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Leaven and Influence
“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened” (Matthew 13:33). “A little leaven leavens the whole lump” (Galatians 5:9; 1 Corinthians 5:6). What is leaven? … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, food, Parables
Tagged 1 Corinthians 5:6, AI, amanda fiegl, baking bread, baking powder, baking soda, bread, carbon dioxide, collinsdictionary.com, fermentation, flour, food, Galatians 5:9, influence, leaven, Matthew 13:33, michael ruhlman, ratios in cooking, salt, smithsonianmag.com, the simple codes behind the craft of everyday cooking, water, yeast
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He Provides
“Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day… and the house of Israel called its name manna. And it was like white coriander seed, and the … Continue reading
Posted in exodus, food, Type/Antitype
Tagged bread, come drink, coriander seed, eat of flesh, Exodus 16, Exodus 16:17-18, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 16:35, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 17, Exodus 17:6, food and water, God provides, hikeoregon.net, honey, honey wafer, horeb, how much food needed backpacking, how much water needed backpacking, John 4, John 6, John 8, Joshua 5:10-12, manna, manna from heaven, Nehemiah 9:20-21, Numbers 11:7-8, philip werner, Psalm 105:41, Psalm 78:15-16, response of faith, sectionhiker.com, wafer, water, water from rock, white coriander seed, wilderness wanderings
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Refresh Your Hearts
“Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourself under the tree. And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts… So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and … Continue reading
Posted in food, History, Hospitality, Uncategorized
Tagged abraham, abraham and sarah, abraham and sarah's hospitality, Angels, atlasobscura.com, beth mckibben, bread, butter, cake, cale weissman, calf, caribbean, central and south america, entertaining angels, europe, european explorers, Genesis 18-19, Genesis 18:4-8, goat, herb, history pineapple, Hospitality, joseph gazarek, kindness to strangers, lot, lot's hospitality, lydia, manoah and wife, mary and martha, meal, mews.com, new england, new england sea captains, new world, pineapple, pineapple symbol of hospitality, refresh your hearts, sarah, southernkitchen.com, the angel of the Lord, theophany, use of home, use of house, water
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Without
There are things that man must have for physical survival. He cannot survive very long without them. “How long can we survive without the basics? Every person and situation is different, though the ‘rule of threes’ gets at the desperate … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hebrews, salvation, Word Study
Tagged abraham, actions, air, ambition, bagd, book of Hebrews, businessinsider.com, cant do without, christian living, desire, endure hardships, faith, figure of speech, focus, food, Hebrews 11:6, Hebrews 12:14, Hebrews 9:22, holiness, lifestyle, moses, Noah, peace, record fast, record holding breath, records, robert milligan, rule of threes, sean kane, song without Him, synecdoche, talmud, water, without, without blood, without faith, without peace and holiness, world record
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Holy Spirit: In Sanctification (Part 1)
Sanctification is “the separation of the believer from evil things and ways” (Vine’s). The verb “sanctify” refers to “the setting apart of the believer for God” (Vine’s), “to separate from things profane and dedicate to God” (Thayer). Sanctification could be … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Dedication, Holy Spirit, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 1, 2 Thessalonians 2, Acts 26, blood, calvinism, consecration, dedication, Ephesians 5, faith, God's plan for saul, guy woods, Hebrews 10, Hebrews 9, Holy Spirit, how sanctified, John 17, judgement, medium of word, no irresistible force, open eyes, Romans 5, sanctified by blood, sanctified by faith, sanctified by holy spirit, sanctified by word, santification, santification defined, set apart, spirit, turn from darkness to light, water, what sanctifies, word
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No Time?
So you think you have no time? In a newspaper article entitled, “The American Century” which I read in December 1999, these words appeared – “The average worker needs 7 minutes of work time to purchase a half-gallon milk, compared to 56 minutes at … Continue reading
The Testing of Israel
Some have wondered – why God did not better supply the children of Israel as they journeyed towards the promised land. At times, they went without adequate water (Exodus 17:3; Numbers 20:2). At times, they hungered (Exodus 16:3; Deuteronomy 8:3). Now, it … Continue reading
Why?
An elderly couple returning from visiting family are killed in a car crash. A young family is killed when a tornado rips through their house. A young mother is swept away by a tsunami. A young father is killed in … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Endurance, Suffering
Tagged alcohol, amnon, arrogance, brevity of life, car crashes, child abuse, dog attack, drugs, effects of flood, effects of past generations, Endurance, fire, food, gravity, humble, hurricane, Jesus, job, kerry duke, murder, natural disaster, noah's flood, opportunity to repent, pray, pride, promiscuity, reasons for suffering, s.t.d., satan's attacks, self inflicted woes, smoking, spousal abuse, stephen, sticks and stones, suffering, tamar, toby keith, tornado, tsunami, uncertainty of life, value of pain, volitional balance, water, why
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