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Abrahamic Covenant G'day and welcome to Partakers! We are now on day 5 of our series "Glimpses", looking at the story of the Bible in 30 days, from the time of creation through to the time of the fullness of redemption! Lets read together: Genesis 12v1-9 The Lord had said to Abram, "Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father's family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you." So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth-his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran-and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him. After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord. Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev. A Theocratic Covenant Whilst the Edenic, Adamic and Noahic Covenants were universal covenants, this fourth Covenant is the first covenant which is theocratic, or relating to the rule of God. It is dependent on God alone! A God, who through grace in the "I will..." statements promises to bestow blessings! This covenant with Abraham, or the Abrahamic Covenant, is also the basis for all theocratic covenants to come and provides blessings on three levels: Personal level to Abraham: "I will make your name great; and you will be a blessing" (Genesis 12v2) National level: "I will make you into a great nation" (Genesis 12v2) Universal level: "all peoples on the earth will be blessed through you." (Genesis 12v3) Initially here in Genesis 12, this covenant can be seen in broad outline, but God later confirms it to Abraham in greater detail as we shall see. The Abrahamic covenant is a link to all of God's activities and programs until the end of time. Personal Aspects The personal aspects of the Covenant, particular to Abraham are: Abraham will be a father of a great nation (Genesis 12v1) Abraham will receive personal blessing (Genesis 12v2) Abraham will receive personal honour and reputation (Genesis 12v2) He, Abraham, will be a source of blessing to others. (Genesis 12v3) Universal Aspects The aspects of the Abrahamic Covenant, pertinent universally are: God will bless those who bless Abraham and the nation of Israel which comes from him (Genesis 12v3) curses on those who curse Abraham and Israel (Genesis 12v3) blessings on all the earth through Abraham (Genesis 12v1-3) This was the first time God made this promise to Abraham, but not the only time as Abraham received it another 5 times as God gives great detail to it (Genesis 13:14-18, Genesis 15:4-5, 13-18, Genesis 17:1-8, Genesis 18:17-19 and Genesis 22:15-18. All Change! Abram, as Abraham was originally known, was weaned away from his native land by God, into a journey of the unknown! It was in this way that Abraham would develop his faith in God and use it like a muscle. In fact, when God reiterated the covenant in Genesis 17 to Abram, God changed his name from Abram meaning "glorious father", to Abraham, which means "father of many nations!" (Genesis 17v5) Reminded and renewed! So important was this covenant that God renewed it with: Isaac, the "only begotten son" of Abraham twice: Genesis 26:4 and Genesis 26:23-24 Jacob twice as well Genesis 28:14-15 and Genesis 35:9-12 This covenant gives yet further glimpses of God's essential character of grace and mercy, as well as hinting at somebody who is to come as a messiah or saviour! Can you tell how and where these glimpses are? Tomorrow our story continues! Do you know where to next? Right mouse click or tap here to download as a MP3 audio file

Adamic Covenant G'day and welcome to Partakers! We are now on day 3 of our series "Glimpses", looking at the story of the Bible in 30 days, from the time of creation through to the time of the fullness of redemption! Reading from Genesis 3v14-21 Then the Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live. And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel." Then he said to the woman, "I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you." And to the man he said, "Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it. It will grow thorns and thistles for you, though you will eat of its grains. By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return." Then the man-Adam-named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live. And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. Disaster and Curse! After the blessing of the Edenic Covenant between God and humanity, disaster and curse strike! God walked with Adam and Eve and enjoyed fellowship together. However as we read in Genesis 3v1-13, humanity broke their part of the covenant made with God! What was once idyllic is now chaos! They failed to trust God at His word and actively disobeyed Him. Under the terms of the Edenic Covenant, they had to be punished. Where they once trusted God implicitly and explicitly, now was guilt to be found and this is evidenced in that they endeavoured to hide from God. Irenaeus, writes: When Adam fell, he lost the likeness, but the image remained fully intact. Humanity as humanity was still complete, but the good and holy being was spoiled. Augustine, another of the early Church Fathers developed this further: Human nature was certainly originally created blameless and without any fault; but the human nature by which each one of us is now born of Adam requires a physician, because it is not healthy. All the good things, which it has by its conception, life, senses, and mind, it has from God... But the weakness which darkens and disables these good natural qualities, as a result of which that nature needs enlightenment and healing, did not come from the blameless maker but from original sin, which was committed by free will. For this reason our guilty nature is liable to a just penalty. Adamic Covenant This second covenant between God and humanity, is also titled the covenant with all of mankind, as it lays down the terms and conditions which hold until sin's curse is lifted (Isaiah 11v6-10; Romans 8v18-23). As elucidated by Irenaeus and Augustine, because of Adam's sin, we are all born under the curse of sin. The terms and conditions of this covenant include: The snake, or Satan, although enjoying limited & temporal success (Genesis 3v15), will ultimately be judged (Genesis 3v15). The first hint or notion of a saviour or messiah is given in Genesis 3v15 Childbirth now involves pain and the woman is made subject to her husband (Genesis 3v16) The ground is cursed and weeds will grow amongst the food (Genesis 3vv17 - 19) Physical changes occur and now people sweat when they work (Genesis 3v19) Because of their sin and disobedience, people die spiritually and inevitably physically. (Genesis 3v19). So the Edenic Covenant was broken by humanity, and God puts in place a new covenant! But this Adamic covenant, with the hint of a promise attached that one day true fellowship between God and humanity will be restored in full and out of death, new life will come. So the story continues! Tomorrow we look at another step in the story. Right mouse click or tap here to download as a MP3 audio file

Faith gives us access to receive God's promises in Christ

In this powerful Morning Prayer session titled "Partakers of Christ's Sufferings," Pastor Sean Pinder teaches from Matthew 5:10-12, Acts 5:40-42, and 1 Peter 4:12-19 to encourage those enduring trials and persecution for their faith. Suffering for righteousness is not a sign of abandonment, but a mark of honor for those who truly belong to Christ.Through Scripture, Pastor Sean reminds us that joy and glory are found even in hardship when we are suffering for His name's sake. The early Church rejoiced in their suffering, and we too are called to stand firm, knowing that God's Spirit rests upon us in those moments.Join us for this faith-strengthening time of prayer and reflection, and be reminded that your trials are not in vain. You are sharing in something deeply sacred—fellowship with Christ through His sufferings, which leads to eternal reward.

  In this episode, Pastor Cindy talks about what it means to be partakers in the divine nature of God. As children of the King, we are not just invited to share his divine nature, we are commanded to walk in it. It is our mandate. We are called to Worship God and bring His heavenly kingdom to earth. As we walk with Him, we will also be walking with other brothers and sisters who share the mandate. It's a beautiful assignment.   Scripture reference: Matthew 24:3-14, Luke 8:1-2, Matthew 6:9-10, 2 Peter 1:1-10, Jude 1:24-25, 2 Cor 1:20-22, 2 Cor 3:4-6; 12-18.   Order your copy of Cindy's new book, NEW MOVES OF GOD Check out Cindy's TV show, CINDY STEWART LIVE. You can register for the 6-week, self paced e-course at COMPELLED TO CHANGE.  Please email Cindy with any questions or comments to cindy@cindy-stewart.com. She'd love to hear from you.  Pastor Cindy's Website  Pastor Cindy's Facebook  Pastor Cindy's Instagram Gathering Website  Gathering Facebook   Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS: THE KINGDOM BRINGER PODCAST with Darin Eubanks Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard KINGDOM MASTER MIND PODCAST with Ann McDonald   Podcast music from HOOKSOUNDS.COM    

Thursday with Tabitha Introduction by Tabitha Smith   I met Jesus when I was 11-years-old. God had blessed me with a believing family and I sung in church choirs from the time I could read. But I didn't have a personal relationship with Jesus until a certain day in 1990. I'd gone to a violin exam, which was being held in a local church. Waiting nervously for my turn to perform for the examiners, I picked up some leaflets that were sitting on a table in the church foyer. I read one of these leaflets on my own later that day. The message of Jesus dying and rising again for the sins of all people was not brand new to me, as I'd heard it many times before, but at that moment, it was like I heard it and understood it for the first time. I cried my 11-year-old eyes out and then asked my mum if I could get my own Bible. Of course, she agreed! I've always identified very strongly with the words in Amazing Grace, “I once was lost but now I'm found, was blind but now I see”, because that's exactly what it felt like. I made the decision to follow Jesus from that day onwards. Over the last couple of decades God has been teaching me from the Bible with the help of the Holy Spirit and many great human teachers. It's gradually become clear to me that my primary spiritual gift is teaching. I feel very privileged to be able to share in the ministry of Partakers. Over the next few months I'm going to be taking a tour through the books of the minor prophets. I reckon that if you lined up the Bibles of a sample of believers (myself included!) and looked at the pages that looked least worn and thumbed you would find that the minor prophets account for a substantial proportion of the most pristine pages! Even those prophets that we feel more familiar with, like Jonah, have often only featured in our Christian lives in the form of Sunday school stories. Well, it's time to do something about that! The books of the minor prophets are full of incredible truths which will help us to understand the character and heart of God. If you've ever felt intimidated or confused by these particular books in the Bible then I hope you will join me as I give an overview of each book and I really hope you'll be inspired to have a closer look at each one for yourself. The minor prophets are no less important than the major prophets (such as Isaiah and Jeremiah) but their prophetic books are shorter in length and therefore referred to as 'minor'. The books of the minor prophets were written over a long time span, ranging from the eighth century BC to the fourth or fifth century BC. We're going to look at them in roughly chronological order, which is a little different to the order they appear in the Bible. The dating of certain books, such as Obadiah and Joel, is uncertain and scholars disagree about when these books were written. So please forgive me if the order in which I tackle the books is not the precise order that you expect! It's first helpful to consider what the role of a prophet is. When we think of the word 'prophecy' we often think about predictions relating to the future. Now, the prophets did sometimes speak about things that had not yet happened, but much more often they spoke about present events and announced God's thoughts and messages to the peoples of Israel and Judah. Prophets were not generally regular teachers of God's word (that was the task of the priests). Instead prophets were raised up at particular times and for particular situations, to speak God's words to the people. They were able to see things and understand things that other people could not. As we look at the 12 books of the minor prophets we will see some common themes emerging. The prophets repeatedly spoke of the fact that God had chosen Israel for a covenant relationship; they declared the sad truth that the majority of Israel had sinned against God and turned away from him; they warned about coming judgement; and they declared the promise of renewal and restoration that would follow judgement, both in the immediate future and at the end of history. As we study each book we need to first look at what book meant to the people who first heard the message. When we have understood this we can then consider how each book speaks to us today. Our first study will begin next Thursday in the book of Jonah. I hope you'll join me then! Tabitha Tap or click here to download this episode as an audio mp3 file

Pastor Al Dagfel believes that many of us would appreciate receiving a letter from the Apostle Paul, so today's episode gets us started on reading such a letter, as if it were written to us!   

Preparatory Lord's Day 30

In this powerful session, Rick and Doc examine Paul's reflections on mission delays, his longing for fellowship, and his commitment to supporting the saints in Jerusalem. They highlight Paul's perseverance despite hindrances—whether from Satan, divine timing, or life itself—and his desire for rest and support from the Roman believers on his journey to Spain. The discussion emphasizes the tension between calling and community, the responsibility to support gospel work financially, and the blessings of spiritual reciprocity. The hosts draw modern parallels, reminding viewers that the path of ministry may involve detours, but obedience and persistence glorify God.Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 5/14/25You can partner with us by visiting FaithandValues.com, calling 1-800-576-2116, or by mail at PO Box 399 Vero Beach, FL 32961.Get high-quality emergency preparedness food today from American Reserves!AmericanReserves.comIt's the Final Day! The day Jesus Christ bursts into our dimension of time, space, and matter. Now available in eBook and audio formats! Order Final Day from Amazon today!Amazon.com/Final-DayApple users, you can download the audio version on Apple Books!books.apple.com/final-dayPurchase the 4-part DVD set or start streaming Sacrificing Liberty today.Sacrificingliberty.comThe Fauci Elf is a hilarious gift guaranteed to make your friends laugh! Order yours today!Trunews/faucielf

2 Peter 1:1-4, Evening Service The post “Partakers of the Divine Nature” appeared first on Covenant PCA.

Partakers of Grace, Partakers of Glory - 1 Corinthians 15: 50-58 - Athanasios Bardis

Minor Prophets with Tabitha Introduction   I met Jesus when I was 11-years-old. God had blessed me with a believing family and I sung in church choirs from the time I could read. But I didn't have a personal relationship with Jesus until a certain day in 1990. I'd gone to a violin exam, which was being held in a local church. Waiting nervously for my turn to perform for the examiners, I picked up some leaflets that were sitting on a table in the church foyer. I read one of these leaflets on my own later that day. The message of Jesus dying and rising again for the sins of all people was not brand new to me, as I'd heard it many times before, but at that moment, it was like I heard it and understood it for the first time. I cried my 11-year-old eyes out and then asked my mum if I could get my own Bible. Of course, she agreed! I've always identified very strongly with the words in Amazing Grace, “I once was lost but now I'm found, was blind but now I see”, because that's exactly what it felt like. I made the decision to follow Jesus from that day onwards. Over the last couple of decades God has been teaching me from the Bible with the help of the Holy Spirit and many great human teachers. It's gradually become clear to me that my primary spiritual gift is teaching. I feel very privileged to be able to share in the ministry of Partakers. Over the next few months I'm going to be taking a tour through the books of the minor prophets. I reckon that if you lined up the Bibles of a sample of believers (myself included!) and looked at the pages that looked least worn and thumbed you would find that the minor prophets account for a substantial proportion of the most pristine pages! Even those prophets that we feel more familiar with, like Jonah, have often only featured in our Christian lives in the form of Sunday school stories. Well, it's time to do something about that! The books of the minor prophets are full of incredible truths which will help us to understand the character and heart of God. If you've ever felt intimidated or confused by these particular books in the Bible then I hope you will join me as I give an overview of each book and I really hope you'll be inspired to have a closer look at each one for yourself. The minor prophets are no less important than the major prophets (such as Isaiah and Jeremiah) but their prophetic books are shorter in length and therefore referred to as 'minor'. The books of the minor prophets were written over a long time span, ranging from the eighth century BC to the fourth or fifth century BC. We're going to look at them in roughly chronological order, which is a little different to the order they appear in the Bible. The dating of certain books, such as Obadiah and Joel, is uncertain and scholars disagree about when these books were written. So please forgive me if the order in which I tackle the books is not the precise order that you expect! It's first helpful to consider what the role of a prophet is. When we think of the word 'prophecy' we often think about predictions relating to the future. Now, the prophets did sometimes speak about things that had not yet happened, but much more often they spoke about present events and announced God's thoughts and messages to the peoples of Israel and Judah. Prophets were not generally regular teachers of God's word (that was the task of the priests). Instead prophets were raised up at particular times and for particular situations, to speak God's words to the people. They were able to see things and understand things that other people could not. As we look at the 12 books of the minor prophets we will see some common themes emerging. The prophets repeatedly spoke of the fact that God had chosen Israel for a covenant relationship; they declared the sad truth that the majority of Israel had sinned against God and turned away from him; they warned about coming judgement; and they declared the promise of renewal and restoration that would follow judgement, both in the immediate future and at the end of history. As we study each book we need to first look at what book meant to the people who first heard the message. When we have understood this we can then consider how each book speaks to us today. Our first study will begin next Thursday in the book of Jonah. I hope you'll join me then! Tabitha Tap or click here to download this episode as an audio mp3 file

Bible Reading - 3 John   Today on Partakers we are listening to a reading of 3 John! Come and listen! Click or tap here to download this as a mp3  

Bible Reading - 2 John   Today on Partakers we are listening to a reading of 2 John! Come and listen! Click or tap here to download this as a mp3  

Bible Reading - 1 John   Today on Partakers we are listening to a reading of 1 John! Come and listen! Click or tap here to download this as a mp3  

Partakers of the Heavenly Calling (Ephesians 4 v1) by David Antwi

When you become a recipient of God's Grace, you are more than a Child of God, but also a recipient of every blessing God has for Israel. Every blessing, including the blessing in Jeremiah 18:6 Oh house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold as the clay is in the potter's hand so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.Listen to this episode for more clarity.Email me at gracerorallm@gmail.comwebpage www.gracerecipient.org

BREAKING THE CURSE OF BARENESS SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON #1

A new MP3 sermon from Mount Zion Bible Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Partakers of Christ, If Part 2 Subtitle: Exposition of Hebrews Speaker: Pastor Jeff Pollard Broadcaster: Mount Zion Bible Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/26/2025 Bible: Hebrews 3:13-19 Length: 62 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Mount Zion Bible Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Partakers of Christ, If Subtitle: Exposition of Hebrews Speaker: Pastor Jeff Pollard Broadcaster: Mount Zion Bible Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/19/2025 Bible: Hebrews 3:12-19 Length: 67 min.

As believers, we are called to more than the life we can see. We are called to a radical life. In this episode, Pastor Gabbert starts a series in Philippians focusing on the radical way Paul put Christ on display in his own life. Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

1/1/25. Five Minutes in the Word scriptures for today: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17. Resources: enduringword.com; biblehub.com; logos.com; and Life Application Study Bible. Listen daily at 10:00 am CST on https://kingdompraiseradio.com. November 2021 Podchaser list of "60 Best Podcasts to Discover!" LISTEN, LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE! #MinutesWord; @MinutesWord; #dailybiblestudy #dailydevotional #christianpodcaster #prayforpeace https://m.youtube.com/@hhwscott

Continuing on from verse 3 where the savior has called us to His own glory and virtue, Dr. Mitchell teaches 2Peter 1 verse 4 in depth. In this verse Peter writes about great and precious promises and becoming partaker of the divine nature. Dr. Mitchell points out that God has called us to glory and virtue and not to failure. Dr. Mitchell examines the meaning of the the words 'the divine nature' which comes by way of these great promises. Having trusted in the savior, one becomes partaker of the divine nature which delivers one from the corruption that is in the world. Dr. Mitchell then points out 3 things in these verses that are divine and 3 things which have to do with the believer. Let's turn in our Bibles to 2nd Peter chapter 1 verse 4 with Dr. Mitchell, here on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Weekly sermons from City Lights Church based in Greeley Colorado. Featuring head Pastor Kurt Chamberlain and other guest speakers.

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Fr. Mike reflects on the powerful reality that the sacrament of Baptism makes us partakers of God's Divine nature, fundamentally changing us into beloved sons and daughters of God the Father. He also highlights how the second coming of Christ will come like a thief in the night, how Christians grieve with hope, and how we have to test the prophecies we hear from seers. Today's readings are 2 Peter 1-3, 1 Thessalonians 4-5, and Proverbs 30:17-19. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

A new MP3 sermon from Classic Audiobooks is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 15 - An Exhortation to Such as Are Not Yet Partakers of Him Subtitle: The Glory of Christ Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: Classic Audiobooks Event: Audiobook Date: 11/21/2024 Length: 40 min.

November 3, 2024 Partakers Of The Divine Nature - Steve Williams by Sermon From Walesbaptisttn.org

Today, by faith, reach out and take all that Christ has purchased for you. Broadcast #6523To help support this podcast, please visit walkwiththeking.org/donate and select "Podcast" from the dropdown menu.A transcript of this broadcast is available on our website here. To hear more from Bob Cook, you can find Walk With The King on Facebook or Instagram.

Romans 7:14-25

Join me as I talk about Partnering with the Lord in our everyday lives. We discuss Listening and learning from each and every experience to help us grow and share his light. Whether in Birth, Mothering, Homeschooling, or any part of our amazing walk!2nd Peter 2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.Hebrews 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.Support this podcast:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healingtraumamamas/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healingtraumamamas/support

Pastor Jim Steckler | BFBC: Minot | Sunday 10.13.24

The goal of God's salvation plan for you wasn't completed the moment you trusted in Jesus as your Savior; that was just the beginning. God wants to reform you into the character, values, attitudes and actions of Jesus Himself. This is the message of 2 Peter.

Join us as we explore the concept of being 'born again' through the word of God. We'll discuss how it's different from natural birth and why it's essential for receiving eternal life with Jesus. Using scriptures like Romans 8:14-17 and Ephesians 2:4, we'll explain how spiritual birth makes you a child of God, the significance of being led by the Holy Spirit, and what it means to be made alive from the dead through Christ. We'll finish with advice on accepting Jesus into your life for salvation. Share this inspirational message and walk together in faith. 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:08 Saved by the Blood: A Hymn Reflection 00:47 The Necessity of Being Born Again 01:14 Understanding the New Birth 01:50 Led by the Spirit of God 02:45 Spiritual Adoption and Assurance 04:14 The Miracle of the New Birth 05:44 Alive in Christ: A New Life 07:17 Partakers of the Divine Nature 09:47 Invitation to Salvation 10:34 Closing Prayer and Call to Action

Send us a textToday, we study only 4 verses, but there are so many wonderful things to go over within them. We looked at how Paul prayed for the Colossian believers to be filled with knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual understanding. That they might walk worthy of the Lord, be fruitful in all of their works, and increase in their knowledge of God. That they might be strengthened with might, by His glorious power, with all patience, longsuffering, and joyfulness. Paul gave thanks to the Father because he has made us all to be partakers of the inheritance with the saints in the Light.In our Q&A segment, we were asked: Could you please explain Rom. 12:18, and the part about living peaceably with all men? When people try to take advantage of me, should I surrender to them… and what constitutes peace?This episode has something for everyone, so come on and listen in today! 

“Partakers of the divine nature.” — 2 Peter 1:4 To be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. The essence of Deity is not to be participated in by the creature. Between the creature and the Creator there must ever be a gulf fixed in respect […]

Join us as Pastor Duane continues his series on the Book of Ephesians.

What makes our union with Christ so utterly important? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 3:7–19 to show just how dependent on him we really are.

Fr. Mike reflects on the powerful reality that the sacrament of Baptism makes us partakers of God's Divine nature, fundamentally changing us into beloved sons and daughters of God the Father. He also highlights how the second coming of Christ will come like a thief in the night, how Christians grieve with hope, and how we have to test the prophecies we hear from seers. Today's readings are 2 Peter 1-3, 1 Thessalonians 4-5, and Proverbs 30:17-19. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.