gives a passport number that is unique to only you. Because of these things, we say the passport is your identity. Now, let's shift our focus off this temporal, earthly identity and open the Bible to see if we can discover...

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Awake to Righteousness

14 years ago   -  6 comments

Do you sometimes find it a hard task to drag oneself out of bed of an early morning? I don't know about you, but sometimes it seems much more pleasant to just sleep a little bit longer, and thus while away those precious early morning hours. Well, this brings to my mind a very important scripture: "Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame." - 1. Corinthians 15:34 When you ask a sleepy sibling to wake up, what are you ass...

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A Certain Sound

14 years ago   -  9 comments

Let's turn in the Bible to 1 Corinthians 14:8 " For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? " - 1 Corinthians 14:8 Imagine thousands of years ago, being in a large army of soldiers. You can see the glittering spears, swords, shields, body armour and the trumpeter. In those days, the trumpet would make a certain sound to signify that the soldiers should advance, and another sound for the soldiers to retreat. No doubt the trumpeter would have stayed ...

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