Today’s Chef Special: “BELIEVE” John 14:1, “Do not let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated). You BELIEVE in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; BELIEVE in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me.” (AMPC). (Gk. pisteuō) Strong’s #4100 The Greek word for ‘believe’ literally means ‘to place one’s trust in another’; it occurs over 90 times in the Gospel…
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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: “ANOINTING”
Today’s Chef Special: “ANOINTING” James 5:14, “Is anyone among you sick? He should call in the church elders (the spiritual guides). And they should pray over him, ANOINTING him with oil in the Lord’s name.” (NKJV). (Gk. aleiphō) Strong’s #218 The Greek word ‘aleiphō’ was commonly used in Greek literature to describe a medicinal anointing….
Today’s Chef Special: “SIMILITUDE OF GOD”
Today’s Chef Special: “SIMILITUDE OF GOD” James 3:9, “With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the SIMILITUDE OF GOD.” (NKJV). (Gk. homoiōsis theou) Strong’s #3669, #2316 The Greek expression means ‘God’s likeness.’ Although human beings have lost much of Godlikeness, there is still enough in…
Today’s Chef Special: “NEW AND LIVING WAY”
Today’s Chef Special: “NEW AND LIVING WAY” Hebrews 10:20, “By this fresh (NEW) AND LIVING WAY which He initiated and dedicated and opened for us through the separating curtain (veil of the Holy of Holies), that is, through His flesh,” (NKJV). (Gk. hodos prosphatos kai zōsa) Strong’s #3598, #4372, #2532, #2198 The Greek word for ‘new’ is ‘prosphatos’, meaning…
Today’s Chef Special: “INSPIRATION OF GOD”
Today’s Chef Special: “INSPIRATION OF GOD” 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is given by INSPIRATION OF GOD, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (NKJV). (Gk. theopneustos) Strong’s #2315 The Greek word means ‘God-breathed,’ from ‘theos’ (God) and ‘pneō’ (to breathe). Although it…
Today’s Chef Special: “IDLE BABBLINGS”
Today’s Chef Special: “IDLE BABBLINGS” 1 Timothy 6:20, “O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and IDLE BABBLINGS and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge” (NKJV). (Gk. kenophōnia) Strong’s #2757 This Greek word literally means ‘empty words.’ In Paul’s writings, the Greek word ‘kenos’ expresses the ultimate emptiness of all that is not…
Today’s Chef Special: “RIGHTLY DIVIDING”
Today’s Chef Special: “RIGHTLY DIVIDING” 2 Timothy 2:15, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, RIGHTLY DIVIDING the word of truth.” (NKJV). (Gk. orthotomeō) Strong’s #3718 This word, which occurs only here in the New Testament, means ‘to cut straight,’ as to cut a straight…
Today’s Chef Special: “THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN”
Today’s Chef Special: “THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN” Matthew 25:1, “Then THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.” (AMPC) (Gk. hē basileia tōn ouranōn) Strong’s #932; #3772 This phrase, used almost exclusively in Matthew’s Gospel (33 times), is a Jewish way of saying,…
Today’s Chef Special: “CAREFULLY”
Today’s Chef Special: “CAREFULLY” Nehemiah 3:20, “After him Baruch the son of Zabbai CAREFULLY repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.” (NKJV) (Heb. charah) Strong’s #2734 The Hebrew verb translated ‘carefully’ here usually means ‘to burn with anger’ (Genesis 39:19, “And when Joseph’s master heard the…
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