Aug 6

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    emeraldeye added a text contribution Don't be Ridiculous!
    Scripture: 33 "Don't be ridiculous!" Saul replied. "There's no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You're only a boy, and he's been a man of war since his youth." 34 But David persisted. David from the outset was a man of faith. This giant, this Philistine was seemingly from outside appearances too big an obstacle for someone like David who's years were few and size was small... Read more »

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    emeraldeye added a text contribution The Lord has given you this Land
    Scripture: 9 "I know the Lord has given you this land," she told them. Observation: Joshua was very sure that the land across the Jordan River was being given by God. God had spoken to Joshua (in Chapter 1). It was a fulfillment of previous words that God had spoken to the people (In Moses time). Because Joshua knew that God was giving the land, the obstacles that he came up against were not a... Read more »

Jul 28

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    emeraldeye added a text contribution Just do it
    Scripture: 13 For merely listening to the law doesn't make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight. Observation: There is a differentiation between the Jews and the Gentiles here. The passage discusses the Jews that have had the Word of God for years (Old Testament) knowing God's Law, however if they know but disobey they will be destroyed. It also talks about the... Read more »

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    emeraldeye added a text contribution Our GPS
    Scripture: 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Observation: It's first in seeking His will that He shows us what path to take. Application: We need to remember that without seeking first God's ways, we will be without a navigation device. It's like trying to find the way without a GPS signal. We need to hook up to God, seek his will, plug in the co-ordinates... Read more »

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    emeraldeye added a text contribution God is not Naive
    Scripture 2 But God isn’t so easily diverted. He sees right through all such smoke screens and holds you to what you’ve done.3 You didn’t think, did you, that just by pointing your finger at others you would distract God from seeing all your misdoings and from coming down on you hard?4 Or did you think that because he’s such a nice God, he’d let you off the hook? Better think this one through from... Read more »

Jul 16

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    emeraldeye added a text contribution Leave a Legacy (Steve McCracken)
    Provided by David McCracken Ministries I don’t want to simply live for myself; I want to live beyond myself. I want my life to make a difference. I want my life to be an example people can follow. 1 Timothy 4:12,16 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity…Watch your life and doctrine closely.... Read more »

Jul 7

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    emeraldeye added a text contribution They had a Fit (MSG)
    Jesus was eating and chatting at Matthew's house (a tax collector) and some of Matthew's friends (disreputable characters). He had his disciples with Him and I imagine them chatting casually and getting to know those they were eating with. The Pharisees were concerned about reputation, not about the people Jesus was eating with. "What kind of example is this from your Teacher, acting cozy with crooks... Read more »
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    emeraldeye added a text contribution Down from the Mountain
    Jesus came down from the mountain. He'd been spending a lot of time in ministry and needed to move elsewhere to spend some time teaching those who "were apprenticed to Him", according to the Message, the committed. Jesus spent time teaching the disciples, the committed various principles (Matthew 5-7) In Matthew 8, Jesus came down from the mountain (a place of retreat) and immediately large crowds... Read more »

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