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Receiving directions The LORD went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night. – Exodus 13:21 Acts 16:6-10  6 Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area ofContinue reading “Receiving directions”

Condemned not Haggai 2:19 Yet from this day on I will bless you. John 8:3-11  3 As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd.  4 “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “thisContinue reading “Condemned not”

Robbing God “You also say, ‘My, how tiresome it is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it.” – Malachi 1:13 Malachi 1:6-13  6 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respectContinue reading “Robbing God”

He loved them to the end Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end. – John 13:1 Galatians 6:2-9  2 Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.  3 If you think you are too important to help someone, you areContinue reading “He loved them to the end”

Genuine concern For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. – Philippians 2:20  Philippians 2:20-21  20 I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare.  21 All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ. TheContinue reading “Genuine concern”

Muddled Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left. – Isaiah 30:21 Joshua 1:6-9  6 “Be strong and courageous . . .  7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructionsContinue reading “Muddled”

Human challenge trials Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. – John 15:13 Mark 10:42-45  42 So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.”  43Continue reading “Human challenge trials”

The worst kind of lazy We hope with all our hearts that each one of you will display the same zeal to make your hope come true and that you will go on doing so until the end, so that you may not become lazily lethargic but may copy those who through faith and patienceContinue reading “The worst kind of lazy”

Superheroes and sin Let your light shine before others in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. – Matthew 5:16 Judges 3:7-11 7 The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight. They forgot about the LORD their God, and they served the images ofContinue reading “Superheroes and sin”

Little Big Man When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers – the moon and the stars you set in place – what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them? – Psalms 8:3-4    Psalms 89:1-12   1 I willContinue reading “Little Big Man”