John 7:17, “If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God…” John 8:44, “Your will is to do your father’s desires.” Short Thoughts: The root desire (will) of our hearts determines whether or not we are able to receive Christ as truth…and apart from the Spirit, our […]
2 Corinthians 1:9, “…we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.” May every support in our lives that does not have the risen Jesus at its heart be transformed or cut away so that we lean
Unlike most of the pictures I create for Full of Eyes, this one is topical rather than exegetical. I was asked to create an image that would weave together the themes of Mephibosheth invited to the king’s table (2 Samuel 9), the Christian as the “crippled soul” invited to the Lord’s feast (Luke 14:12-24,
2 Corinthians 1:8-9, “we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.”
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John 9:25, “…I was blind, now I see.” 2 Corinthians 4:6, “God…has shone into our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” To see the beauty of God, shining from the face that was marred beyond human semblance for our sin–that is
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2 Corinthians 4:6, “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness’, has shown in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” The Spirit-wrought work of regeneration causes us to see the crucified Christ and say, “my Lord and my
2 Corinthians 13:8-9, “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, FOR my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest
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Daniel 9:7, “To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame…” 2 Corinthians 5:21, “God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” In Christ, God gives us what is His and takes what is ours–to our joy
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2 Corinthians 5:14, “For the love of Christ controls us…” A Christian is molded by Love into the shape of Love.
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2 Corinthians 3:18, “We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image…”
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2 Corinthians 4:16, “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.”
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Discussion Guide: English | Português | Español | Interactive (English) Audio Español: Creation In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1) …And God created mankind in His own image ….in the image of God he created them, male and female He created – us (Genesis 1:27). What can be known
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2 Corinthians 5:4, “…so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.” The Christian groans for dawning of true Life.
Romans 12:2, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of you mind…” The Passage Considered As goes the mind, so goes the life, this seems to be the dynamic with which Paul is working in this text. If a mind perceives as the world perceives, values as
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Unlike most of the pictures I create for Full of Eyes, this one is topical rather than exegetical. I was asked to create an image that would weave together the themes of Mephibosheth invited to the king’s table (2 Samuel 9), the Christian as the “crippled soul” invited to the Lord’s feast (Luke 14:12-24,
“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:20 Passage Explained As I set out to create a picture based on this text, my main goal was to understand what it meant for Paul to be
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“‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9 One of the themes in 2 Corinthians in particular is God’s glory / power being
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“I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls.” – 2 Corinthians 12:15 In the context of this verse, Paul has been talking about how he is ready to spend his literal money in the course of his ministry to the Corinthian church (12:13-14. When he says that he was not a “burden,”
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“We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.” 2 Corinthians 8:1-2 The response of the Macedonian churches
Find the song here: http://jonathanandemilymartin.com/music/ Lyrics O my soul lift your eyes The Son of God has been crucified O my soul lift your eyes to your salvation O my soul lift your head The weight of sin has been nailed to Him O my soul lift your head to your salvation Jesus has been
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