But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 4:4 (ESV)

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
John 6:35 (ESV)

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”
Matthew 5:6 (ESV)

Scripture Snacks

The Blog at Agape Chapel OC
Quick, but nutrient-dense, devotionals posted weekly
to keep you spiritually fed in between services.
 
With a good helping of Vitamin B (Bible)!

What is “Biblical History?”

April 7th, 2025 Author: Rick RaineyDate: April 7th, 2025 Excerpted from Paul Smith’s book “New Evangelicalism: The New World Order” pages 28-29Published in 2011 by Calvary Publishing (TWFT), Costa Mesa, CA. “The children of Abraham were the first to recognize the real grandeur of history. They viewed it as a

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Verse by Verse Teaching

Verse by Verse Teaching August 1st, 2025 Pastor Terry’s teaches the bible verse by verse from Genesis to Revelation.  Why? The answer is in the article below from Pastor Chuck Smith. How do you read a personal letter? Do you tear open the envelope and randomly start reading a line here

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Unforgivable Sin

November 18th, 2025 Author: Erica ReynoldsNovember 18, 2025 As a child, I remember sitting in on a few church services in the main sanctuary with my parents, or as my brother and I would call it, “big church.” To this day, there is one “big church” service that I remember

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To the Preterist with Love

November 13th, 2025 HAVE JESUS’ END TIME PROPHECIES ALREADY BEEN FULFILLED?A Look at the Preterist Controversy.By Jeff Russell TO THE PRETERIST WITH LOVE“That you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and theCommandment of us the Apostles of the Lord and Savior, knowing

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The Rapture and the Day of the Lord: Part 2

March 18th, 2025 Author: Jeff RussellDate: March 18, 2025 Part 2 – The Day of the Lord INTRODUCTIONPaul now expands God’s prophetic plan as he moves from the Rapture to the time after the Rapture – The Day of the Lord. The term is used 25 times in the Bible,

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The Rapture and the Day of the Lord: Part 1

January 11th, 2025 Author: Jeff RussellDate: January 11, 2025 Part 1 – The Rapture 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18In First Thessalonians 4:13-18 the Apostle Paul is writing to the Thessalonians in part due to a misunderstanding regarding those Believers who had died and the Rapture of the Body of Christ. It was

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The Rapture

November 14th, 2025 The Rapture!By Chuck Smith Death to the Christian is so different than to the non-Christian that it’s incorrect even to use the same term. For the Christian death is really a transition. Paul said, “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain I am

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The Key to a Successful Christian Life

October 10th, 2025 Author: Pastor Chuck SmithWeek of: October 10th, 2025 This blog post is an excerpt from the introduction of the book, Faith, by Pastor Chuck Smith. See citation below.  When I was growing up, my dad was a salesman who worked on commission. That was great when he had a huge

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Taking an Eternal Perspective

March 4th, 2025 Author: Dave HuntDate: March 4, 2025 The following is excerpted from Dave Hunt’s book “An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith,” on pages 98-99; and published in 2006 by The Berean Call, located in Bend, Oregon. “God has an eternal purpose for our lives now and in

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Salvation Thru Faith

July 22, 2025 SALVATION THROUGH FAITHThe Old Testament prophet Habakkuk saw the deteriorating spiritual condition of his nation, which frustrated Habakkuk so he let God know. “God, things are horrible and getting worse. You can’t trust the leadership. They’re lying to the people. Things are really bad, Lord, and You’re

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Our Glorious Gospel

November 14, 2025 Our Glorious GospelBy Pastor Chuck Smith When Jesus began His public ministry, He went into the synagogue in His hometown of Nazareth. He was handed the Scriptures. He turned to the Book of Isaiah and read this portion to them: The spirit of the Lord God is

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It’s Time For The SONrise

November 26, 2025 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let

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If I perish, I perish.

April 11th, 2025 Author:  Jeff Russell Mark 15:43-46 -Matthew 27:57-60 – John 19:38-42 – Luke 23:50-53 For the past week I have been writing and reading many different devotions having to do with Good Friday and the Resurrection. Interestingly enough I found many things regarding Good Friday and the Resurrection

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I Am the Resurrection and the Life

January 11th, 2025 Author: Jeff RussellWeek of: January 11, 2025 Are You A True Believer? For many years now Pastor Terry Reynolds and I have been writing on living in the last days. You see, many people view God as a sort of cosmic bellhop sitting on a damp cloud

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God Always Does Great Things

February 11th, 2025 Author: Pastor Chuck SmithDate: February 11, 2025 An excerpt from Faith by Chuck Smith In Romans 7, the apostle Paul spoke of a perverse law at work within him that caused him to do the very opposite of what he really wanted to do. He wrote that whenever he

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Freedom in Obedience

October 27th, 2025 Author: Erica ReynoldsWeek of: October 27th, 2025 You have probably heard the phrase, “It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission.” This concept really sets the stage for how the world views obedience; being able to get what we want is so important, that we decide our

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Finding the Path

October 7th, 2025 Author: Bill WynneWeek of October 7th, 2025 As Christians there are many reasons to find joy in our lives. Near the top of the list of “joy producers” is the fact that we are never lost.  Being lost is a fearful thing but we should never fear

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Faith and Belief

October 17th, 2025 Authors: Robert and Erica ReynoldsWeek of: October 17th, 2025 The first word that comes to my mind when I think about faith is belief. As I think about what I believe, I think I can fairly say that I’ve always agreed that God exists, and I believe that Jesus

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Be Anxious For Nothing

April 7th, 2025 Author:  Jeff RussellDate: August 7, 2025 Worry about NOTHING    Pray about EVERYTHINGBe anxious for NOTHING It’s an epidemic that spans the globe, all generations and likely has invaded your home and your heart as well. Call it “worry” or “anxiety,” most of us suffer at times

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Avoid the Temptation to Trust Yourself

August 19th, 2025 Author: Pastor Chuck SmithWeek of: August 19th, 2025 This blog post is an excerpt from the introduction of the book, Faith, by Pastor Chuck Smith.See citation below. The Bible tells us that God is thinking of us constantly. King David once wrote,“How precious also are Your thoughts to

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Are We Living In the Last Days?

December 21, 2025 Are We Living in the Last Days? We receive continual questions about the phrase “the last days” and people want to know if we are now in the last days or at least getting close to it. We have commented on this matter several times and because

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