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Jesus: The Believer’s Inheritance

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  It is fascinating to observe when people talk about inheritance, ones mind would immediately cater properties, wills, houses, jewelries, and other material things. All of which are centered on material temporal things.   In 1 Peter 1:4 , although The Apostle Peter used the term “inheritance” once in his letter, Apostle Paul on the other hand, mentioned this term in his letters several times. ( Eph_1:14 , Eph_1:18 , Eph_5:5 , Col_3:24 ,) But what is so significant about this particular emphasis of Peter? After all, he made a brief description of the inheritance (verse 4-5) a believer will obtain now that he is part of God’s family.   The term “inheritance” is not something new among Jewish ears. Going back to the OT, when God divided the promised land among the 12 tribes of Israel, every tribe received a portion of the land as their inheritance, except for the tribe of Levi…”the priestly tribe”. They were the only tribe that didn’t get one. God’s reason for doing so is interesting. Th
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Praise the Lord for Praying Believers!

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Tuesday, August 30, we asked Mr. and Mrs. Greening for prayer for our first worship service. We are indeed grateful to their response. Not only are they praying but have posted the prayer request on the website of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches so that others too, may include us in their prayers. We do thank and praise the Lord! The following entry was posted [on the GARBC Website ] on Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 at 11:26 am and is filed under GARBCnews, PrayerLink. Prayer Request: First Worship Service A prayer request from Sidney Capillas, pastor of Northside Harvest Baptist Church, church plant of Sunrise Baptist Church, Ron Shaw, pastor: “I would appreciate your prayers for the first worship service of the new church planting ministry that my wife, Anna, and I are starting in the North San Jose and Milpitas, California area, namely Northside Harvest Baptist Church. Please help us pray that the people whom we have invited will all come. Some have already indic
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Video of a Portion of the Commissioning Service

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We praise the Lord for our Christian family at Sunrise Valley Baptist Church (SVBC) who have sent us out with their blessing, prayer and support to plant a new church in obedience to our Lord. Here is a video of a portion of the Commissioning Service held August 28, 2011, which was followed by a luncheon especially prepared by SVBC. We truly praise the Lord for SVBC and for the leadership of Pastor Ron Shaw. You can find out more about SVBC by clicking here .
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Welcome to Northside Harvest!

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Welcome to our website! I bring you our warmest Christian greetings from our Northside Harvest family! We are so glad and thrilled that you took the time to view our website. We at Northside Harvest are committed to building a dedicated and loving community of believers in Jesus Christ in the North San Jose and Milpitas area. We are committed to the preaching and teaching of God’s Holy Word, the Bible, the final and sole authority of our faith and practice. If this is your first time to visit our website and have not heard anything about the Gospel, I encourage you to carefully read “The Good News.”  However, if you already have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and are currently looking for a home church, we encourage you to visit and pray about becoming a valuable part of Northside Harvest’s pioneering members. Just call or email us and we will be more than happy to talk or meet with you! Again, thank you for your time. I hope and pray that the Lord will grant us the privil
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