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HEBREWS 4:14 NKJ 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. In the Bible, what is a high priest? Someone representing others. In the Old Covenant, the high priest stood between the people and God, bringing sacrifices on behalf of the people so they would be acceptable by God. Now, under the New Covenant, Jesus is not only our sacrifice, but also our representative. He is making our case before God, interceding on our behalf (Hebrews 7:25). The Bible says Jesus is our Advocate (1 John 2:1). The word advocate means a lawyer representing someone on a case. Jesus pleads our case on our behalf. But Jesus uses our own confession – what we are saying – to present our case. So if we don’t speak the right words, we don’t give Him much to work with. HEBREWS 3:1 NKJ 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,...

HEBREWS 4:14 NKJ 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. In the Bible, what is a high priest? Someone representing others. In the Old Covenant, the high priest stood between the people and God, bringing sacrifices on behalf of the people so they would be acceptable by God. Now, under the New Covenant, Jesus is not only our sacrifice, but also our representative. He is making our case before God, interceding on our behalf (Hebrews 7:25). The Bible says Jesus is our Advocate (1 John 2:1). The word advocate means a lawyer representing someone on a case. Jesus pleads our case on our behalf. But Jesus uses our own confession – what we are saying – to present our case. So if we don’t speak the right words, we don’t give Him much to work with. HEBREWS 3:1 NKJ 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,...

HEBREWS 4:14 NKJ 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. In the Bible, what is a high priest? Someone representing others. In the Old Covenant, the high priest stood between the people and God, bringing sacrifices on behalf of the people so they would be acceptable by God. Now, under the New Covenant, Jesus is not only our sacrifice, but also our representative. He is making our case before God, interceding on our behalf (Hebrews 7:25). The Bible says Jesus is our Advocate (1 John 2:1). The word advocate means a lawyer representing someone on a case. Jesus pleads our case on our behalf. But Jesus uses our own confession – what we are saying – to present our case. So if we don’t speak the right words, we don’t give Him much to work with. HEBREWS 3:1 NKJ 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,...

HEBREWS 4:14 NKJ 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. In the Bible, what is a high priest? Someone representing others. In the Old Covenant, the high priest stood between the people and God, bringing sacrifices on behalf of the people so they would be acceptable by God. Now, under the New Covenant, Jesus is not only our sacrifice, but also our representative. He is making our case before God, interceding on our behalf (Hebrews 7:25). The Bible says Jesus is our Advocate (1 John 2:1). The word advocate means a lawyer representing someone on a case. Jesus pleads our case on our behalf. But Jesus uses our own confession – what we are saying – to present our case. So if we don’t speak the right words, we don’t give Him much to work with. HEBREWS 3:1 NKJ 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,...

HEBREWS 4:14 NKJ 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. In the Bible, what is a high priest? Someone representing others. In the Old Covenant, the high priest stood between the people and God, bringing sacrifices on behalf of the people so they would be acceptable by God. Now, under the New Covenant, Jesus is not only our sacrifice, but also our representative. He is making our case before God, interceding on our behalf (Hebrews 7:25). The Bible says Jesus is our Advocate (1 John 2:1). The word advocate means a lawyer representing someone on a case. Jesus pleads our case on our behalf. But Jesus uses our own confession – what we are saying – to present our case. So if we don’t speak the right words, we don’t give Him much to work with. HEBREWS 3:1 NKJ 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,...

HEBREWS 4:14 NKJ 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. In the Bible, what is a high priest? Someone representing others. In the Old Covenant, the high priest stood between the people and God, bringing sacrifices on behalf of the people so they would be acceptable by God. Now, under the New Covenant, Jesus is not only our sacrifice, but also our representative. He is making our case before God, interceding on our behalf (Hebrews 7:25). The Bible says Jesus is our Advocate (1 John 2:1). The word advocate means a lawyer representing someone on a case. Jesus pleads our case on our behalf. But Jesus uses our own confession – what we are saying – to present our case. So if we don’t speak the right words, we don’t give Him much to work with. HEBREWS 3:1 NKJ 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,...

HEBREWS 4:14 NKJ 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. In the Bible, what is a high priest? Someone representing others. In the Old Covenant, the high priest stood between the people and God, bringing sacrifices on behalf of the people so they would be acceptable by God. Now, under the New Covenant, Jesus is not only our sacrifice, but also our representative. He is making our case before God, interceding on our behalf (Hebrews 7:25). The Bible says Jesus is our Advocate (1 John 2:1). The word advocate means a lawyer representing someone on a case. Jesus pleads our case on our behalf. But Jesus uses our own confession – what we are saying – to present our case. So if we don’t speak the right words, we don’t give Him much to work with. HEBREWS 3:1 NKJ 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,...

HEBREWS 4:14 NKJ 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. In the Bible, what is a high priest? Someone representing others. In the Old Covenant, the high priest stood between the people and God, bringing sacrifices on behalf of the people so they would be acceptable by God. Now, under the New Covenant, Jesus is not only our sacrifice, but also our representative. He is making our case before God, interceding on our behalf (Hebrews 7:25). The Bible says Jesus is our Advocate (1 John 2:1). The word advocate means a lawyer representing someone on a case. Jesus pleads our case on our behalf. But Jesus uses our own confession -- what we are saying -- to present our case. So if we don't speak the right words, we don't give Him much to work with. HEBREWS 3:1 NKJ 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Chr...

JOHN 1:12 NKJ 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: If you have received Jesus Christ, you are a child of Almighty God. ROMANS 8:16 NKJ 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 1 JOHN 3:2 NKJ 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. The words in the Bible are meant to reveal to us truth so we will picture it clearly in our minds. God used pictures of things we understand to communicate how He looks at us, and how He feels toward us. One of those pictures is that Father God wants you to see yourself as His child. That means He wants you to expect His protection, His provision, His training, and His love. For God is a perfect parent! No one expects a young child to provide for their own needs. Instead, we expect a child will b...

ROMANS 5:6,8 GWN 6 Look at it this way: At the right time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for ungodly people. 8 Christ died for us while we were still sinners. This demonstrates God’s love for us. Let’s slow down and think about what verse 6 above told us by restating it. Christ died for: terrible people. for people who are most unlike God. for people so bad no one thinks there is any hope for them. Why! Why did Christ die for ungodly people? What was the purpose? What good did it do? Why did Jesus do such a thing? The answer is given in the rest of Romans 5. It tells the story of how one man (Adam) got all humanity living under a curse and the dominion of the devil because of his rebellion and disobedience to God. But through what another man did (Jesus Christ, who was God and became a man), salvation and deliverance and freedom along with a restored relationship with God is made available to all humanity. By choosing the Lord Jesus Christ we are delivered from the ki...

PROVERBS 4:20-22 NKJ 20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Giving attention to God’s Word is not as easy as it once was. Today we have a multitude of distractions. Busyness seems to be a disease shared by everyone. We all have more than we can do. Yet … God doesn’t change. His Word doesn’t change. It still says the same thing it did a thousand years ago – and it will still say the same thing a thousand years from now. “Give attention to my words….” We are confronted with a choice. What is most important? To what shall we give our limited time? God, or….? God makes promises no one else does – or can. He created, so He knows how things work. Life. Life in its fullness. Life as God intended it to be. And health. Isn’t that what everyone would like? That is the written guarantee offered by God to ...

PROVERBS 18:24 RSV 24 There are friends who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Would you like to have a perfect friend? A friend who loved you no matter what you did. A friend who would always be there when you needed them. A friend who knew you intimately yet still loved you. A friend who always encouraged you and never put you down. A friend who was smart but not conceited. A friend who had no personal problems to distract them. A friend who was powerful and famous, yet down-to-earth and approachable. A friend who is righteous yet merciful to others. A friend who never makes a mistake. A friend who enjoyed having a good time and sharing a laugh with you. A friend who had the knowledge and ability to help you with everything. A friend who is not too good to wash your feet or clean your toilet, yet talented enough to be the best at everything. A friend who puts your interests ahead of their own. A friend who loves you more than...

JOHN 1:12 NKJ 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: If you have received Jesus Christ, you are a child of Almighty God. ROMANS 8:16 NKJ 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 1 JOHN 3:2 NKJ 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. The words in the Bible are meant to reveal to us truth so we will picture it clearly in our minds. God used pictures of things we understand to communicate how He looks at us, and how He feels toward us. One of those pictures is that Father God wants you to see yourself as His child. That means He wants you to expect His protection, His provision, His training, and His love. For God is a perfect parent! No one expects a young child to provide for their own needs. Instead, we expect a child will b...

ROMANS 5:6,8 GWN 6 Look at it this way: At the right time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for ungodly people. 8 Christ died for us while we were still sinners. This demonstrates God’s love for us. Let’s slow down and think about what verse 6 above told us by restating it. Christ died for: terrible people. for people who are most unlike God. for people so bad no one thinks there is any hope for them. Why! Why did Christ die for ungodly people? What was the purpose? What good did it do? Why did Jesus do such a thing? The answer is given in the rest of Romans 5. It tells the story of how one man (Adam) got all humanity living under a curse and the dominion of the devil because of his rebellion and disobedience to God. But through what another man did (Jesus Christ, who was God and became a man), salvation and deliverance and freedom along with a restored relationship with God is made available to all humanity. By choosing the Lord Jesus Christ we are delivered from the ki...

PROVERBS 4:20-22 NKJ 20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Giving attention to God’s Word is not as easy as it once was. Today we have a multitude of distractions. Busyness seems to be a disease shared by everyone. We all have more than we can do. Yet … God doesn’t change. His Word doesn’t change. It still says the same thing it did a thousand years ago – and it will still say the same thing a thousand years from now. “Give attention to my words….” We are confronted with a choice. What is most important? To what shall we give our limited time? God, or….? God makes promises no one else does – or can. He created, so He knows how things work. Life. Life in its fullness. Life as God intended it to be. And health. Isn’t that what everyone would like? That is the written guarantee offered by God to ...

PROVERBS 18:24 RSV 24 There are friends who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Would you like to have a perfect friend? A friend who loved you no matter what you did. A friend who would always be there when you needed them. A friend who knew you intimately yet still loved you. A friend who always encouraged you and never put you down. A friend who was smart but not conceited. A friend who had no personal problems to distract them. A friend who was powerful and famous, yet down-to-earth and approachable. A friend who is righteous yet merciful to others. A friend who never makes a mistake. A friend who enjoyed having a good time and sharing a laugh with you. A friend who had the knowledge and ability to help you with everything. A friend who is not too good to wash your feet or clean your toilet, yet talented enough to be the best at everything. A friend who puts your interests ahead of their own. A friend who loves you more than...

JOHN 1:12 NKJ 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: If you have received Jesus Christ, you are a child of Almighty God. ROMANS 8:16 NKJ 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 1 JOHN 3:2 NKJ 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. The words in the Bible are meant to reveal to us truth so we will picture it clearly in our minds. God used pictures of things we understand to communicate how He looks at us, and how He feels toward us. One of those pictures is that Father God wants you to see yourself as His child. That means He wants you to expect His protection, His provision, His training, and His love. For God is a perfect parent! No one expects a young child to provide for their own needs. Instead, we expect a child will b...

ROMANS 5:6,8 GWN 6 Look at it this way: At the right time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for ungodly people. 8 Christ died for us while we were still sinners. This demonstrates God’s love for us. Let’s slow down and think about what verse 6 above told us by restating it. Christ died for: terrible people. for people who are most unlike God. for people so bad no one thinks there is any hope for them. Why! Why did Christ die for ungodly people? What was the purpose? What good did it do? Why did Jesus do such a thing? The answer is given in the rest of Romans 5. It tells the story of how one man (Adam) got all humanity living under a curse and the dominion of the devil because of his rebellion and disobedience to God. But through what another man did (Jesus Christ, who was God and became a man), salvation and deliverance and freedom along with a restored relationship with God is made available to all humanity. By choosing the Lord Jesus Christ we are delivered from the ki...

PROVERBS 4:20-22 NKJ 20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Giving attention to God’s Word is not as easy as it once was. Today we have a multitude of distractions. Busyness seems to be a disease shared by everyone. We all have more than we can do. Yet … God doesn’t change. His Word doesn’t change. It still says the same thing it did a thousand years ago – and it will still say the same thing a thousand years from now. “Give attention to my words….” We are confronted with a choice. What is most important? To what shall we give our limited time? God, or….? God makes promises no one else does – or can. He created, so He knows how things work. Life. Life in its fullness. Life as God intended it to be. And health. Isn’t that what everyone would like? That is the written guarantee offered by God to ...

PROVERBS 18:24 RSV 24 There are friends who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Would you like to have a perfect friend? A friend who loved you no matter what you did. A friend who would always be there when you needed them. A friend who knew you intimately yet still loved you. A friend who always encouraged you and never put you down. A friend who was smart but not conceited. A friend who had no personal problems to distract them. A friend who was powerful and famous, yet down-to-earth and approachable. A friend who is righteous yet merciful to others. A friend who never makes a mistake. A friend who enjoyed having a good time and sharing a laugh with you. A friend who had the knowledge and ability to help you with everything. A friend who is not too good to wash your feet or clean your toilet, yet talented enough to be the best at everything. A friend who puts your interests ahead of their own. A friend who loves you more than...

JOHN 1:12 NKJ 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: If you have received Jesus Christ, you are a child of Almighty God. ROMANS 8:16 NKJ 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 1 JOHN 3:2 NKJ 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. The words in the Bible are meant to reveal to us truth so we will picture it clearly in our minds. God used pictures of things we understand to communicate how He looks at us, and how He feels toward us. One of those pictures is that Father God wants you to see yourself as His child. That means He wants you to expect His protection, His provision, His training, and His love. For God is a perfect parent! No one expects a young child to provide for their own needs. Instead, we expect a child will b...

ROMANS 5:6,8 GWN 6 Look at it this way: At the right time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for ungodly people. 8 Christ died for us while we were still sinners. This demonstrates God’s love for us. Let's slow down and think about what verse 6 above told us by restating it. Christ died for: terrible people. for people who are most unlike God. for people so bad no one thinks there is any hope for them. Why! Why did Christ die for ungodly people? What was the purpose? What good did it do? Why did Jesus do such a thing? The answer is given in the rest of Romans 5. It tells the story of how one man (Adam) got all humanity living under a curse and the dominion of the devil because of his rebellion and disobedience to God. But through what another man did (Jesus Christ, who was God and became a man), salvation and deliverance and freedom along with a restored relationship with God is made available to all humanity. By choosing the Lord Jesus Christ we are delivered from th...

PROVERBS 4:20-22 NKJ 20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Giving attention to God’s Word is not as easy as it once was. Today we have a multitude of distractions. Busyness seems to be a disease shared by everyone. We all have more than we can do. Yet … God doesn’t change. His Word doesn’t change. It still says the same thing it did a thousand years ago – and it will still say the same thing a thousand years from now. “Give attention to my words….” We are confronted with a choice. What is most important? To what shall we give our limited time? God, or….? God makes promises no one else does – or can. He created, so He knows how things work. Life. Life in its fullness. Life as God intended it to be. And health. Isn’t that what everyone would like? That is the written guarantee offered by God to ...

PROVERBS 18:24 RSV 24 There are friends who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Would you like to have a perfect friend? A friend who loved you no matter what you did. A friend who would always be there when you needed them. A friend who knew you intimately yet still loved you. A friend who always encouraged you and never put you down. A friend who was smart but not conceited. A friend who had no personal problems to distract them. A friend who was powerful and famous, yet down-to-earth and approachable. A friend who is righteous yet merciful to others. A friend who never makes a mistake. A friend who enjoyed having a good time and sharing a laugh with you. A friend who had the knowledge and ability to help you with everything. A friend who is not too good to wash your feet or clean your toilet, yet talented enough to be the best at everything. A friend who puts your interests ahead of their own. A friend who loves you more than...

JOHN 1:12 NKJ 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: If you have received Jesus Christ, you are a child of Almighty God. ROMANS 8:16 NKJ 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 1 JOHN 3:2 NKJ 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. The words in the Bible are meant to reveal to us truth so we will picture it clearly in our minds. God used pictures of things we understand to communicate how He looks at us, and how He feels toward us. One of those pictures is that Father God wants you to see yourself as His child. That means He wants you to expect His protection, His provision, His training, and His love. For God is a perfect parent! No one expects a young child to provide for their own needs. Instead, we expect a child will b...

PROVERBS 4:20-22 NKJ 20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Giving attention to God’s Word is not as easy as it once was. Today we have a multitude of distractions. Busyness seems to be a disease shared by everyone. We all have more than we can do. Yet … God doesn’t change. His Word doesn’t change. It still says the same thing it did a thousand years ago – and it will still say the same thing a thousand years from now. “Give attention to my words….” We are confronted with a choice. What is most important? To what shall we give our limited time? God, or….? God makes promises no one else does – or can. He created, so He knows how things work. Life. Life in its fullness. Life as God intended it to be. And health. Isn’t that what everyone would like? That is the written guarantee offered by God to ...

PROVERBS 18:24 RSV 24 There are friends who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Would you like to have a perfect friend? A friend who loved you no matter what you did. A friend who would always be there when you needed them. A friend who knew you intimately yet still loved you. A friend who always encouraged you and never put you down. A friend who was smart but not conceited. A friend who had no personal problems to distract them. A friend who was powerful and famous, yet down-to-earth and approachable. A friend who is righteous yet merciful to others. A friend who never makes a mistake. A friend who enjoyed having a good time and sharing a laugh with you. A friend who had the knowledge and ability to help you with everything. A friend who is not too good to wash your feet or clean your toilet, yet talented enough to be the best at everything. A friend who puts your interests ahead of their own. A friend who loves you more than...