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He is always right!
King Neb learned through his stubborn refusal to abandon his earthly pride. He was humbled by God and after seven years he returns signing God's praises and acknowledging that "Everything He does is right…
Created almost 4 years ago
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Eli Not to Impressive
If 1 Samuel were ever made into a TV mini-series, Eli would be the character nobody could like. He is ineffective, insecure, a weak father, etc. etc. He is given charge of Samuel and is so focused on…
Created almost 4 years ago
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Do I make God sick???
Revelation 3 will never be the same for me since Daniel Harper delivered his message at the NS Youth Ministry several weeks ago. I see far too many times when I have been luke warm....focusing my efforts…
Created almost 4 years ago
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High Stakes Riddling???
Talk about intrigue, plot twists, deceit and revenge, Judges 14 has it all. I know riddles are fun, but this one resulted with 30 men dead......ouch, that is serious riddling.
Created almost 4 years ago
Judges 14:1 (ASV), Judges 14:2 (ASV), Judges 14:3 (ASV), Judges 14:4 (ASV), Judges 14:5 (ASV), Judges 14:6 (ASV), Judges 14:7 (ASV), Judges 14:8 (ASV), Judges 14:9 (ASV), Judges 14:10 (ASV), Judges 14:11 (ASV), Judges 14:12 (ASV), Judges 14:13 (ASV), Judges 14:14 (ASV), Judges 14:15 (ASV), Judges 14:16 (ASV), Judges 14:17 (ASV), Judges 14:18 (ASV), Judges 14:19 (ASV), Judges 14:20 (ASV)
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Parenting gone very bad...
Eli vexed God in a major way because he was too busy with his work to raise his two sons to love and respect God. God calls him on his shortcomings saying basically, "I gave your family all this responsibility…
Created almost 4 years ago
1 Samuel 2:30 (ASV), 1 Samuel 2:31 (ASV), 1 Samuel 2:32 (ASV)
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Keep the faith
These verses remind me of how frustrating I must be to God when I ignore His Truth, yet offend Him through disobedience or simply taking for granted His gift. When I read about the Israelites I wonder…
Created almost 4 years ago
Hebrews 4:13 (ASV), Hebrews 4:14 (ASV), Hebrews 4:15 (ASV), Hebrews 4:16 (ASV)
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Focused Faith
Despite the fact that Naomi initially had nothing of material value to share with Ruth and was by her own admission "Bitter", Ruth was determined to be faithful and loving to Naomi. Ruth worked hard to…
Created almost 4 years ago
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Rich Simplicity
Paul makes clear that those who are truly in love with Jesus are wealthy beyond any obtainable material goods. Our wealth through God is the rich simplicity of being ourselves before God. He states what…
Created about 4 years ago
1 Timothy 6:6 (ASV), 1 Timothy 6:7 (ASV), 1 Timothy 6:8 (ASV)
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In your face Babylon
In Isaiah 14 God grants the people of Israel the go ahead for what amounts to being the first "End Zone Celebration"! It is crazy funny what God offers the victors as a chance to amuse themselves. In…
Created about 4 years ago
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Ooops...
Just when Joshua's leadership and the people of Israel start to get back on track, Joshua and his staff take a left turn without checking the GPS. Joshua made a leadership decision without bothering…
Created about 4 years ago
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More Walk, Less Talk
1 Timothy is just amazing as Paul's leadership instruction manual to a young, inexperienced Timothy who had been asked to lead a huge church. Paul basically tells Tim that he has to do more walking and…
Created about 4 years ago
1 Timothy 4:11 (ASV), 1 Timothy 4:12 (ASV), 1 Timothy 4:13 (ASV), 1 Timothy 4:14 (ASV), 1 Timothy 4:15 (ASV)
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Church Leadership
Does Paul leave any room for discussion on church leadership requirements? I don't think so....
Created about 4 years ago
1 Timothy 2:2 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:1 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:2 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:3 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:5 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:6 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:7 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:8 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:9 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:10 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:11 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:12 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:13 (ASV), 1 Timothy 3:15 (ASV)
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Pray for our leaders
I find it amazing that Paul specifically request prayer for our "rulers and government". But his rationale for this prayer is what is truly amazing. He does not request this pray so that the leaders will…
Created about 4 years ago
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I can relate
Paul gives me great hope in these verses. I can relate very well to Paul's life before he met Jesus. I wasn't out hunting down Christians and taking a stand against Jesus. What I was doing was probably…
Created about 4 years ago
1 Timothy 1:12 (ASV), 1 Timothy 1:13 (ASV), 1 Timothy 1:14 (ASV), 1 Timothy 1:15 (ASV), 1 Timothy 1:16 (ASV)
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World Changing Directive
Imagine the infinite and exponential improvement in our daily lives and the state of our neighborhood, town, state, region, country, continent, and world that would result from 100% compliance with 1…
Created about 4 years ago
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:12 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:13 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:15 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:20 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:22 (ASV)
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Wildfire Damage
I love the analogy from this verse, sinful living equated to wildfires. When a fire gets out of control, whether the fire was started intentionally or by accident, it can quickly damage everything in…
Created about 4 years ago
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Leading by Example
I love the point Paul makes in Vs. 8 By our example of love and trust in Jesus Christ, we BECOME the Message! When God is working through your life it is evident to all who encounter you.
Created about 4 years ago
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Mr. Obedience
When it comes to unquestioning obedience, is Joshua not the man? From the beginning of this book, God commands and Joshua obeys. Perhaps the best known example being the battle at Jericho. I wanna be…
Created about 4 years ago
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The same as it ever was?
The more things change, the more they stay the same. How sad is it that just as it was immediately before Moses' death, so it remains today. Despite the bountiful blessings and promises of our God, we…
Created about 4 years ago
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Am I doing this for me or Jesus?
How easy it is to get so wrapped up in doing godly work that I neglect God. Whether it is our vocation or serving as a volunteer we must guard ourselves from being so in love with the work that we forget…
Created about 4 years ago