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Christ Pantocrator   mosaic  in  Byzantine style , from  Cefalù Cathedral  in  Sicily ,  Italy ,  c.  1130 Wiki Commons Images The Holy Name of Jesus 1 January 2020 Discipleship? Now what? This year for the Bible in Time blog will be a year-long reflection on “What it means to be a servant of Jesus Christ and a disciple in the modern world?” Ephesians 2:8-10 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God. It’s not the result of anything you’ve done, so no one can brag about it. God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do. [1] So you have been saved, now what? As a reflection, this blog this year will be more like a scrapbook of thoughts about individual and corporate spiritual practice, expectations, where the Church is at today (IMHO)...

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/536209899354854173/?lp=true Read the Bible in a Year | My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Come join us at any time!  The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 (Enriching Worship 1) Editor’s Note: The Revelation of John is a controversial book of the Bible. Some feel that it an old revelation fulfilled by the fall of the Roman Empire. Others feel that it is a prophecy for today. Others feel it is the primary book of the Bible. Others wonder even if it should have been placed in the Bible. It has vivid images of the heavenly Kingdom and some of the most cherished liturgical verses. It also shows a violent war between heaven and earth and the last days. Some feel that it does not depict a God of mercy or forgiveness. Some can’t wait for this to happen. I believe that God/Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead. With that, I will point you to resources of what others think. I will not even ...

Apostle Jude  by  Anthony van Dyck Read the Bible in a Year | My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Come join us at any time!  Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up, and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also. Isaiah 45:8, NRSV (Enriching Our Worship 1) Today’s Reading - 12/23/2019     Day 357 Jude 1 – 25 Reflection | Today - Outline | Vs 1-4 Letter Opening Vs 5 - 23 3 biblical precedents The dispute about the body of Moses 3 biblical precedents Prophecy of Enoch Predictions of the apostles Appeal Vs 24 - 25 Closing (NOAB5 - Outline of Jude, p. 2199) Background |   Background by Mark Powell - Introducing the New Testament +++ The Next Days of Readings | 12/24/2019     Day 358 Revelation 1:1 – 2:29 12/25/2019     Day 359 Revelation 3:1 – 5:14 12/26/2019     Day 360...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John Wikipedia Read the Bible in a Year | My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Come join us at any time!  Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up, and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also. Isaiah 45:8, NRSV (Enriching Our Worship 1) Today’s Reading - 12/19/2019     Day 353 1 John 1:1 – 3:24 12/20/2019     Day 354 1 John 4:1 – 5:21 12/21/2019     Day 355 2 John 1 – 13 12/22/2019     Day 356 3 John 1 – 15 Reflection | Today - 1 John Chapter 1 - This intro is similar to the opening of the Gospel of John. What we have seen and heard from the beginning we tell you. God is light… there is no darkness. God forgives. 1 John Chapter 2 - Don’t sin. I abide with Jesus as you should. I write to you which has been told from the beginning. Vs 12 - Song of Victory over evil. Lo...