The New Birth
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The New Birth
What is a born again Christian?
Jesus teaches that to truly know God, it is essential that a person is born again. To a highly educated religious and political leader like Nicodemus, it was astonishing to hear that religious knowledge and practice…
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Water Into Wine
One of Jesus’ most famous miracles is turning water into wine. It was his first miracle and it happened at a wedding feast.
Through turning water into wine, Jesus was demonstrating a fundamental move of God’s work had arrived. The ceremonial water…
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Water Into Wine
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The Scandal of the Spirit of Jonah
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The Scandal of the Spirit of Jonah
The book of Jonah ends with a cliff-hanger. The real reason for his running from God comes out and it’s not pretty.
Jonah appreciates and enjoys the mercy of God when it is directed towards him – and his people – but when God wants that mercy to ex…
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How Repentance Works
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How Repentance Works
The city of Nineveh responded immediately to Jonah’s preaching – the message of God’s justice and mercy.
Repentance is a word frequently used in Christian spirituality, but what does it mean, and how do we actually DO repentance?
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Crying Out to God in the Darkness
Jonah cries out to God from the place of deep darkness. He thought his life was over but he cried out to God with what little remained. But as Jonah discovered, God heard his cry. And God not only hears the cry for help, God acts to send rescue.
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Crying Out to God in the Darkness
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