Browsing Archive: January, 2017
Posted by David Puffer on Sunday, January 29, 2017,
Therefore thus says the Lord
God: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a
precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily. Isaiah 28:16
A stone is laid in Zion. A Stone.
Scripture teaches us that Christ
is that Stone – but have you ever wondered why?
Where did this idea to refer to Jesus as a stone come from?
Well, a stone has some very distinct
characteristics that make it a completely appropriate symbol for Christ –...
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Posted by David Puffer on Sunday, January 15, 2017,
Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up
on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to
teach them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who
mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit
the earth. Blessed are those who hunger
and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be
shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart,
for...
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Posted by David Puffer on Tuesday, January 10, 2017,
"I see
Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A
Scepter shall rise out of Israel…..” Numbers 24:17
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the
thousands of Judah, Yet out of you
shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From
everlasting." Micah 5:2
The
Star of Bethlehem to this day remains something of a mystery.
For
the past three centuries, Rationalists have exhausted their i... Continue reading ...
Posted by David Puffer on Monday, January 9, 2017,
"Most assuredly, I say to you, he
who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and
shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”
John 5:24
There was a program on TV
hosted by John Edwards called “Crossing Over”.
It was a show where a
medium claimed to relay messages from the dead to the living.
I want to talk today about
what the Scriptures say about “crossing over”.
I think it is appropriate
because from the earlies...
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Posted by David Puffer on Monday, January 2, 2017,
Then God
said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the
day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and
years; Genesis
1:14
And He
changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He
gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding. Daniel 2:21
The history of the world
is a record of human events from Adam up to the present.
To the secular mind
history is only the story of a humanity s...
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