Can’t believe I’m already 21… It’s crazy how time flies.
I’m so thankful for how far the Lord has brought me and for all the amazing people He’s brought into my life. ❤️ #blessed
#21 #birthday #JesusisLord
Happy birthday Annie!!
I’m so thankful to have had you as a wonderful friend for the past 7 years!
Looking forward to the day when we finally live near each other and in the same state… hopefully one day 🥲🫶
(Swipe to see old videos of us from about 7 years ago 🫣)
#18thbirthday
Happy birthday Annie!!
I’m so thankful to have had you as a wonderful friend for the past 7 years!
Looking forward to the day when we finally live near each other and in the same state… hopefully one day 🥲🫶
(Swipe to see old videos of us from about 7 years ago 🫣)
#18thbirthday
Happy birthday Annie!!
I’m so thankful to have had you as a wonderful friend for the past 7 years!
Looking forward to the day when we finally live near each other and in the same state… hopefully one day 🥲🫶
(Swipe to see old videos of us from about 7 years ago 🫣)
#18thbirthday
Happy birthday Annie!!
I’m so thankful to have had you as a wonderful friend for the past 7 years!
Looking forward to the day when we finally live near each other and in the same state… hopefully one day 🥲🫶
(Swipe to see old videos of us from about 7 years ago 🫣)
#18thbirthday
Happy birthday Annie!!
I’m so thankful to have had you as a wonderful friend for the past 7 years!
Looking forward to the day when we finally live near each other and in the same state… hopefully one day 🥲🫶
(Swipe to see old videos of us from about 7 years ago 🫣)
#18thbirthday
Happy birthday Annie!!
I’m so thankful to have had you as a wonderful friend for the past 7 years!
Looking forward to the day when we finally live near each other and in the same state… hopefully one day 🥲🫶
(Swipe to see old videos of us from about 7 years ago 🫣)
#18thbirthday
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Psalm 30:10-12
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.“
#gravesintogardens #brandonlake #JesusisLord
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Psalm 30:10-12
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.“
#gravesintogardens #brandonlake #JesusisLord
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Psalm 30:10-12
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.“
#gravesintogardens #brandonlake #JesusisLord
Praise The Lord for beautiful sunsets, wonderful friends, and my sisters in Christ 🌅🫶
#thankful #IronSharpensIron
Praise The Lord for beautiful sunsets, wonderful friends, and my sisters in Christ 🌅🫶
#thankful #IronSharpensIron
Get your priorities straight✅
Life is short, but eternity is not.
Make sure you’re prioritizing what’s most important.
Devoting your time to things that aren’t temporary but will last forever.
Our relationship with Jesus is by far the most valuable thing in life.
“One day we will look straight into the eyes of Jesus Christ and suddenly all the money, the fame, & earthly possessions will mean nothing
To have a relationship with Jesus is the most valuable gift one can posses on Earth.
On judgment day will He know you as a close friend or a distant stranger?”
– unknown
People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades, But the word of the Lord remains forever. And that word is the Good News (of Jesus) that was preached to you.”
– 1 Peter 1:24-25
#priorities #Godfirst #Christianmotivation #Christianinspiration #seekGod
How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?
Why does God have to punish people for sin?
Wouldn’t a good God just forgive?
Why did Jesus have to die?
If you have these questions, watch the full video on my channel. Link in bio ⬆️
#christiananswers #q&a #christianity
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” – Colossians 3:2 🕊️
for
“The world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.” – 1 John 2:17
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#setyourmind #setfree #eternalperspective #eternal #JesusSaves
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” – Colossians 3:2 🕊️
for
“The world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.” – 1 John 2:17
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#setyourmind #setfree #eternalperspective #eternal #JesusSaves
Christianity is unlike any other worldview because it is not founded on a mere claim but on a historical event, that is Jesus’ resurrection from the dead.
If Jesus rose from the dead, Christianity is true, if He didn’t, it’s false.
It’s the only worldview that can be cross-examined and tested.
Here are 12 historical facts about Jesus that even non-Christian critical scholars will admit.
1. Jesus died by Roman crucifixion
2. He was buried, most likely in a private tomb.
3. The disciples lost hope.
4. The tomb was found empty soon after his internment.
5. The disciples had individual and group experiences that they believed were actual appearances of the risen Christ.
6. Due to these experiences, the disciple’s lives were thoroughly transformed, even being willing to die for this belief.
7. Apostolic proclamation of the resurrection began very early when its church was in its infancy
8. The disciples’ preaching of the resurrection took place in Jerusalem
9. The Gospel message centered on the death and resurrection of Jesus.
10. Jesus appeared to perform miracles and exorcisms and considered Himself God’s eschatological agent.
11. James, the brother of Jesus and a former skeptic, became a Christian due to an experience that he believed was an appearance of the risen Jesus.
12. Within a few years Saul (Paul), the church persecutor, became a Christian due to an experience that he believed was an appearance of the risen Jesus.
Any theory must be able to adequately account for this data.
(Stay tuned for a future video where I will unpack and explain the significance of these facts.)
After examining the evidence, ask yourself, “What is the most reasonable explanation?”
Don’t hang onto your presuppositions, but follow the evidence where it leads.
#resurrectionday #resurrection #HeIsRisen #JesusisLord #JesusChrist
How to respond to the question, “Why do you believe the Bible?”
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“in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪; yet do it with gentleness and respect” – 1 Peter 3:15
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Sources / Inspired by:
✧ Minimal Facts on the Resurrection that Even Skeptics Accept
by Gary Habermas.
Can We Trust The Gospels by Peter J. Williams.
✧ Case For Christ by Lee Strobel.
✧ Cold Case Christianity & Person of Interest by J Warner Wallace.
✧ I Choose to Believe the Bible Sermon by Voddie Baucham.
✧ Sean McDowell.
#apologetics #christianapologetics #whyibelieve #evidenceforchristianity #christianinspiration
God’s not the one to blame, He’s The One that saves 🛟
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#Saved #JesusSaves #Savior #ChristianAnswers #appologetics
Salvation is not based on what we do for God, but what God has done for us.
“God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.“
– Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT
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Read “What is the Christian doctrine of salvation?” by GotQuestions.org for more info
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#salvationinChrist #salvation #free #freegift #savedbygracethroughfaith
You cannot have heaven without God.
God won’t force those who hate Him to spend all of eternity with Him…
In the afterlife, there are only two options. You spend it with God (heaven) or without God (hell)
God wants a relationship with all of us and He wants us all to be with Him, but He won’t force for you to.
A relationship that is forced is no relationship at all. So He gives us the choice. He initiated the relationship and we can receive it or reject it.
What you can’t do is blame Him for your choice to reject Him.
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#heaven #christiananswers #q&a #christianity
God knows that actions speak louder than words.
So instead of simply saying He loves us,
He proved it. ✝️🤍
“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends”
John 15:13
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.“
John 3:16
“We love because he first loved us.”
1 John 4:19
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#GodisGood #GodisLove #GodisJust #ActionsSpeakLouderThanWords
Statistical Evidence Jesus IS The Messiah!🤯
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Sources:
Scholor Barton Payne, has found as many as 574 verses in the Old Testament that somehow point to or describe or reference the coming Messiah.
Peter Stoner’s Calculations
Professor Peter W. Stoner was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College and Chairman of the science division at Westmont College. In his book, Science Speaks, Professor Stoner outlines the mathematical probability of one person in the first century fulfilling just eight of the most clear and straightforward Messianic prophecies.
Josh and Sean McDowell quote Stoner in their book, Evidence That Demands a Verdict:
We find that the chance that any man might have lived down to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies is 1 in 1017 (1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000).
https://nickcady.org/2020/02/18/the-statistical-probability-of-jesus-fulfilling-the-messianic-prophecies/
#apologetics #christianapologetics #whyibelieve #evidenceforchristianity #christianinspiration
Celebrating this friendship today 🥺 We are living proof that long distance friendships can work ✊🏼
