Today’s Chef Special: “SANCTIFICATION” 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7, “Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your…
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Today’s Chef Special: “STEWARDSHIP”
Today’s Chef Special: “STEWARDSHIP” Ephesians 1:10, “that in the DISPENSATION of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.” (NKJV). (Gk. oikonomia) Strong’s #3622 The word means ‘household management.’ In ancient times, the word was often used to describe the…
Today’s Chef Special: “CONSECRATE”
Today’s Chef Special: “CONSECRATE” Exodus 13:2, “Sanctify (CONSECRATE, set apart) to Me all the firstborn [males]; whatever is first to open the womb among the Israelites, both of man and of beast, is Mine.” (AMPC) (Heb. qadash) Strong’s #6942 This Hebrew verb means ‘to make holy’; ‘to declare distinct’; or ‘to set apart.’ The word…
Today’s Chef Special: “GUIDE”
Jeremiah 3:4, “Have you not just now cried to Me: My Father, You were the GUIDE and companion of my youth?” (AMPC) (Heb. ‘alluph) Strong’s #441 The Hebrew word translated as ‘guide’ here means ‘friend.’ Israel’s appeal based on God’s friendship with them will avail them nothing due to their hardness of heart (Jeremiah 3:3,…
Today’s Chef Special: “CUP”
Jeremiah 25:15, “For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to me: Take this CUP of the wine of wrath from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it.” (AMPC) (Heb. kos) Strong’s #3563 The Hebrew word translated ‘cup’ refers to a drinking goblet. In the Old…
Today’s Chef Special: “STUMBLE”
Hosea 4:5, “And you shall STUMBLE in the daytime, and the [false] prophet also shall STUMBLE with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother [the priestly nation].” (AMPC) (Heb. kashal) Strong’s #3782 Literally this verb means ‘to totter,’ ‘to trip and fall,’ or ‘to stumble.’ The prophets frequently used this word to…
Today’s Chef Special: “HEART”
Psalm 51:10, “Create in me a clean HEART, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.” (AMPC) (Heb. leb) Strong’s #3820 The Hebrew nouns ‘leb’ and ‘lebab’ are synonymous words, which speak of a person’s inner being and therefore are often translated ‘heart.’ To the Hebrews, the heart was the seat…
Today’s Chef Special: “BAPTIZE”
(Gk. baptizō) Strong’s #907 Luke 3:7, “So he said to the crowds who came out to be BAPTIZED by him, You offspring of vipers! Who secretly warned you to flee from the coming wrath?” (AMPC) This Greek word means ‘to dip’ or ‘to immerse.’ The people were coming to John and being immersed by him…
Today’s Chef Special: “FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT”
(Gk. plēthō pneumatos hagiou) Strong’s #4130, #4151, #40 Acts 4:8, “Then Peter, [because he was] FILLED WITH [AND CONTROLLED BY] THE HOLY SPIRIT, said to them, Rulers of the people and members of the council (the Sanhedrin),” (AMPC) The Greek word ‘plēthō’ is used for describing the filling of anything from a sponge to a…
Today’s Chef Special: “PROPITIATION”
(Gk. hilastērion) Strong’s #2435 Romans 3:25, “Whom God put forward [before the eyes of all] as a mercy seat and PROPITIATION by His blood [the cleansing and life-giving sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation, to be received] through faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over and ignored…
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