Tag Archives: Scriptures

Spiritual Nuggets 5/27/2024

An Obstructed View We need to see ourselves as we truly are, but we can’t do that on our own. Our communities can help us glimpse a more accurate reflection, but we truly know ourselves only when we know God. … Continue reading

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The Lord God, Mighty In Battle! – 6

Scripture Reference: Exodus 8:20-10:29 4. Appealing – Continued Please read Exodus 10:1-20 for the background to this section. In Pharoah’s angry response to Moses’ and Aaron’s rejection of the leaders third demand, Pharaoh blasphemed the name of God. Literally, he … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 5/26/2024

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham But today, we especially come together in this service to CONFESS our need of God. We’ve ALWAYS NEEDED God from … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 5/26/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 87 O how do Thine affections extend like the sunbeams unto all stars in heaven and to all the kingdoms in the world. Thine at once enlighten both hemispheres: quicken us with life, enable … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 5/26/2024

In His Mind Scripture References: Nehemiah 4:6; Colossians 3:9-10 “Bat,” or “Roman Nose,” as the whites called him, stood six feet three inches. He claimed to possess great medicine in a headdress he wore in all battles. It repeatedly protected … Continue reading

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The Lord God, Mighty In Battle! – 5

Scripture Reference: Exodus 8:20-10:29 4. Appealing Please read Exodus 10:1-20 for the background to this section. When God gave Moses the instructions for his next meeting with Pharaoh, He added another reason for the great display of His wonders in … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 5/25/2024

Led Astray by Lies HAVE you ever tried to minimize the guilt of telling a lie with the attitude, “Of course I lied. Doesn’t everybody? What’s the big deal?” Part of the “big deal” is that if you assume you’re … Continue reading

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Who Made This Mess?

Saturday May 25, 2024 2 Timothy 3:15 From childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every inch of the kitchen floor was covered with … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 5/25/2024

Jesus and I Dan Crawford, the successor to David Livingstone, carried a copy of the New Testament in the pocket of his jacket. At the time of his death someone found the following verses penned on the flyleaf of that … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 5/25/2024

The Virgin Birth HOW the Lord brought about this miraculous birth of Isaac is fully revealed in Genesis 18. The aged Abraham received a call from the Lord as he rested in his tent at the middle of the day. … Continue reading

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The Lord God, Mighty In Battle! – 4

Scripture Reference: Exodus 8:20-10:29 3. Deceiving Please read Exodus 9:13-35 for the background to this section. It didn’t look like Moses was achieving his purpose, for each new plague only made the situation worse. But God was in control and … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/24/2024

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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John 15:2

Friday May 24, 2024 John 15:2 “Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” The life of Jesus was full of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, meekness. And it is His will that the world … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/24/2024

Apocalyptic at Its Best Daniel is full of spooky scenes. If Daniel doesn’t scare you a bit, you’ve probably watched too many horror movies. Apocalyptic literature in the Bible has a way of playing tricks on us. It’s full of … Continue reading

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The Lord God, Mighty In Battle! – 3

Scripture Reference: Exodus 8:20-10:29 2. Resisting Please read Exodus 9:1-12 for the background to this section. As you study the account of the plagues of Egypt, keep in mind the purposes God was fulfilling through these momentous events. First of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/23/2024

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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Careful Infidelity

Thursday May 23, 2024 Matthew 6:25 “Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on.” Jesus sums up commonsense carefulness in a disciple as … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/23/2024

Respect Instead of easing the burdens of our church leaders, we often add to them. The sometimes thankless job of ministry is weighed down with our taking and not giving, our complaining, and our squirming under authority. We can see … Continue reading

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The Lord God, Mighty In Battle! – 2

Scripture Reference: Exodus 8:20-10:29 1. Bargaining – Continued Please read Exodus 8:20-32 for the background to this section. God’s wrath (verse 24). Just as God promised, the next day great swarms of flies invaded the land, entering the homes of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/22/2024

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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