Bible Gems

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Forced Wealth Redistribution or Voluntary Poverty Relief?

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Have you discovered the joys of selfless giving? Christian liberality is a wonderful gift, straight from God! This article is a short study on 2 Corinthians 8. Did you know that liberality, or generosity, makes the Christian rich? Or that liberality is proof of Christian love?   Article outline God gave liberality to the church (a gift of grace) (2 Cor 8:1) Riches out of deep poverty and affliction (2 Cor 8:2-3) Why giving yourself to God makes all the difference...

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In the Midst of the Storm

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After the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus bids His disciples to get into their boat and sail across to Capernaum. While in the middle of the sea a tempest picks up. The waves and winds take control. After a perfect day on a hillside listening to the words of Jesus, the disciples aren’t prepared for the violent storm that has swept upon them. As they’re in the middle of the tempest trying to keep themselves from sinking, they see someone… “And when the disciples sa...

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He Careth For You

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"Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?" ~ Job‬ ‭38:22‬  This year, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing snow fall for the first time in my life. I’ve always lived in places in Australia quite far away from snow, but after moving this year to a place where it does snow sometimes, it has seemed like such a novelty to me to watch it fall. After a snowfall, I’ve spent quite a bit of time in wonder trying to see individual snowflakes. Those I&rsquo...

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Whose Child are You?

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~ John 8:31, 32 ~ Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. " And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that i...

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I Will Change Your Name

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Have you come across this verse before? “To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” (Rev 3:17) Let me start with a short story before I share how I came across it again recently. Quite a few Sundays ago I was driving back home in the dark and rain from visiting with my grandma. I was looking forward to completing the bit more than an ho...

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A Lesson I Learned on Forgiveness

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How often we find ourselves in a position; in need of forgiveness.  For the heading of this week's Gem, I would like to relate an event that I experienced that was pivotal in my understanding of God's forgiveness; at a point that it changed my life.  The story begins at a time after which a relative had died. He left behind a middle-age car; which no one seemed to want, so my mum made some enquiries on behalf of my brother; who dearly wanted the car for himself. ...

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Being Prepared for Your Husband

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"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it…” ~ Ephesians 5:25 There is a man who is ready and waiting to be married back in the traditional Jewish time. His father sees this, and he begins to look for his son’s future wife. He looks, and looks, and comes upon a young woman who he believes is suited. So, he brings the two together. It’s important to note that it’s not just the father and son who have to agre...

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