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Tim Weeks retweeted
🔥 THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS CHANGED EVERYTHING! 🔥
@DineshDSouza explains how the discovery of ancient manuscripts gave us incredible evidence of how faithfully God's Word has been preserved through thousands of years. When the Great Isaiah Scroll was compared to manuscripts written roughly 1,000 years later, the differences were remarkably small! The more we uncover, the more reason we have to trust the Bible we're holding in our hands today!
Watch the full interview here: rumble.com/v7hb3fk-did-archa…
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I think about the thief on the cross a lot.
No baptism.
No church membership.
No years of faithful service.
Just a dying man who turned his head and believed.
And Jesus said today you will be with me in paradise.
That is the most scandalous grace in the entire Bible.
And it is available to every single person reading this right now.
Tim Weeks retweeted
You know what shook me when I was Muslim?
The story of Hosea: In it, God tells a prophet to marry a woman He KNOWS will betray him.
She does. She runs to other men. She ends up enslaved, sold, and used up. Essentially, she is worthless to the world.
Then, God tells Hosea to go BUY HER BACK, to pay money for his own wife who cheated on him, and love her again. (Hosea 3)
I thought it was the most humiliating command in the Bible. Bro, why would any man do that!?
Then I realized I was exactly like the wife.
I gave my heart to everything but God. I chased other masters and I sold myself cheap. In a way, I made myself worthless.
But, God looked at me, the betrayer, and didn’t say “you’re not worth it.” Instead, He said, “Name the price. I’m buying her back.”
What's beautiful about this is, that’s the entire Gospel. God doesn’t wait for the unfaithful to come crawling back clean.
He pays to redeem them while they’re still dirty.
Islam told me to make myself WORTHY of God.
Hosea showed me an amazing, present God who pays to redeem the unworthy. The cross was Him naming the price.
Praise the Lord!
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Tim Weeks retweeted
I wish somebody would’ve taught me this before I started reading my Bible.
If you want to know who Jesus is, read the book of John.
If you want to go deeper into your identity in Christ, read the book of Ephesians.
If you want to learn how to live in holiness in a GODLESS culture… read the book of 1 Corinthians.
If you want to have wisdom for life, read the book of Proverbs.
If you want to know the origin of the universe and everything that exists, and why the world is broken today, read the book of Genesis.
If you want to understand the Gospel and learn what you should believe as a Christian, read the book of Romans.
If you want to understand why life without God has no meaning (even if you achieve success, status, money, and pleasure…) read Ecclesiastes.
If you want to learn how to find joy in the midst of your trial and suffering, read Philippians.
If you want to hear how the church was born and what the first Christians did through the power of the Holy Spirit, read the book of Acts.
If you want to learn how to put your faith into practice, read the book of James.
If you want to learn how to pray with honesty, even in the midst of lament, read the book of Psalms.
If you want to see a preview of what will happen in the future and remind yourself that, in the end, Christ wins every battle, read the book of Revelation.
St Jerome was right when he said: “The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning…. and deep enough for a theologian to swim in without ever touching the bottom"
You CANNOT read the Bible and not have it change your life.
Tim Weeks retweeted
"For God so loved the world, that He (FREELY) gave His only begotten Son; & whosever believeth in Him, shall not perish, but will have eternal life" (John 3:16).
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“Jesus Christ is alive. He is with us, a living presence, to conquer despair, to impart hope, to forgive sins, and to take away our loneliness and reconcile us to God.” —@BillyGraham
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PLEASE SHARE!
I’m asking for your help getting this message out and building support so Co-Op can finally be passed by the IHSAA Board of Directors.
Indiana is one of the few states that does not allow schools to form co-ops in athletics. A co-op would allow two schools that are struggling to field a team in a particular sport to come together and give their athletes an opportunity to compete. This proposal came close to passing last year, but it fell short. We need your help pushing for support across the state of Indiana.
It is heartbreaking to watch communities like ours fight just to keep sports alive because participation and enrollment numbers have dropped. Right now, schools are left with two choices: keep fighting with extremely low numbers or eventually watch a sport disappear.
There are certainly details that have to be worked through when two schools come together, but we cannot lose sight of the most important thing:
THE KIDS.
A co-op gives athletes who love a sport the opportunity to keep playing. It gives schools the opportunity to keep programs alive. It gives communities the opportunity to continue supporting sports that may have been part of their history for generations. Instead of watching sports disappear, let schools work together.
Instead of telling kids there isn’t a team anymore, or you will have to transfer out, give them another opportunity to compete.
Instead of letting tradition die because one school no longer has enough numbers, allow two communities to come together for their kids.
Co-Op Sports need to pass in Indiana in 2027.
Let’s stop watching sports die in our communities and start giving schools the ability to work together. Please share this. Please talk about it. Please help us build support across Indiana.
This is bigger than one school or one community.
It’s about giving kids the opportunity to PLAY. @KyleNeddenriep @SamTheManFrick @hunt_Rob @michelle_garmon @CISR_Podcast @gregrakestraw
Tim Weeks retweeted
BREAKING NEWS: Jesus paid a debt He did not owe because you owed a debt you could not pay. That is not religion. That is grace.
Tim Weeks retweeted
WHY DID GOD CREATE MAN IF HE KNEW WE WOULD FALL?
This is the question atheists love to hurl like a weapon, and quite a few Christians may not know how to properly answer this.
“If God is all knowing and He knew mankind would sin, why create us at all?”
They think it exposes a flaw in God. It does not. It exposes a misunderstanding of love.
Every parent understands this instantly. You know your child will disobey. You know they will make mistakes, rebel, and sometimes break your heart. Yet you still choose to have them because love is worth the risk. God did not create robots. He created image bearers with the power to choose. Love that is programmed is not love. Obedience that is forced is not devotion. For love to be real, rejection had to be possible. God knew the cost of freedom and He chose to pay it.
And He paid it in blood. Before Adam ever took a breath, the cross was already in God’s heart. The fall was not a surprise. Redemption was the plan. God allowed sin so He could reveal something greater than a sinless world ever could. Mercy. Grace. Sacrificial love. The Creator stepping into His own creation to rescue the very people who would reject Him.
So when atheists ask why God made man knowing we would fall, the answer is devastatingly simple.
He made us because love is worth the risk.
And He proved it by sending Jesus.
You were not created by accident.
You were created for reconciliation.
“And God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
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Many people divorce and think they have simply ended a relationship.
They sign papers, separate houses, change their status, and move on.
But there is something deeper we need to understand about marriage.
Marriage creates a covenantal union.
The Bible says:
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” — Genesis 2:24
Notice that God did not say, “They shall become one because they signed a certificate.”
He said “one flesh.”
The marriage certificate is important legally, but it does not explain the depth of what happens when two people enter marriage.
They become one.
They share their lives, emotions, bodies, dreams, memories, possessions, experiences and intimacy.
A deep bond is formed.
And this is why you should not assume that because a marriage has ended legally, every emotional and spiritual attachment automatically disappears.
A legal divorce can separate two people physically and legally, but healing from the bond created through years of marriage can take much deeper work.
There are people who divorced years ago but are still emotionally attached to their former spouse.
They are no longer married, but they still carry the person in their hearts.
They compare every new relationship to the old one.
They are still angry.
Still wounded.
Still longing.
Still sexually attached.
Still emotionally connected.
Still carrying memories from that covenant.
This is why we need to take seriously what happens when two people become one flesh.
And sexual intimacy can create even deeper attachment.
Paul says:
“Do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her?” — 1 Corinthians 6:16
The principle is serious:
There is a joining.
This is why we should not treat relationships and sexual intimacy casually.
You cannot keep joining yourself to people and expect there to be no consequences to your soul, emotions and spiritual life.
And for someone who has gone through divorce, don't simply say, “We are divorced, so everything is finished.”
There may be things in your heart that still need healing.
There may be unhealthy emotional attachments that need to be surrendered to God.
There may be memories, sexual attachments, bitterness, rejection, anger or unhealthy dependency that you need to bring before the Lord.
You need healing, not just a new relationship.
Don't rush into another marriage simply because the previous one ended.
Allow God to heal you.
Allow God to restore your heart.
Allow God to deal with every unhealthy attachment.
Because you don't want to enter a new marriage physically while your heart is still living in the previous one.
Marriage is not merely a certificate.
Marriage is covenant.
And covenant creates a union.
That is why Paul uses marriage to reveal the mystery of Christ and the Church.
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.” — Ephesians 5:31–32
Marriage is so deep that God uses it to explain Christ's relationship with His Church.
So let's stop treating marriage casually.
Let's stop treating sexual intimacy casually.
Let's stop treating divorce as if it means there was never a union.
And let's understand that sometimes what needs to be broken after a relationship ends is not a legal document, but the unhealthy emotional and spiritual attachments that remain in the heart.
Bring those attachments before Christ.
Let Him heal you.
Let Him restore you.
Let Him make you whole again.
You don't need to carry yesterday's covenant into tomorrow's marriage.
Tim Weeks retweeted
THE DEVIL CANNOT READ YOUR MIND
Many believers live in fear, thinking the devil knows every thought that passes through their mind.
But the Bible never teaches that Satan is all-knowing.
Only God knows the deepest secrets of the human heart.
The devil is powerful compared to humans, but he is not equal to God.
He is not omniscient.
He cannot search hearts.
He cannot know every thought hidden within your mind.
Scripture says:
"For thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men."
1 Kings 8:39
God alone knows the heart completely.
The enemy learns by observation.
He watches behavior.
He listens to words.
He studies patterns.
He pays attention to what people repeatedly confess, fear, and focus on.
That is why our words matter.
Jesus said:
"For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh."
Matthew 12:34
When people constantly speak fear, defeat, doubt, bitterness, and unbelief, they reveal what is happening inside them.
The enemy does not need to read minds when many people openly announce their fears through their words.
This is one reason believers must guard their speech.
The Bible says:
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue."
Proverbs 18:21
Your words can either agree with God's promises or continually magnify your problems.
Instead of confessing defeat, speak God's truth.
Instead of constantly declaring fear, declare faith.
Instead of speaking hopelessness, speak God's promises.
This does not mean pretending problems do not exist.
It means refusing to give fear the final word.
Fill your heart with God's Word.
Speak what God says.
Meditate on His promises.
Pray with confidence.
Walk in faith.
The devil may observe your actions and hear your words, but he cannot penetrate the hidden depths of your heart the way God can.
Never forget:
God knows everything.
Satan does not.
Trust the One who knows your heart completely and loves you perfectly.
TEACHING SUMMARY
The Bible teaches that only God possesses complete knowledge of the human heart. Satan is not all-knowing and cannot read minds as God does. However, the enemy observes people's actions, listens to their words, and studies their habits. Because words often reveal what is in the heart, believers are encouraged to guard their speech and align their confessions with God's truth rather than fear, doubt, or unbelief.
Speaking faith does not mean denying reality; it means agreeing with God's promises above our circumstances. Christians are called to fill their hearts with Scripture, trust God's wisdom, and walk in faith. While the enemy may observe from the outside, only God truly knows what is within.
Key Scriptures to mediate on:
1 Kings 8:39
Matthew 12:34
Proverbs 18:21
Psalm 139:1-4
Jeremiah 17:10
What are your thoughts on this subject?
Let us learn from the Scriptures together.
Tim Weeks retweeted
Pastor Jonathan’s message at Grace Family Church this morning was amazing. He talked about salvation. God created us in His image and we chose to separate from Him. But in His love God provided a way back for us through Jesus. It’s a gift to us and isn’t dependent on anything we do. All we have to do is believe that Jesus is who He says He is and that He is able to do that for us.
But we have to understand not only what we are saved from—eternal separation from God, but what we are saved to—eternal fellowship with God and a joyful existence with Him.
Pastor Jonathan used the book of Romans to illustrate the path to salvation and the story of the thief on the cross in Luke 23 to show just how that gift is given to a person.
It was a very powerful message and if you aren’t sure of your eternal destiny I would urge you to go to @GFCFlorida #churchOnline to hear it.
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Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green says he does not view himself as the true owner of the multibillion-dollar company he built. Instead, he believes God owns everything and that he has simply been entrusted to manage it faithfully.
“We’re stewards. We are not owners,” Green explained, pointing to Psalm 24:1: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
That conviction has shaped how the Green family uses Hobby Lobby’s success. According to a recent profile, the company gives more than 50% of its profits to Christian causes, including Bible translation, evangelism, church planting and ministries sharing the Gospel around the world. The family has reportedly invested more than $1 billion into Christian work through its foundation and ministry partners. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
Hobby Lobby began with a $600 loan and has grown into a company with more than 1,000 stores and annual sales exceeding $8 billion. Yet Green says the purpose of continued growth is not simply accumulating more wealth—it is creating more opportunities to tell people about Jesus. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
Green’s testimony is a reminder that success is not measured only by what we gain, but by how faithfully we use what God places in our hands.
Whether God has entrusted us with money, influence, talent or time, everything can be used for His glory and the advancement of the Gospel.
“Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.” — 1 Corinthians 4:2
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