Jan 17

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    carpenter9 added a text contribution Daily Reading - Friday, January 16th, 2009
    vs. 8-9. Seems like Jesus is trying to make the point that sin is a BIG deal! vs. 13. Sadly the church is always more concerned with the ninety-nine than the one lost sheep. vs. 21-35 One of greatest parables from Jesus. This whole passage really addresses any time we say we can't forgive someone else. When God's forgiveness towards us is compared to how we forgive others, it's difficult to argue. Read more »

Jan 16

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    carpenter9 added a text contribution Daily Reading - Thursday, January 15th, 2009
    Gen 27:9 It's interesting that Jacob using two young goats to trick his own father, when about 10 chapters later, we see Jacob being lied to by his sons when they claim Joseph was killed. How'd they do it? They dipped his coat in blood from a .....goat. Sometimes sin has a lasting effect that is greater than we realize. Read more »

Jan 14

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    carpenter9 added a text contribution Daily Reading - Tuesday, January 13th
    v. 12 I keep noticing that the religious are the ones who always get offended when religious rules are broken. Jesus seems to be more concerned about our hearts. vs. 24-28 I don't know of too many other times when Jesus is actually rude to a person seeking him. This lady ask for Jesus to help and he tells her he was sent for Israel (she was Canaanite). A couple of cool things about this part. 1. This lady has a major problem and realizes that only Jesus can help her. 2. Jesus doesn�… Read more »

Jan 7

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    carpenter9 added a text contribution Daily Reading Wednesday, Jan 7th 2009
    THE SCREWUPS CONTINUE!! We see Noah's amazing rise and fall just a few chapters earlier, and now we see Abraham (the father of the nation) screw up big time!! Let's review: 1. God ask Abraham to leave everything and trust him completely in this new and strange land. 2. Abraham does exactly what God asked him to do (vs. 5) 3. Abraham gets nervous they might kill him and take his wife so he tells her to act like she's his sister. In the meantime, Pharaoh takes her to… Read more »

Jan 5

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    carpenter9 added a text contribution Daily Reading - Monday, January 5th
    NOAH GETS DRUNK GEN 9:21 Noah spent 120 years building a boat and trusting that it was going to rain (no one even knew what rain was). So what happens, God comes through and delivers on his promise. Not only that, but he also promises to never flood the Earth again! I am sure this was a special day for Noah. So what does he do after this mountain top experience? He plants a vineyard, gets drunk, and lays uncovered in his tent to be exposed to his sons. It helps me to realize a couple of t… Read more »

Jan 3

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    carpenter9 added a text contribution The 3C's of C3
    Where we came up with Celebrate, Connect, & Contribute. Notice the early church continued to meet in temple courts praising God (Celebrate). They broke bread in their homes and ate together (Connect). And they gave to anyone as he had need (Contribute) Read more »