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One minute sermon when God interrupts J. John Proverbs 16:9 says, "We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps." We don't like interruptions. They disrupt our schedules, derail our plans, and test our patience. But sometimes, what feels like an interruption is actually a divine intervention. Moses thought he was just passing a bush until God interrupted his routine and rewrote his future. Paul thought he was just traveling to Damascus until God interrupted his journey and transformed his life. Jesus was constantly interrupted by the blind, the broken, and the desperate. And every interruption became an opportunity for grace. We plan the day. God plans the purpose. We say, "This is inconvenient." God says, "This is important." Here's the truth. Some of the most important moments in your life won't be in your diary. They'll arrive eas interruptions. So, don't resist the interruption. Listen in i...

BibleLife Daily "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But say the word, and my servant will be healed." Luke 7:6-7 In the town of Capernaum, a Roman centurion - a man of authority and discipline - faced a situation he could not control. Though he commanded soldiers and understood power, he could not save the life of a servant he deeply valued, who lay sick and near death. In his desperation, he turned to Jesus Christ, having heard of His power to heal. What makes this moment remarkable is not just the miracle that followed, but the posture of the centurion's heart. Instead of demanding help based on his position, he approached with humility. He did not even consider himself worthy to stand before Jesus. Rather than insisting that Jesus come to his home, he expressed a profound level of faith-believing that a single word from Jesus would be enough to bring healing. The centurion understood authority in a way that many did not. ...

BibleLife Daily „Uram, nem vagyok méltó arra, hogy a házamba lépj. De csak egy szavadba kerül és a szolgám meggyógyul.” Lukács 7:6–7 Kapernaum városában egy római százados – aki tekintélyt és fegyelmet sugárzó ember volt – olyan helyzetbe került, amelyet nem tudott kézben tartani. Bár katonákat irányított és értette a hatalom működését, nem tudta megmenteni annak a szolgának az életét, akit mélyen becsült, és aki beteg volt, a halál küszöbén. Kétségbeesésében Jézus Krisztushoz fordult, miután hallott gyógyító erejéről. Ami ezt a pillanatot igazán különlegessé teszi, az nem csupán az azt követő csoda, hanem a százados szívének hozzáállása. Ahelyett, hogy rangjára hivatkozva követelte volna a segítséget, alázatosan fordult Jézushoz. Nem is tartotta magát méltónak arra, hogy Jézus előtt álljon. Ahelyett, hogy ragaszkodott volna ahhoz, hogy Jézus menjen el hozzá, mély hitet tanúsított: hitt abban, hogy Jézus egyetlen szava is elegendő lesz a gyógyuláshoz. A százados...

Intro Among the most beloved and read books of the Bible, the Psalms and Proverbs stand as twin pillars of what scholars call the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament. Together with Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon, these books form a distinct body of writing within the Hebrew Bible.. Proverbs is a collection of units originally independent, some of which can be traced back to the era of Solomon. The 150 Psalms were written by the poets of God's people over a period of a thousand years, and collected for worship in the Temple by the exiles who returned to Jerusalem after 538 BC. .. The Psalms name multiple contributors: David dominates with 73 attributed psalms, but Asaph, the sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, ... also appear. Proverbs is similarly composite. ... the full booklet can be read here

Puritan John Flavel identified six arguments that Satan uses to tempt us. together with six model responses. 1 Spot the voice of temptation in your life and identify how you should respond. You might like to ask two people to read it aloud as a dialogue. Argument 1: The Pleasure of Sin • Temptation: Look at my smiling face and listen to my charming voice. Here is pleasure to be enjoyed. Who can stay away from such delights? • Response: The pleasures of sin are real but so are the pangs of conscience and the flames of hell. The pleasures of sin are real but pleasing God is much sweeter. Argument 2: The Secrecy of Sin • Temptation: This sin will never disgrace you in public because no one will ever find out. • Response: Can I find somewhere God is not present for me to sin? Argument 3: The Profit of Sin • Temptation: If you just stretch your conscience a little, you'll gain so much. This is your opportunity. • Response: What do I benefit if...

Spot the voice of the Temptation A puritán John Flavel hat érvet sorolt fel, amelyeket a Sátán használ arra, hogy megkísértsen minket, és ehhez hat példaértékű választ is megadott. 1 Ismerd fel a Kísértő hangját. Fedezd fel az életedben felbukkanó kísértéseket, és gondold át, hogyan érdemes reagálnod rájuk. Érdemes kipróbálni és jó gyakorlat lehet : kérj meg két embert, hogy olvassák fel hangosan a szöveget párbeszéd formájában. 1. érv: A bűn öröme • Kísértés: Nézd meg mosolygós arcomat, és hallgasd meg elbűvölő hangom. Itt van az öröm élvezete. Ki tudna ellenállni ilyen élvezeteknek? Válasz: A bűn örömei valódiak, de a lelkiismeret furdalása és a pokol tüzének lángjai is azok. A bűn örömei valódiak, de Istennek tetszeni sokkal édesebb. 2. érv: Ha a bűn titkos • A kísértés: Ez a bűn soha nem fog nyilvánosan megszégyeníteni, mert senki sem fogja megtudni. • Válasz: Találhatok-e olyan helyet, ahol Isten nincs jelen, hogy ott vétkezzek? 3. érv:...

by Andrew Wilson 8 divine names Hebrew terms for God appear across the Old Testament. The prophet Isaiah brings them all together. If you were a child of Christian parents in the 1980s or 1990s, there is a decent chance that at some point you memorized the Hebrew names for God. Like Jehovah Jireh, which means “the Lord will provide” (Gen. 22:14). Or Jehovah Rapha: “The Lord heals” (Ex. 15:26). Or Jehovah Nissi: “The Lord is my banner” (17:15). There are eight such names altogether. (Besides the examples from Genesis and Exodus, they appear in Leviticus 20:8, Judges 6:24, Psalm 23:1, Jeremiah 23:6, and Ezekiel 48:35.) Learning these names—and in my case singing songs about them (with gradually accelerating Jewish melodies)—was just something we all did. Ever since, I have been unable to read the passages where Scripture introduces them without thinking of the names themselves, the songs they inspired, and the stories that gave them meaning. Clearly they made qu...

Jesus both taught and lived out meekness Adrian Rogers Jesus harnessed the “Sons of Thunder” Brothers James and John were angered at the people in a Samaritan village that refused hospitality to Jesus: “And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, ‘Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?’ But He turned and rebuked them, and said, ‘You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them’” (Luke 9:54-56). Jesus entered Jerusalem on a colt Had Jesus chosen to ride into Jerusalem on a war horse, He would have been coming to save one race (the Jews) from domination by another (the Romans) …for a time. His choice of a lowly colt, the foal of a donkey, was appropriate to His mission to save the entire world from sin…for eternity. (Read Matthew 21:1-5.) Worth noting, this was an animal that had never been ridden before. Anyone else t...

... The Bible is clear that repentance is a gift (Acts 11:18; 2 Tim. 2:25). Prodigals can come to their senses only because God gives them the gift of repentance. Those who are spiritually dead do not resuscitate themselves (Eph. 2:1–10). Not understanding that repentance is a gift is one of the ways people are most confused about repentance. They view it as something they must produce in themselves or others rather than a gift to be unwrapped. ... Here is the whole article

Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and WALKED. (John 5/8-9 NKJV) The remains of the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-9) are in Jerusalem today, just north of the Temple Mount. Excavations have discovered that it had five porches, just as John described (John 5:2). This pool was surrounded by a multitude of hurting humanity. They waited for an angel to come down and stir up the waters – believing that the first person in the water after the stirring would be healed. We don’t know if the promise of healing was real or merely a hopeful legend; nevertheless, people believed it. Coming to a well outside Sychar, Jesus sent His disciples into the village to get some food. When the disciples left, Jesus had an amazing conversation with a Samaritan Jesus asked the lame man an unusual question: “Do you want to be made well?” (John 5:6) Jesus knew that not every sick person wants to be healed,...