Tag: Foundations
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God’s House
(Hebrews 3:1-6 – God’s House) The house of God is an interesting study in the Bible. It is not what many people believe it to be, including some ministers of the church. This scripture in Hebrews talks about God’s house, explaining what it is, who built it, who worked in it, and more. It is…
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Stand Firm in the Lord: Building a Strong Foundation
One of the things the Lord wants for all of His people is that they grow mature in Jesus Christ, in His words and in His ways. And we see the reason for this in the verse I am looking at today. We are called to learn, grow and find maturity as Christians so that…
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Episode 14 – What are the foundation teachings of Christianity?
Many things are taught as the foundations of Christianity, but many are wrong. The Bible tells us clearly what the foundations are, and it is important to have a solid grasp on these foundations. As a house will fall without a solid foundation, so too a Christian will not be able to stand firmly without…
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Foundations of God’s Kingdom
(Ephesians 2:17-22) No building will last for long if it does not have a solid foundation, and the kingdom of God is THE eternal kingdom. So the foundation of God’s kingdom must by necessity be the strongest and greatest of all. The Bible talks a lot about foundations and it is critically important that you…
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Christ The Foundation
(1 Corinthians 3:10-11) There is a work going on in every person who comes to the Lord. All people born on this earth are like a piece of raw material, a building block that needs to be shaped, cut and honed to form part of the building that is the temple of God in the…
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Babes In Christ
(1 Corinthians 3:1-4) The aim and the focus of the walk we take with and in Jesus Christ is to become mature. It is the will of God that His people are mature and strong in the gospel, fully able to walk in the ways of God in this world. The end game for this…
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Baptism and Receiving the Holy Spirit
(Acts 19:1-6) There are six foundational teachings that underpin the practice of Christianity as taught in the bible. These are found in Hebrews 6:1-2 which says, 1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward…
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Preaching the Word
(Acts 16:6-15) In this section of scripture we see Paul and his associates travelling through parts of the old world preaching to the people in different cities and regions. There are a few insights we can gather from what they did and how they approached the people. It is worth looking at these to see…
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Why Repentance
(Acts 3:17-26) How many times have you seen repentance depicted in the media or cartoons as some scruffy old guy wearing a sign that says something like, “Repent, the end is near!” Or how many times is repentance shown as some preacher breathing threats of hellfire and damnation if people don’t repent and turn to…
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A House Built Upon the Rock
(Luke 6:46-49) Jesus taught us many things during his ministry on earth. Here he shows us the key to his ministry and what we should do about it. When we follow his teachings in this matter we will not fall like a poorly built structure, but like a lighthouse we will stand against adversity and…
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Call of the Twelve
(Mark 3:7-19) Jesus fame had spread to all corners of the land. The people from many regions followed him for they had heard and seen the many things he did. He healed many people and cast out many demons all of which cried out recognising him as being the Son of God. He strictly ordered…
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On this Rock I will build my Church
(Matthew 16:13-20) When Jesus came to Caesarea Philippi he asked the disciples who men thought that he was. They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” When he asked whom the disciples believed he was, Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the…
