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Spiritual Nuggets 11/24/2025

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Faith is about measuring your potential, not on the basis of your natural gifts and experience, but in the surety of God’s presence and promises. It is almost a humorous story. It’s … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 11/23/2025

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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Prayer & Praise 11/23/2025

Richard Baxter: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers With trust and hope I commit my spirit into the hands of Jesus my glorified Redeemer and Intercessor—and through his work into the hands of God my reconciled Father. You are infinite eternal … Continue reading

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Daily Devotional 11/22/2025

THE ANGELIC LIFE Matthew 22:30 “For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.” We shall be like the angels in heavenliness. Here we come to the vital meaning … Continue reading

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Inspirational Quotes 11/21/2025

Action – Continued I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them (Jeremiah 32:39). Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 11/19/2025

God’s Rainbow SOCIETIES and their systems tend to encourage people to divide along racial, ethnic, and cultural lines, or else to abandon their distinctives by assimilating into the dominant power group. Paul called for a different approach. He didn’t ask … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 11/18/2025

Pressure, Stress, and Depression For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 7

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 5. The God Who Fulfills His Promises – Continued Please read 2 Kings 7:1-20 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: When morning comes, the whole city will discover that the enemy has … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 6

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 5. The God Who Fulfills His Promises – Continued Please read 2 Kings 7:1-20 for the background to this section. Good news from the Lord (verses 1-2). How fortunate it was for the kingdom of … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 11/16/2025

John Howe: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers O Lord, my only resort is to your mercy. You might most justly abhor and abandon us, and say to us, “Lo-ammi. You are none of my people.” But in the multitude of … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 5

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 4. The God Who Keeps His Covenant – Continued Please read 2 Kings 6:24-33 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: Joram’s father, Ahab, called Elijah “the one who troubled Israel” (1 Kings … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 4

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 4. The God Who Keeps His Covenant Please read 2 Kings 6:24-33 for the background to this section. The border raids stopped, but Ben Hadad II decided it was time again for war. Rulers have … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 3

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 3. The God Who Shows Mercy Please read 2 Kings 6:18-23 for the background to this section. Elisha didn’t ask the Lord to command the angelic army to destroy Ben Hadad’s feeble troops. As with … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 2

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 2. The God Who Protects Please read 2 Kings 6:15-17 for the background to this section. This servant was not Gehazi, for he had been removed and replaced. The young man was an early riser, … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 1

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 From our point of view, it would have been more logical for the Lord to appoint Elijah, the “son of thunder,” to confront the enemy armies that invaded Israel; but instead, He appointed Elisha, the … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 11/10/2025

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham The story does not end with the cross, for Easter points us BEYOND the tragedy of the cross to the … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 11/09/2025

A Personal Threshold Scripture References: Judges 6:36-40; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2-3 Two kinds of athletes confront pain, according to a study in Athletic Training Magazine. One focuses single-mindedly on the goal and is impervious to pain during competition; the … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 11/09/2025

John Howe: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Lord, you are as worthy to be the Omega as you are the Alpha. The last as you are the first. The end as you are the beginning of all things. The ocean … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 11/08/2025

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Hebrews 11:23-40 Faith isn’t natural for us. Doubt is, fear is, and pride is, but faith in the words and works of another isn’t, and for that there’s grace. God hasn’t just forgiven you—praise him … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 11/07/2025

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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