Payday Someday For the day of the LORD is approaching for all the nations! Just as you have done, so it will be done to you. You will get exactly what your deeds deserve. – Obadiah 1:15 1 Kings 21:1-13 There was a man named Naboth from Jezreel who owned a vineyard located next toContinue reading “Payday Someday”
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The Year Without a Summer
The Year Without a Summer The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship – Psalms 19:1 Romans 1:19-20 19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything GodContinue reading “The Year Without a Summer”
Moneylove ∙∙
Moneylove ∙∙ For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, driven by a desire for wealth, have strayed from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. – 1 Timothy 6:10 1 Timothy 6:6-11 6 Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 7 AfterContinue reading “Moneylove ∙∙”
He is not heavy ∙∙
He is not heavy ∙∙ The LORD your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. – Deuteronomy 1:31 Isaiah 46:3-10 3 Listen to me . . . I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried youContinue reading “He is not heavy ∙∙”
Who is the Author of life? ∙
Who is the Author of life? ∙ You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. – Acts 3:15 Colossians 1:15-17 15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, 16 for through him God created everything in theContinue reading “Who is the Author of life? ∙”
The power of encouragement
The power of encouragement I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia. – Galatians 1:16-17 Acts 9:26-28 26 When he arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples, and they were allContinue reading “The power of encouragement”
Hierarchy of absolutes ∙∙
Hierarchy of absolutes ∙∙ Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God; the LORD is one. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. – Deuteronomy 6:4-6 John 7:22-23Continue reading “Hierarchy of absolutes ∙∙”
The Triumph of Compassion
The Triumph of Compassion A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is oppressed by a demon that torments her severely.” – Matthew 15:22 Matthew 15:23-28 23 But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urgedContinue reading “The Triumph of Compassion”
Hidden dangers
Hidden dangers This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the entire batch of dough. – Galatians 5:9 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 6 Do you not know that a bit of leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really areContinue reading “Hidden dangers”
The bold and daring things we do
The bold and daring things we do Now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me. – Genesis 22:12 Genesis 22:1-13 “God tested Abraham’s faith. ‘Abraham!’ God called out. ‘Yes,’ he answered. ‘I am here.’ ‘Take your son, your only son, yes, Isaac, whom youContinue reading “The bold and daring things we do”