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He said, “And what about you? Who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Then Jesus replied, “Happy are you, Simon son of Jonah, because no human has shown this to you. Rather my Father who is in heaven has shown you. I tell you that you are Peter. And I’ll build my church on this rock. The gates of the underworld won’t be able to stand against it. Matthew 16:15–18 (CEB)

On one of my visits to Israel, we went to Caesarea Philippi where Je...

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There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 (NLT)

Acts 2 begins, “When the day of Pentecost had fully come.” This was the birthday of the church. This new era was ushered in with signs and wonders. They saw tongues of fire, and they spoke new languages. The festival brought people from every nation who heard about the wonderful things that God had done. They stood there amazed and perplexed. “What can this mean?” they a...

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And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (NLT)

Wonderful is one out of 256 names for Jesus Christ. How often do we ponder how wonderful our Savior is to us? Wonderful is not only a title, but it also describes his nature as well. The word “wonderful” means it is above all that is ordinary, it is unique and different. It is something that is in a class by itself.

The word wonderful appears in ninety-nine different verses...

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But I have this against you: you have abandoned the passionate love you had for me at the beginning. Revelation 2:4 (TPT)

Every relationship requires attention and maintenance, even our relationship with God. Let’s look at the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities so that we will not be caught off-guard. In the book of Revelation, Jesus Christ writes letters to seven different churches. We are going to look at Revelation 2:1-7 which was written to the church at Ephesus. Each of the let...

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