Author: John
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Look Out!
Paul warns us about different groups of people who would try to tear us down and take us away from the truth of Jesus Christ. His concerns are not just about those in the world, but also those who penetrate the church to work a different kind of evil.
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The New Heavens and the New Earth (Ep 60)
When all has been completed, the final judgment has taken place, and all the prophecies of the Bible are completed then the Kingdom of God will be with men. God will destroy this old heaven and earth and create a brand new earth for His people to live into eternity. This promise is written in…
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Rejoice in the Lord
At this time of year, there are many Christians who will rejoice in the Lord. The birth of any child is a reason for great rejoicing and more so when the Saviour of the world was born. We saw how even heaven rejoiced when the angels of God filled the air with song at His…
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Eternal Judgement, Resurrection and the 1,000 Year Rule and Reign of Christ (Ep 59)
After the Lord returns there will be a period of time when the devil is locked up for one thousand years. Christ will rule and reign upon the earth and the first group of people will be resurrected to reign with Him. This period will end with the devil being loosed and he will gather…
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Healing the Sick
It seems as though everyone in the early church was miraculously healed, either by the Lord or the Apostles. But this was not always the case as we see here in these verses. In these verses Epaphroditus was healed, but it was not a miraculous, instantaneous healing as is recorded so many times in the…
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The Two Flocks of Jesus Christ (Ep 58)
The Bible shows us that there are two flocks of Christians who will go into the eternal kingdom with Christ. There is the little flock and the large flock. The bulk of the ministry of Jesus Christ and the apostles was targetted towards the little flock as it is the aim of Jesus Christ that…
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A Genuine Christian
If we are to follow Jesus Christ there can be no half-measures. We are either in all the way or not. There is no sitting on the fence in Jesus Christ. We can’t continue to live as the world does and be a part of Christ. We cannot continue to live in sin and be…
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How to become perfect in the sight of God (Ep 57)
Perfection IS possible. In fact, if we are to live with Christ and God the Father in their eternal kingdom, perfection is essential. Matthew 5:48 says that we “…MUST be perfect as the heavenly Father is perfect.” Because we MUST be perfect, then God MUST have provided the way we can become perfect. And He…
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Little words with big impact
There are a lot of words in the Bible that we tend to skip over as we read, sometimes ignoring them or treating them as just connectors or fillers. These are what I call the “little words” because they seem to be insignificant in the total scheme of what is being written. But I have…
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Understanding the Love of God (Ep 56)
There is only one thing that is eternal and that is the love of God. God is eternal and He has promised eternity to those whom He loves and who love Him in return. This is the promise of the Gospel of Salvation in Jesus Christ. But what exactly IS the love of God? It…
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Don’t be a grumbler
Don’t be a grumbler. Don’t grumble about your situation. Nobody likes a person who grumbles all of the time and even the Lord is not happy with those who are grumblers. But what is grumbling and why is it disliked by people and more importantly, by the Lord? In this post we will have a…
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Developing the Fruits of the Spirit (Ep 55)
As we grow in Jesus Christ we should begin to exhibit the fruits of the Spirit. But what are the fruits of the Spirit and why is it important that these are evident in our lives? This podcast explains more…