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September 16: Freedom and Response
Micah 4:1–6:16; Acts
September 16: Freedom and Response Micah 4:1–6:16; Acts 14:8–15:21; Job 23:1–17 Freedom from sin gives us the power to love. But freedom from p...
September 16: Freedom and Response Micah 4:1–6:16; Acts 14:8–15:21; Job 23:1–17 Freedom from sin gives us the power to love. But freedom from p...
August 26: Lives of Spiritual Opulence
Isaiah 52:1–54:17; Luke
August 26: Lives of Spiritual Opulence Isaiah 52:1–54:17; Luke 20:41–21:24; Job 12:1–12 The Pharisees upheld a faulty religious system. They we...
August 26: Lives of Spiritual Opulence Isaiah 52:1–54:17; Luke 20:41–21:24; Job 12:1–12 The Pharisees upheld a faulty religious system. They we...
James 1:9–18
Conflict drives fiction and riveting movies, but if
James 1:9–18 Conflict drives fiction and riveting movies, but if we had it our way, we’d live stable, stress-free lives. We might crave the excite...
James 1:9–18 Conflict drives fiction and riveting movies, but if we had it our way, we’d live stable, stress-free lives. We might crave the excite...
Acts 2:42–3:26
Most of the Western world operates in the spirit
Acts 2:42–3:26 Most of the Western world operates in the spirit of individualism. Christianity does not, though we often attempt to adapt it and mak...
Acts 2:42–3:26 Most of the Western world operates in the spirit of individualism. Christianity does not, though we often attempt to adapt it and mak...
Whereby shall I know?
I thank Thee, O Father, … because Thou
Whereby shall I know? I thank Thee, O Father, … because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Mat...
Whereby shall I know? I thank Thee, O Father, … because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Mat...
October 2: When Love Is Lost, Labor Is in Vain
Revelation
October 2: When Love Is Lost, Labor Is in Vain Revelation 2:1–11 When zeal lacks love, faith is rendered useless. Love is the crux of faith. We can ...
October 2: When Love Is Lost, Labor Is in Vain Revelation 2:1–11 When zeal lacks love, faith is rendered useless. Love is the crux of faith. We can ...
Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil doing. Psalm 37:8
Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil doing. Psalm 37:8 (R.V.). Fretting means getting out at elbows mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to ...
Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil doing. Psalm 37:8 (R.V.). Fretting means getting out at elbows mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to ...
Mark 9:38–10:16
We often think that God needs us—that we are
Mark 9:38–10:16 We often think that God needs us—that we are His arms rather than His agents. When we see our work as integral to God’s kingdom,...
Mark 9:38–10:16 We often think that God needs us—that we are His arms rather than His agents. When we see our work as integral to God’s kingdom,...
It’s tempting to justify our behaviors by arguing that it is
It’s tempting to justify our behaviors by arguing that it is impossible to not sin, but is this true? Jesus came to make it possible for us to live ...
It’s tempting to justify our behaviors by arguing that it is impossible to not sin, but is this true? Jesus came to make it possible for us to live ...
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