Good Friday- Easter isn’t about Candy‚ Ham‚ Bunnies‚ or even family get-togethers. The heart of Easter is Christ’s sacrifice. This event is the most important part of our religion as Christians. Jesus Christ coming to Earth‚ living the perfect life‚ and then sacrificing Himself on a cross for us- for our sins. Two questions that I pose to you tonight: #1 What does Jesus dying on a cross- Good Friday- mean for us? Forgiveness- Freedom from sin and what we rightfully deserve for our actions
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The Legend of Mount Kanlaon There once lived on the island of Negros a princess named Anina who lived a very sheltered life. One day‚ Anina overheard her father talking to the kingdom’s chief priestess. The priestess was frantic about a report that they could not find a single maiden who was unblemished. Later‚ Anina asked her father what it was all about‚ and the king finally broke down. There had long been a seven-headed dragon threatening the kingdom‚ and the monster could only be appeased
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In the book of Matthew there is the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant. Peter asks Jesus how many times he must forgive his brother‚ and Jesus responds with “I do not say to you seven times‚ but seventy- seven times.” He then tells the parable of the servant who owed a large debt. As he could not pay this debt‚ he began to beg the master not to sale him and his family. The master showed him mercy and forgave him of this debt. This same servant then had another man jailed for a debt. The servant failed
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Donald S. Whitney comments that Bible intake is the most important “spiritual discipline”. Nothing can replace it in the believer’s life. In simple terms a healthy leader cannot mature without a diet from the milk and meat of Scripture. It is obvious because the Bible tells us about God and the incarnation. The Bible reveals the Law of God to us and shows us our brokenness. In the Bible we learn about the death of Christ and how his death is a substitute for all who repent and believe in Jesus Christ
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Methodological differences between questionnaire & interviews are seen as having differing & possibility complementary strengths & weaknesses. While questionnaires are usually views as a more objective research tool that can produce generalizable results because of large sample sizes‚ results can be threatened by many factors including: faulty questionnaire design; sampling and non – responses errors; biased‚ questionnaire design & wording; respondent unreliability; ignorance‚ misunderstanding‚ or
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The Parable of the Sadhu is a good example of how ones individual ethics is not always aligned with good corporate values. Corporate ethics are principles and standards accepted by an organization to guide decision making. It involves the consideration of the interest of the stakeholders and uses core values to make decisions. Individual ethics is more of one’s inner voice of how people should to act‚ based on standards of behavior. Ethical people strive to make right decisions in all situations
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T.S. Eliot "The Fire Sermon" An analysis of the poem focusing on the elements of nature Joachim TRAUN 0004165 301/341 "It is just a piece of rhythmical grumbling" (T.S. Eliot on "The Waste Land") Table of contents page 1. Introduction 4 2. T.S. Eliot- a brief biography 4 3. The fire sermon 5 3.1 Structure 6 3.2 Intertextuality 6 3.3 Interpretation 8 3.3.1 Water 8 3.3.2 City 11 3.3.3 Fusion 13 4. Conclusion 14 Bibliography 1. Introduction There are not many poems
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1. To whom is the sermon addressed? The Congregation that he is preaching to. 2. According to Edwards‚ why is God wrathful? People are sinners‚ wicked‚ and his wrath is infinite and inevitable. 3. Reread the sixth paragraph. What people‚ according to Edwards‚ are not in the hands of this angry God? How is this state achieved? We are all sinners no matter what we believe or practice. It is God who keeps us from destruction and that has nothing to do with anything that we think prevents it. 4.
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Compare and contrast the British educational system with the educational system in Kurdistan Introduction: One of the most important points for the development of society is education. Nowadays many countries try to develop the Education by there own rules‚ but this development process is intended for the System. This system varies from one country to the other. This essay demonstrates the educational system in Kurdistan and the United Kingdom‚ also marking aspects of differences and similarities
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The Gospel of Matthew was written with the intention of bridging the gap between the prophecies of the Old Testament‚ and their fulfillment by Jesus in the New Testament. In order to make this connection‚ Matthew’s Gospel takes on a specific mode. It is mainly composed of stories that relate to the teaching aspect of Jesus’ life. Matthew uses his role as an instructor to portray Jesus as a “humble and compassionate Messiah.” Matthew’s perspective is also focused; the Romans are seemingly less culpable
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