The Gifts of the Jews
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(Adar II in leap years), the day following the victory of the Jews over their enemies; as with all Jewish holidays, Purim begins at sundown on the ...
THE DANGER OF A COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
JOHN 3:22-30
INTRODUCTION
The story is told of a Christian who was reduced to such poverty that he had only one pair of shoes, with the soles worn through and his toes sticking out. Depressed and discouraged, he walked down the street mumbling to himself: I might as well be barefooted as to wear these miserable, uncomfortable shoes. As he felt himself becoming more and more bitter, he came upon a man sitting on the sidewalk and begging. The poor fellow had no legs. After a moment, the discouraged Christian realized that there was something worse than having old shoeshaving no feet upon which to wear shoes. Are you complaining? Think how much worse things could be.
BACKGROUND
Jesus and His disciples have left Jerusalem for the countryside of Judea. Jesus is spending time with the nucleus disciples. Actually, Jesus Himself did not baptize the people who were coming to Him (4:2). His disciples engaged in baptizing the people.
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THE DANGER OF A COMPETITIVE SPIRIT For the Jews to flock to John for baptism was indicative of their admission of need for repentance. Prior to John's ministry of baptism, the Jews had what is called proselyte baptism that was administered exclusively to Gentiles who wanted to embrace ... |
How to win in the race of your life
They immobilized the Jews, and thus they went into hiding. God told Saul to wait for the prophet Samuel to present a burnt offering, calling on God for help. But Saul grew impatient. So he did it himself. When Samuel showed up and found out what Saul ...
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