New Hope Bible Church

  The Reason for this Season Grace – unmerited favor, receiving something, which I do not deserve. Mercy – forbearance, not receiving something, which I do deserve. Genesis 22: 13  Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered him up for a burnt offering in the place of his son. Hebrews 2:  17  Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. What a great message this past Sunday. Thank you David for delivering.   For years, I have read and heard others teach about Abrahams’ faith, his willingness to obey God even to the point of death of his beloved son. However, it seems I missed the “other” story, which is Isaac, and how he was “saved”. God provided a Ram for a burnt...

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Reconcile: A) To restore to friendship, B) Settle, resolve, C) To make consistent or congruous, D) To check against another for accuracy Early on in our marriage, I learned a valuable lesson about reconciliation. As a single young man, I had a habit of withdrawing money from the bank’s ATM without logging the withdrawal into the checkbook ledger. When Debbie and I married, we combined our financial resources into one account, and I quickly discovered how this “bad habit” impacted our financial condition. What we thought we had did not align to the reality of what we had. Our checkbook ledger did not reconcile with our bank balance. As a believer, I am reconciled to God through Jesus the Christ (RM5:10, 2Cor5:18, 2Cor5:20,). The Bible tells me: Colossian 1:21  And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22  yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy a...