Tag: Race
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Devotional for September 22nd, 2018
I. The Word: Ephesians 3:7-12 7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. 8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9…
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Devotional for September 21st, 2018
The Word: Mark 7:24-30 A Gentile Shows Her Faith 24 From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. 25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him,…
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Devotional for September 19th, 2018
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1: 27. The purpose of creating humans is to replicate the image of God. Humans were created by God in His own image, God’s own reflection! Do we really see God’s image…
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Devotional for September 19th, 2018
The WORD: Acts 17:26 “And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth….” Galatians 3:28 “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Revelation 7:9 “After this I looked,…
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Devotional for September 18th, 2018
Luke 9:51-56 (NIV) Samaritan Opposition 51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was…
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TGA: Race
I. The Word: Jonah 3:4-10 On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow. When the king of Nineveh…
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Devotional for September 14th, 2018
I. The Word: 19 Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ. 20 When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who follow the Jewish law,…
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TGA: Race
By Dr. Blesson Selvenesan I grew up in India and my experience is totally different from my American brothers and sisters. I was naïve and did not understand the intricacies of racism. My parents taught me to be resilient, tough yet kind. I have read and heard about the racism and how it affected my…
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TGA: Race
By Heather Mattingly “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35) “By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” (1 John 3:16) Webster’s definition of racism is…
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TGA: Race
By Stefan Johnsson There is no superior race. As Peter expresses in Acts 10 when speaking to Cornelius, the Roman centurion, “God does not show favoritism”. This we have to remember. Jesus came to die for all people, no matter the race, color of skin, or background. Jesus fulfilled the old covenant and created a…
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TGA: Race
By Scott Fiddler In 1988, I was in law school, and Pat Robertson ran for President. My church, made up mostly of college students and young professionals, were avid supporters and young and idealistic enough to imagine the possibility of a true Evangelical, baptized-in-the-Holy Spirit, President in the Oval Office. Robertson’s campaign encouraged us to…
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