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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 29
- 9 min
A Story of Truth, Deception, Discernment and Judgment
“Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the a
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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 21
- 3 min
A Psalm, A Proverb, and A Prayer
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me… Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance. O my God, my soul
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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 19
- 7 min
“Blessed are you, when…” – Part 1
“Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” Matthew 5:11-12 Righteousness, truth and justice are not respected among those with evil intent in their hearts. It should come as no surprise that in the last days evil would become more bold and more unrestrained. The P
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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 11
- 1 min
Checkmate or…?
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.” Psalm 34:19 The Story of the Painting The painting hung in an obscure corner of the old museum. Most people passed it by with just a glance and then moved on to better-known works or to something more esthetic, like landscapes or portraits. The unusual painting depicts two people with a chess board set up between them. Playing pieces were lined up: The king, queen, pawn, bishops, knights,
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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 10
- 4 min
Comfort Ye My People
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’S hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:1-3 To say the least, it’s been a hard week for nearly all of us. Many people are struggling with the
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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 7
- 4 min
Be Discerning — Not Hasty to Judge
“And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”— who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder. Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.” But they were insist
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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 5
- 6 min
Repentance, Forgiveness and Restoration
“Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! Do you not know that to whom
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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 2
- 5 min
Follow Up to Yesterday’s Post
“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ So God created man in His ownimage; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Genesis 1:26-27 Yesterday, I wrote that we are triune beings and we are. But, due to an omission, I did not correctly define ou
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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 1
- 3 min
In The Beginning GOD Created - PEACE
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” John 1:1-2 The beginning of the year is a good time to consider the beginning of all things. We know that God is. He has no beginning. He is The I AM, the always existing, One and only true God. He is triune in nature and person. He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In Genesis we read that God
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Rev. Joseph A. Bias
- Jan 1
- 3 min
Enter with Thanksgiving
A Prayer as we begin the New Year. “…praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints…” Ephesians 6:18 Our Father, In the name of Jesus we come to You in prayer today by faith to thank You for bringing us safely through another year. The challenges and struggles of many this year have been hard and sadly there have been loved ones and friends who have lost their lives and many t
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