1 Timothy 1:13 (New Living Translation) In my insolence, I persecuted his (God’s) people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief. This is Paul telling of his past sins and God’s mercy. Paul would smash into gatherings of Christians and kill and torture those he found. That is […]
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Ignorance and Unbelief
September 18th, 2022 · No Comments
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This Evil World
September 3rd, 2022 · No Comments
Galatians 1:4 (New Living Translation) 4 Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live. I hate to mention it, but we live in an evil world. Evil is everywhere. You don’t have to look far or long […]
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Let Them be Cursed
August 27th, 2022 · No Comments
Galatians 1:9 (New Living Translation) 9 I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed. Paul writes to Christians in Galatia a long time ago. If anyone preaches something other than the Good News of Jesus, don’t listen to […]
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Chosen by Lot
August 20th, 2022 · No Comments
Luke 1:8-9 (New Living Translation) 8 One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. 9 As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. This was a big event. Zechariah was in the […]
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Weight that Slows Us Down
August 14th, 2022 · No Comments
Hebrews 12:1 (New Living Translation) 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. […]
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Seeing Their Faith
August 7th, 2022 · No Comments
Luke 5:20 (New Living Translation) 20 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.” This is part of the (hi)story of the crippled man and his friends. We heard this one many times in Sunday School as kids. The men carried their crippled friend on a stretcher to Jesus […]
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A Confident Hope
April 30th, 2022 · No Comments
Ephesians 1:18 (New Living Translation) I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. Paul is writing a letter to Christians in Ephesus. Paul describes his prayers for those Christians. […]
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The Hypothetical Trap
April 10th, 2022 · No Comments
Mark 10:2 (New Living Translation) 2 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?” I don’t remember how many times I have sat in a Christian discussion in which the topic was this verse and what follows. We love to discuss divorce and […]
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Give It Your Blessing
April 9th, 2022 · No Comments
Matthew 10:12 (New Living Translation) 12 When you enter the home, give it your blessing. Jesus is sending out the 12 apostles and giving them instructions on what to do and where to go. this sentence above is part of the instructions of Jesus. We don’t talk like this these days. We don’t say things […]
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Spiritual Wisdom and Insight
April 2nd, 2022 · No Comments
Ephesians 1:16b-17 (New Living Translation) 16b I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. Paul describes his prayer for Christians living in Ephesus. Among several things, Paul asks that God […]
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