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Farewell Discourse of Jesus – IV (Overcoming the World)
1. Overview This is part 4 in the series on the ‘Farewell discourse of Jesus’ (this study series covers from John chapters 13 to 17). Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 covered John 13, John 14 and John 15 respectively. This article (part 4) covers John 16. John 16
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Difficulties for the Greater Good
1. For or Against? Difficulties are inevitable in life (in this fallen world). They bring out the best or the worst in us. Difficulties force us to be aligned with the purposes of the Kingdom of God (to be in the house of God, salvation), Or to turn counter purposes
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Being Missional – It’s an Alignment Issue
1. Happily Ever After – That Wasn’t to Be In Genesis 1-2, we see humanity as the apex and glory of God’s creation – made in the image of God, tasked with stewardship/care of the world, and to ‘Be fruitful and multiply’ (Genesis 1:26-28). The man sings to the woman
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United in a (Life And) Death Like His
1. Dangerously Empowering Jesus stood toe-to-toe with the bullies and exposed the hypocrisy of the religious leaders who had the political influence to torture and kill. On the other hand, he was empowering/liberating the common people (and the victims of the bullies – which threatened the religious careers of the