Tag Archives: Bible Teaching

Reflecting With God 9/05/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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The New Heart

Tuesday September 5, 2023 Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” The promise … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/05/2023

Tongues, Flames, and Other Things That Devour I’d like to skip over the description of the “mighty man” in Psalm chapter 52. Of all of his destructive influences, the mighty man is most judged for his use of words. The … Continue reading

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Concerning Christian Warfare – 2

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-20 From last lesson: We must take up the whole armor of God, that we may be able to withstand when the conflict reaches its fiercest intensity, and still be found standing when the smoke of battle … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/04/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Lord or Judge

Monday September 4, 2023 John 12:26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. Every man holds his future in his … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/04/2023

The Art of Confession Confession is a lost art. Most Christian communities today have little outlet for doing so, and the systems for confessing that we do have are often tainted by a lack of honesty and trust. This isn’t … Continue reading

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Concerning Christian Warfare – 1

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-20 As the Apostle Paul addresses all the family of God, he makes a stirring appeal to them as soldiers of Christ. Every true child of God soon learns that the Christian life is a life of … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 9/02/2023

Behold Abram BEHOLD, therefore, poor Abram. He resorts to lying when he could have been trusting. He succumbs to fear when he could have been confident. He makes excuses when he could have been resting. But worse than that, he … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 9/02/2023

God and the Poor THE God we worship is deeply concerned that the poor and needy receive justice, deliverance, and vindication (Psalm 35:10). These deserve to be high on the agenda for any nation or public servant seeking to honor … Continue reading

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Be Like a Tree

For Saturday September 2, 2023 Psalm 1:3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. During … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 9/02/2023

Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. COLOSSIANS 3:14 Billy Graham We have to stand in the MIDDLE in order to preach to all people, right and left. I haven’t been faithful to my own advice in the … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 9/02/2023

The Problem With English Listen carefully to what I say; let my words ring in your ears. – Job 13:17. “Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.” – John 8:43. … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 9/02/2023

Thoughts on the Misery of Man – 2 HOW foolish and faithless of heart are those who are so engrossed in earthly things as to relish nothing but what is carnal! Miserable men indeed, for in the end they will … Continue reading

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The Servant’s Seeming Contradictions – 6

Scripture Reference: Mark 10 Servants Shall Be Rulers – Continued Please read Mark 10:32-45 for background to this section. From last lesson: Jesus tried to teach them what it means to be an “important person” in the kingdom of God. … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/01/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/01/2023

Judging Gifts Comparing our gifts to those of the person sitting in the next cubicle or pew is dangerous work. Judging ourselves by this standard denigrates or inflates the gifts we’ve been given, leading to either ungratefulness or pride. Because … Continue reading

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The Servant’s Seeming Contradictions – 5

Scripture Reference: Mark 10 Servants Shall Be Rulers Please read Mark 10:32-45 for background to this section. The destination was still Jerusalem, and Jesus was still leading the way. As Mark wrote his account of the Savior’s journey to Calvary, … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/31/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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My Joy . . . Your Joy

Thursday August 31, 2023 John 15:11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” What was the joy that Jesus had? It is an insult to use … Continue reading

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