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Wisdom For The Asking
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. – James 1:5. When we are in the midst of trials, we often reflexively … Continue reading
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Go Into The World
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” – Mark 16:15. And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. … Continue reading
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Waiting For The Light To Shine – 3
Scripture References – Micah 7:1-9, 18-20 Taking up from the last lesson we see that Micah found a connection between the absence of trust and immorality. If we are not willing to be responsible enough to be trustworthy, as individuals, … Continue reading
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Waiting For The Light To Shine – 2
Scripture References – Micah 7:1-9, 18-20 Looking back on the last lesson we see that Micah may have overestimated his situation, but his conclusions were not drawn in haste. There was ample evidence all around that evil was winning over … Continue reading
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Waiting For The Light To Shine – 1
Scripture References – Micah 7:1-9, 18-20 The sense of the predominance of evil at work all around us is at times debilitating. As best we can tell, there is little good in our lives and our world that goes unchallenged … Continue reading
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A House, Not Hand-Made
Scripture Text – 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 I’m glad that we share a belief that one of the ways God speaks to us is through the Holy Scriptures, and furthermore, that part of what God says to us in the Bible … Continue reading
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You Are A Royal Priesthood
And take some blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. Then he and his sons and their garments will be consecrated. – … Continue reading
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Don’t Let Your Heart Be Troubled
Scripture Text – John 14:1-3, 18-19, 25-27 The fourteenth chapter of John’s Gospel falls into a portion of Scripture which has been called Jesus’ farewell discourse. Jesus and His disciples were facing the reality of Jesus’ death and the grief … Continue reading
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Obedience, Trials and Tribulations – 3
Scripture References – Isaiah 50:4-9; Luke 19:28-40 It is clear that there is one reason for the Servant’s suffering—because he is an obedient servant of God. That’s also the only reason Jesus suffered, isn’t it? In our Old Testament lesson, … Continue reading
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Obedience, Trials and Tribulations – 2
Scripture References – Isaiah 50:4-9; Luke 19:28-40 Suffering is no confirmation of obedience to God. A human being with a conscience and a normal range of emotion is equipped to suffer. There is suffering that comes to us precisely because … Continue reading
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Obedience, Trials and Tribulations – 1
Scripture References – Isaiah 50:4-9; Luke 19:28-40 One of the lies we tell children in our culture is that if they are “good” and do what is “right” then they will not be hurt. This principle is true at first, … Continue reading
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Christ Intercedes For Us
Romans 8:34: Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. (NKJV). Who then will condemn us? No one—for … Continue reading
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Be Still and Know That I Am God!
Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (NKJV) “Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, … Continue reading
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Sharing Our Journey – 3
Scripture Text: Psalm 18:1-3, 31-33, 49; Lamentations 3:19-24; Philippians 4:10-13 To assure that we keep standing, when in our strength we will surely fall, we need God’s strength, too. So why refuse it? Reaching out for help or an arm … Continue reading
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Sharing Our Journey – 2
Scripture Text: Psalm 18:1-3, 31-33, 49; Lamentations 3:19-24; Philippians 4:10-13 Psalm 18 is a poem or hymn for worship, and verses 1–3 are the invocation. The poet comes right to the point: “I will love You, O LORD, my strength.” … Continue reading
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Sharing Our Journey – 1
Scripture Text: Psalm 18:1-3, 31-33, 49; Lamentations 3:19-24; Philippians 4:10-13 One of the traits we obviously value most in ourselves and others is independence. Few accomplishments are more admired among most people than that of pulling yourself up by your … Continue reading
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Our Very Present Help
Scripture Text – Psalm 46 Death is an ever present and inevitable event in everyone’s lives. We grieve and are burdened when a loved one or a friend passes, especially suddenly or unexpectedly. We all share a sense of deep … Continue reading
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Strive To Love One Another
But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But … Continue reading
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Pleasing God Through Obedience
Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; for you know what commandments we gave … Continue reading
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The Advance of Sin – 2
Scripture Text – Genesis 4 Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the … Continue reading
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