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Pentecost: The Coming of the Holy Spirit
God gave the Jews 7 feasts to celebrate back when He spoke to Moses from Mt. Sinai! Jesus fulfilled the purpose of the feasts. There are 4 spring feasts that occur within a 7-week period. They are Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Weeks. Passover – Jesus died during this feast, as the sacred lamb those blood delivers believers from the angel of death. Unleavened bread – the escape from Egypt. This corresponds to the two days that Jesus lay in the tomb, finishing His great work of salvation. Firstfruits – the offering of the first wheat harvest. Jesus rose on the first day of the Feast of Firstfruits. The Bible…
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Stand
Sure, sometimes the Christian life is all about perseverance! Sometimes the best we can do is to put one foot in front of another. Sometimes God calls us to the dark night of the soul. But these very things are the strengthening exercises we need to become the soldiers we are meant to be. No matter how dark our walk seems, if we never lose sight of our Savior then our ultimate destination is with Him — if we stand.
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Transitions
God often tells His people to leave the place they are living. Now, I hope to live in Wrightwood the rest of my life. But the command is not only to leave physical places – it is to leave old ways. Remember two things: 1) that we are pilgrims in this land, and 2) God never leaves us. Command to Physically Leave (Gen 12:1) The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. (Gen. 31:13) [God said to Jacob] “I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow…