How Followers Of Christ Are Made

by Linda Claassen Mitchell April 6, 2015 I left off on Saturday with: Matthew 28:18-20 (IEB) After Jesus rose from death he met with the 11 followers in Galilee and said "All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore, after you've gone out, make followers for me from every ethnic group. Immerse them by the authority of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything I commanded you. Remember, I will always be with you -- even until the end of time." I'm looking at the scriptures that tell…

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To Each One He Has Given Eternal Life

by Linda Claassen Mitchell April 3, 2015 Today I am continuing to follow the Footnotes for the story of Joseph being told by the angel to take Mary and the infant Jesus to Egypt. I left off yesterday in the Footnotes for; Isaiah 49:3 (IEB): "The Always-Present One told me: 'Oh Israel, you are My Servant.(b) I will show My glory through you'!"(c) Following the footnotes for Isaiah 49:3: (b) continued: And, Christ is the Head of the body, the ekklesia, Ephesians 1:22-23 (IEB): "God put everything under Christ's feet. God appointed him to be the Head over…

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Faith In Jesus As Messiah

by Linda Claassen Mitchell Faith in Jesus as the Messiah is secure and reasonable - Day 1 Today I am looking at Hebrews 1:1-5 using the IEB Study Bible, following the footnotes as I go. The Introduction indicates this letter was written to the Jewish believers to reassure them that their faith in Jesus as Messiah was secure and reasonable. Hebrews 1:1-2 (IEB): "Long ago, God used the prophets to speak to our ancestors many times and in many ways. But during these last times, God used His Son to speak to us. God appointed him to inherit…

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