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Living Spiritually With Confidence – 1
Scripture Reference: Romans 1:16; 1 Timothy 1:8-14 “I am not ashamed of the gospel,” shouted the apostle Paul. He might not have been, but sadly, the truth is, most of us are. At school? At work? Or, the bridge party? … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 7/09/2024
Do Not Turn to Folly I have a problem with criticism. Being one of the youngest in a large, opinionated family, I quickly learned how to stand up for myself and get my way as a young child. I learned … Continue reading
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Lift Up Your Eyes – 4
Scripture Reference: Matthew 9:35-38 II. The Necessity of Enlisting the Layperson – Continued Satan’s strategy in our world today is to convince the laypeople of the church that Christianity is complicated, winning people to Christ is too complex, and only … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 7/08/2024
Revitalization: Moving Beyond the Catch Word Ideally, spiritual renewal wouldn’t be necessary—we would continually grow closer to God. But that’s not the case. There are ups and downs in our walk with Yahweh. We experience times of intimacy and times … Continue reading
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Lift Up Your Eyes – 3
Scripture Reference: Matthew 9:35-38 I. The Waiting Harvest – Continued A Christlike Commission From Last Lesson: The five operations on the crippled boy were performed, and some two years later, the boy came back into the gymnasium. Sangster spoke to … Continue reading
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Lift Up Your Eyes – 2
Scripture Reference: Matthew 9:35-38 I. The Waiting Harvest – Continued A Christlike Compassion When Jesus saw Matthew, He did not see a conniving, cheating, and thieving politician. Rather, He saw the writer of the first Gospel. When Jesus met Simon … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 7/06/2024
Picture of Calvary – Part 2 From Last Lesson: God tells Abram to take a heifer three years old, a she goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove and a pigeon; and He commands Abram to … Continue reading
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Lift Up Your Eyes – 1
Scripture Reference: Matthew 9:35-38 “No one cares for me” is the statement that many people in our world are saying. Hundreds of years ago, the psalmist wrote, “For there is no one who acknowledges me . . . No one … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 7/05/2024
The Unity of Believers It’s easy to sort believers in a community based on the quantity of their service. Most of us could roll out the masking tape and divide those who contribute their time and efforts from those who … Continue reading
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Who Does He Think He Is? – 11
Scripture Reference: Mark 2:1-3:6 Why Is He Breaking the Rules? – Continued Please read Mark 2:23-3:6 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: Jesus’ response however will be forthright. Jesus knows exactly what is at stake here; he … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 7/04/2024
When Hezekiah Gave Away the Farm After the announcement that Hezekiah “did right in the eyes of Yahweh,” the next description comes as a surprise: “At that time, Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Yahweh and the … Continue reading
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Who Does He Think He Is? – 10
Scripture Reference: Mark 2:1-3:6 Why Is He Breaking the Rules? – Continued Please read Mark 2:23-3:6 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: The Sabbath was a gift from God. It was important, yes, keeping it special is … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 7/03/2024
A Moment to Reflect Anyone will admit that wisdom is more than just knowledge. We think of wisdom as thoughtful insight acquired with life experience. However, Paul and the author of Proverbs tell us that it is not something we … Continue reading
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Who Does He Think He Is? – 9
Scripture Reference: Mark 2:1-3:6 Why Is He Breaking the Rules? – Continued Please read Mark 2:23-3:6 for the background to this section. The last two stories in this group are about Jesus and the Sabbath, and again we find people … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 7/02/2024
You Have to Mean It Wisdom really isn’t all that difficult to find. We think of this attribute as hidden or fleeting, but the book of Proverbs portrays Wisdom calling out to us: “Does not wisdom call, and understanding raise … Continue reading
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Who Does He Think He Is? – 8
Scripture Reference: Mark 2:1-3:6 What Does He Think He Is Doing? – Continued Please read Mark 2:13-22 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: Obviously, Jesus is not giving us His top ten household tips here! He is … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 7/01/2024
The Ties That Bind We don’t often consider our former lives as enslavement. We characterize our lives before Christ by bad decisions and sinful patterns, but not bondage. We like to think of ourselves as neutral beings. But Paul paints … Continue reading
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Who Does He Think He Is? – 7
Scripture Reference: Mark 2:1-3:6 What Does He Think He Is Doing? – Continued Please read Mark 2:13-22 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: So here is the Messiah, hosting a party not for the elite, but for … Continue reading
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Who Does He Think He Is? – 6
Scripture Reference: Mark 2:1-3:6 What Does He Think He Is Doing? – Continued Please read Mark 2:13-22 for the background to this section. In the next instance, Jesus is having dinner at Levi’s house. It seems likely that he has … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 6/29/2024
Picture of Calvary – Part 1 God had taken him out into the night and shown him the stars of heaven, and promised him, “so shall thy seed be.” There was the simple promise, unattended by any other evidence. God … Continue reading
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