Teaching by Tag: Eternal Perspective
The Word for the World, Part 3
The Scriptures understand the human heart well beyond human knowledge. The Bible is wisdom floating on a sea of knowledge, and it was written to make us wise unto salvation.
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In the Beginning, Part 57: Jacob’s Spiritual Sight
In spite of the fact that we have fallen and failed time after time, God has been our shepherd and has gone before us. Our view of eternity guides our life of uncertainty.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 56: Escaping Egypt
No matter what is going on in your life, you are still in “Egypt,” the land of your affliction. But if you have put your trust in Christ, you can know that you will someday escape Egypt to dwell in an eternal, heavenly city.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 55: Down Into Egypt
If you want to gain an eternal perspective, you must see yourself as a pilgrim, understand that life is a vapor, hold no confidence in human promises, realize that your life is in transition, and take inventory of your life.
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The Principle of Sowing and Reaping
We are all sowing seed. It is not a matter of whether or not you sow. It is matter of exactly what you are sowing.
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Be Very Strong
If you want to be “very strong,” obey God, don’t copy the world around you, cling to God, love God, guard your relationships, live for eternity and learn to trust God.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 41: Wrestling with God
Coming to the end of ourselves happens when eternal matters outweigh temporal matters. Our souls are not designed to find satisfaction in this world.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 37: Jealousy, Envy, and Eternity
Filling a temporal void will never satisfy our eternal longings. When you drain life from another, you drain life from yourself. We must replace the temporal with the eternal.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 26: The Promised Son Is Born
Our view of eternity directs our life of uncertainty. If we keep an eternal perspective, we can join Abraham in “looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.”
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Steadfast: How the Resurrection Changes Everything
The resurrection of Jesus Christ matters for every single moment of our lives. It gives us hope and a purpose.
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Psalms: Getting to Know the Ways of God, Part 4 (Psalm 23)
Experience does not define what is true, but what is true defines experience.
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Proverbs: A Life of Wisdom, Part 7
Lord, let me view my life through the lens of Your Word, so that, whether I have a lot or a little, it would be clear that Jesus is the Hero of my story.
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Numbering Our Days
Time is a record of history. We can’t slow time, control it, or stop it, but we can apply time, “that we may gain a heart of wisdom” and glorify God.
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The Hard Truth, Part 1
Tourists go with the current of this world. Pilgrims go against it.
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James: Living Out Our Faith, Part 19
If life is a vapor, then so is suffering.
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