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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Magnify the Details
Matthew 6:28-29 (NIV) … See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. Magnify a flower. Look at … Continue reading
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Magnify the Lord
Psalm 34:3 (ESV) Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! Take a magnifying glass to your mental image of God. We tend to under-rate Him. He’s bigger, stronger, greater than we can imagine. … Continue reading
Soli Deo Gloria
Glory to God alone. We’ll close out the week with the last of the five solas of the Reformation, soli Deo gloria — that is, only God receives glory for our salvation. The Apostle Paul said it well: 1 Timothy 1:17 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Timothy 1:17, Bach, five solae, Glory to God alone, SDG, soli Deo gloria
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Sola Fide
Next up in the five solas of the Reformation: Sola Fide, Faith Alone. Galatians 5:16 (CEV) But we know that God accepts only those who have faith in Jesus Christ. No one can please God by simply obeying the … Continue reading
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Tagged faith alone, five solae, Galatians 5:16, Sola fide, we've come this far by faith
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Sola Gratia
Sola gratia, another of the five solas of the Reformation: Only Grace. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no … Continue reading
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Solus Christus
Continuing with the five solas of the Reformation — Solus Christus, Only Christ: Acts 4:11-12 (NIV) Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.” Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 4:11-12, cloud of witnesses, five solas, Hebrews 12:1, Only Christ, Reformation, Solus Christus
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Sola Scriptura
This week we’ll look at the Five Solae, the basic principles behind the Reformation — the 16th century shift in religious thought resulting in the separation of Protestants from Catholics. The first principle is Sola Scriptura, Only Scripture: 2 Timothy … Continue reading
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Teachable Moments
“The world is not a playground; it is a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday, but an education. And the one eternal lesson for us all is how better we can love.” Henry Drummond, 1851-1897 Our days are … Continue reading
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Nineveh’s Teachable Moment
Nineveh was a big city on the path to destruction, and its people were clueless. Until … Jonah 3:4 (MSG) Jonah entered the city, went one day’s walk and preached, “In forty days Nineveh will be smashed.” They … Continue reading
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Tagged Jonah 3:4-5, Nineveh, teachable moment
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Jonah’s 2nd Second Chance
God called, and Jonah disobeyed. Given a second chance, Jonah obeyed and warned the Ninevites of God’s coming judgment. But when God showed them mercy, and Jonah pouted. Jonah 4:1-3 (MSG) Jonah was furious. He lost his temper. He … Continue reading
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