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Reflections on life as a disciple of Jesus, and training recommendations for Disciples
Why Jesus Came: Hebrews 2:8-18
The entire book of Hebrews is rich with reasons why Jesus came. In our why Jesus came series we’ll look at Hebrews 2:8-18 today. Here are reasons Jesus came we find in these verses:* Every person is subjected to death because of sin, and Jesus came, as the author of...
Why Jesus Came: Hebrews 12:1-2
The author of Hebrews said that Jesus endured the cross because of the joy set before him. Joy enabled Jesus to endure the cross? We'll look at that in today's devotional. This is a important for us as we consider why Jesus came. In Hebrews 12:1-2 we look at Jesus's...
Why Jesus Came: to Recreate Creation
In Colossians 1:20 we learn that Jesus came to restore all things to God. We normally think about the restoration of ourselves to God, but it’s important to realize that the restoration of all of creation is part of what Jesus came to do. In today's devotional we'll...
Why Jesus Came 1 John 4:7-21
We’ve seen some of the reasons the apostle John gives us as to why Jesus came early in first John. We’ll look today at 1 John 4:7-21 where John gives us many more reasons why Jesus came. In this passage John says that:* God, who is love, has shown us and given us his...
Why Jesus came: 1 John 3:1-8
In 1 John 3 the apostle John describes what our life as God’s children looks like, and in this conversation, he gives us four reasons why Jesus came that I want us to look at. In 1 John 3:1-8, John gives us four incredible reasons why Jesus came during this...
Why Jesus came John 3:16-17; John 13:1
Love is the driving force behind everything that Jesus says and does. He not only came to show us real love, but to enable us to receive, to be transformed by, and express God’s own love in our lives. In this devotional we’re looking together at John 3:16-17 and John...