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Life That Excels – 3
Scripture Reference: Psalm 36 1. The Futility of Sin – Continued Please read Psalm 36:1-4 for the background to this section. When one does not have a God to whom one is accountable, one’s mouth will be filled with “trouble … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/11/2024
I Loved You; I Love You Now “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son” (Hosea 11:1). This line is beautiful if read alone, but it is sad when read in context: … Continue reading
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Life That Excels – 2
Scripture Reference: Psalm 36 1. The Futility of Sin – Continued Please read Psalm 36:1-4 for the background to this section. God speaks. He is to be obeyed, to be loved, and to be enshrined in our hearts. In the … Continue reading
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Life That Excels – 1
Scripture Reference: Psalm 36 This psalm contrasts human wickedness at its worst and divine goodness at its best, between what people claim will make them happy and what God affirms will make us happy. People strive to achieve success with … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 3/09/2024
Two Kinds of Believers WE face the question squarely: Who will be raptured at Jesus’ coming, which we believe to be imminent? Some tell us that the Church will have to pass through the tribulation. This is called the post-tribulation … Continue reading
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Jesus Launches His Mission – 10
Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 Bringing In the Outcast – Continued Please read Mark 1:40-45 for the background to this section. The man Jesus healed of leprosy sounds like it all ended for everyone happily, a wonderful story; the ravages of … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/08/2024
Utopian Truth for Today Wealth often tempts us to materialism, as our possessions make us feel secure, valued, and comfortable. But sometimes the lack of these assets allows this temptation to exert even more power over us, driving us to … Continue reading
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Jesus Launches His Mission – 9
Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 Bringing In the Outcast – Continued Please read Mark 1:40-45 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: If you did recover from leprosy, only the priests could declare that you were “clean” once more. … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/07/2024
The Discomfort of Scripture Most of the Western world operates in the spirit of individualism. Christianity does not, though we often attempt to adapt it and make it more comfortable. It’s much easier to think about “God’s role in my … Continue reading
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Jesus Launches His Mission – 8
Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 Bringing In the Outcast Please read Mark 1:40-45 for the background to this section. I have never personally known anyone with leprosy. However, I have heard and read of many who have devoted the best years … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/06/2024
Only the Very Beginning Beginnings are exciting. The freshness of a new project or a new relationship sharpens our senses. When that novelty diminishes, though, it’s difficult to maintain the same level of excitement. Acts 2 is all about beginnings. … Continue reading
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Jesus Launches His Mission – 7
Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 This Is Why He Has Come – Continued Please read Mark 1:29-39 for the background to this section. Continuing on, surprise number two comes in verse 38. Simon Peter and friends go out in the gloom … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/05/2024
An Unusual Portrait “At the beginning when Yahweh spoke through Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, ‘Go, take for yourself a wife and children of whoredom, because the land commits great whoredom forsaking Yahweh.’ So he went and took Gomer daughter … Continue reading
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Jesus Launches His Mission – 6
Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 This Is Why He Has Come – Continued Please read Mark 1:29-39 for the background to this section. Jesus had gone out to some quiet hillside to find solitude with God, that union with His Father … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/04/2024
Walking With Jesus Imagine encountering Jesus on the road to Emmaus. It would be a surreal experience. You’re walking to the next town, and you start a conversation with a man beside you, only to find out later that you’ve … Continue reading
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Jesus Launches His Mission – 5
Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 This Is Why He Has Come Please read Mark 1:29-39 for the background to this section. That Sabbath evening, Jesus finds Himself surrounded by intense excitement. The next stage of the story contains two major surprises. … Continue reading
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Jesus Launches His Mission – 4
Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 The Call You Can’t Resist – Continued Please read Mark 1:16-28 for the background to this section. If you remember, the beginning of the Gospels tell us that Jesus began His ministry by going out to … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 3/02/2024
The Rapture in Genesis “Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there” (Genesis 19:22). THESE words were spoken to a worldly, carnal man of God by the name of Lot, just before God destroyed Sodom and … Continue reading
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Jesus Launches His Mission – 3
Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-45 The Call You Can’t Resist – Continued Please read Mark 1:16-28 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: Teaching was the scribes job, and how they taught! Their technique with any question was to … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 3/01/2024
Dawning of a New Era Jesus’ resurrection brings a new era. Although Jesus told His disciples and loved ones that He would suffer, die, and be raised on the third day (Luke 9:22), they didn’t fully comprehend His promise. The … Continue reading
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