And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” Mark 15:39 ESV A huge hope we can have is that some of the most unlikely candidates for knowing and loving God are the …
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Hope in a World of Despair
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be …
Read More »A Living Sacrifice Part 2 of 2
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is …
Read More »A Living Sacrifice Part 1 of 2
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 ESV I want us to unpack a little bit of what Paul said in Romans 12:1-2 (verse 2 will …
Read More »All things work together for good
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 ESV This is an often-quoted verse in the Christian realm, but have you stopped to think of the implications? It’s such an easy temptation, …
Read More »The Gospel Part 2 of 2: The Good News
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14-15 ESV In the last article, we talked about the side of the gospel that no one likes to …
Read More »The Gospel Part 1 of 2: What is Sin?
To discuss what the ‘Gospel’ is, we have to talk about some things that make the world a little squirmy- especially in the era of ‘self-help’ gurus and life coaches. The ‘gospel’ means ‘Good News.’ Most folks know that one. But what’s the good news really about? There’s some bad …
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“Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day. For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory. So we do not focus on what is seen, but on …
Read More »Our Depravity and the Mercy of God
Luke 6:45 CSB: “A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.” Luke 18:19 CSB: “Why do you call me good?” …
Read More »Happy Anniversary! We turned One Today!
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to the completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 ESV By the grace of God, Getting Job-ed turned one year old today from the launch of the book and GettingJob-ed.org! …
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