Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

From everlasting to everlasting

Psalm 90:2 (NIV)  Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

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A time is coming when:

 16  Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. 17  For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away … Continue reading

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Our Faith and Our Hope

1 Peter 1:21 (NIV)  Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

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What is your reason?

1 Peter 3:15 (NIV)  But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.

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Stargazing, horoscopes, etc.–can’t help you prepare for what’s coming.

Isaiah 47:13 (NIV) All the counsel you have received has only worn you out! Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month, let them save you from what is coming upon you. “I’ve read the last page of the Bible. It’s all going to turn … Continue reading

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Temporary Riches

Proverbs 27:24 (NIV) For riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. Matthew 6:19 (NIV) Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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Blessed are those who believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

John 20:24-29 (NIV) 24  Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25  So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger … Continue reading

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Jesus’ Resurrection Guaranties Our Own

Isaiah 26:19 (NIV)   But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy. Your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.

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Where our Easter Hope Comes from.

Revelation 1:5-6 (NIV)  [Our hope and faith is] 5  from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6  and has made … Continue reading

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Easter is About the Resurrection

John 11:25 (NIV)  Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.”

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