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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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Zephaniah - "Seek the Lord, all ye humble of the earth"

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  God always accomplishes His purpose at the right time. During one of the crucial periods in the history of the nation of Judah, the Lord sent His prophet Zephaniah. The result was one of the greatest revivals in Biblical history. Zephaniah, whose name means “the Lord hides,” ministered to a spiritually needy people. Under the rule of ungodly and wicked kings, the nation of Judah was in desperate need of a godly leader who will bring them back to Yahweh. Zephaniah was the prophet whom God used to stir the heart of King Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:3-8-35:19). In addition to a prophetic message of judgment on Judah and its neighboring nations, Zephaniah urged the people to call on the Lord. In his call for them to humble themselves before Yahweh (Zephaniah 2:3), King Josiah responded. For this reason, the Lord brought blessing and revival to him and to his kingdom (2 Chronicles 34:26-28). Humility is necessary if one is to come to the Lord. The Lord lifts up the humble (James 4:10) and give
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NHBC’s 1st Anniversary - Reaching “the World” in Our Community

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Praise the LORD for His goodness as Northside Harvest celebrated her 1 st anniversary September 30, 2012 at the Milpitas Community Center! Visitors and friends came to celebrate with us, Ron Shaw and our brethren from Sunrise Valley Baptist Church , our sending church. Below are some of the pictures taken during the anniversary celebration (Thanks to Brother Sonny and family). More are posted in our facebook page. Please continue to pray for us at Northside Harvest as we labor to reach the city of Milpitas with its diverse population for the LORD Jesus Christ.    
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