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Posted on 10/03/2023 6:00:03 PM PDT by luvie
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Happy hump day eve!
Bible in a Year:
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.
It was a natural step for Brett to attend a Christian college and study the Bible. After all, he’d been around people who knew Jesus his whole life—at home, at school, at church. He was even gearing his college studies toward a career in “Christian work.”
But at age twenty-one, as he sat with the small congregation in an old country church and listened to a pastor preach from 1 John, he made a startling discovery. He realized that he was depending on knowledge and the trappings of religion and that he’d never truly received salvation in Jesus. He felt that Christ was tugging at his heart that day with a sobering message: “You don’t know Me!”
The apostle John’s message is clear: “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God” (1 John 5:1). We can “overcome the world,” as John puts it (v. 4), only by belief in Jesus. Not knowledge about Him, but deep, sincere faith—demonstrated by our belief in what He did for us on the cross. That day, Brett placed his faith in Christ alone.
Today, Brett’s deep passion for Jesus and His salvation are no secret. It comes through loud and clear every time he steps behind the pulpit and preaches as a pastor—my pastor.
“God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life” (vv. 11–12). For all who have found life in Jesus, what a comforting reminder this is! .
Reflect & Pray
What’s your story of faith? What led you to understand you needed Jesus?
Jesus, thank You for the gift of salvation and for those who pointed me to faith in You.
My results:
You got 9 out of 15.
Dag, I can even remember the launches of Coors Light, Diet Coke, Stove Top Stuffing, and Crispix.
10 out of 15 for me. Not bad considering I was born in 1979.
You got 8 out of 15
Better luck next time, captain. Guess you had to be there.
You got 10 out of 15
Better luck next time, captain. Guess you had to be there.
I was surprised by how few of these I’ve had myself!
Hi Luv,
Sez here this week that I am born in the 60s but know the 70s and 80s. Almost everything has been downhill since then.
You got 12 out of 15
When it comes to food history — you’re a true nerd! Well done!
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
You got 9 out of 15
Better luck next time, captain. Guess you had to be there.
I was there but didn't eat most of those things. Still don't. LOL
Hey there, PRO! Good to see ya! That’s a great score!
Thanks for taking the quiz! You did great! I remember most of them, but only if they came into my kitchen. LOL!
Well done is right! That’s an awesome score!
Hey there, radu!
Great score on the quiz! Maybe you bought them for someone else. I ate/drank some of them, but clearly was in a daze. LOL!
Howdy, luvie.
Nope. Didn’t buy them at all. The ones I got right, I guessed. LOL
Then you have guessing skills! :)
I didn’t do too well—eight out of 15.
I bombed. 9 out of 15
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