The Church Will Live On
Matthew 16:18
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
1. Its founder
2. Its foundation
3. Its faithfulness
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Thoughts on Today's Verse....
To confess our sins means we do two things with our sin: 1) we recognize sin for what it is in God's eyes and 2) we get rid of our secrets and are honest with another Christian about our weakness, vulnerabilities, failures, and sins. James' language is powerful. He mentions that this confession doesn't just bring forgiveness, it also brings healing.
Worship
The English word “worship” is derived from the Anglo-Saxon “weorthscripe”, meaning to ascribe worth, to pay homage, to reverence or venerate. Interestingly, the Hebrew word most commonly translated “worship” in the Old Testament is “shachah” which literally means “to prostrate oneself, bow down, fall down flat, do reverence.” The most commonly used Greek word is “proskuneo” which means “to kiss the hand, to prostrate oneself. - David T. Stone
Worship is the intentional attitudes and actions of focusing on God. It is the life-discipline we ought repeatedly to exercise and develop. It grows out of the foundational motive of deep and wonder-based gratitude to God for His salvaging and sustaining us. - Byron Spradlin
Ravi Zacharias quotes
. Faith, Alone, True
The assurance of Heaven is never given to the person. And that's why at the core of the Christian faith is the grace of God. If there's one word I would grab from all of that, it's forgiveness - that you can be forgiven. I can be forgiven, and it is of the grace of God. But once you understand that, I think the ramifications are worldwide.
Matthew 16:18
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
1. Its founder
2. Its foundation
3. Its faithfulness
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Thoughts on Today's Verse....
To confess our sins means we do two things with our sin: 1) we recognize sin for what it is in God's eyes and 2) we get rid of our secrets and are honest with another Christian about our weakness, vulnerabilities, failures, and sins. James' language is powerful. He mentions that this confession doesn't just bring forgiveness, it also brings healing.
Worship
The English word “worship” is derived from the Anglo-Saxon “weorthscripe”, meaning to ascribe worth, to pay homage, to reverence or venerate. Interestingly, the Hebrew word most commonly translated “worship” in the Old Testament is “shachah” which literally means “to prostrate oneself, bow down, fall down flat, do reverence.” The most commonly used Greek word is “proskuneo” which means “to kiss the hand, to prostrate oneself. - David T. Stone
Worship is the intentional attitudes and actions of focusing on God. It is the life-discipline we ought repeatedly to exercise and develop. It grows out of the foundational motive of deep and wonder-based gratitude to God for His salvaging and sustaining us. - Byron Spradlin
Ravi Zacharias quotes
. Faith, Alone, True
The assurance of Heaven is never given to the person. And that's why at the core of the Christian faith is the grace of God. If there's one word I would grab from all of that, it's forgiveness - that you can be forgiven. I can be forgiven, and it is of the grace of God. But once you understand that, I think the ramifications are worldwide.
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