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Tag Archives: disciples
August 18 – Life Motto
John 3:22-36; 1 Chronicles 13-14; Zechariah3 Companies brand themselves in people’s minds with mottoes. Sometimes the mottoes are advertising slogans and sometimes they’re meant to motivate a company as well as inspire the public. Let me give you a few … Continue reading
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Tagged baptized, branding, Christian, disciples, He must become greater, humility, inspire, Jealousy, Jesus, John, Lamb of God, messiah, motivate, motto, slogan
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August 16 – And They Walked With Him
John 2; 1 Chronicles 10-11; Zechariah1 It’s amazing how many things people remember after the fact. When somebody does something heroic and news reporters check with the neighbors they’ll often remember what a good kid that person was as they … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, bully, crisis of faith, deat, disciples, evil, facepalm, fill in the gaps, heat of battle, hero, Jesus, John, memories, news crews, Pharisees, predictions, remember, resurrection, Sadducees, Scripture, Temple, three days, villain
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July 8 – Got Any Identification?
Mark 14:32-72; 1 Kings 9; Hosea 11:1-11 As Debit cards first came into use, they were called “check cards.” Bob Dole made fun of his 1996 election loss as he recounted his return to Russell, Kansas – the place where … Continue reading
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July 5 – I Signed Up For What?
Mark 13:1-13; 1 Kings 6; Hosea 8 I write other kinds of things than devotionals. My problem is that nothing else is ready for publication yet. I have a lot of editing to do. One of the things I do … Continue reading
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Tagged all nations, arrested, destruction of the Temple, devotionals, disciples, Family problems, gospel, hate, Holy Spirit, influence people, Jesus, messiah, messianic kingdom, motivates, motivation, prestigious awards, problem with Christians, publication, remembers others, Romans, struggles, Temple, trial, victories, win friends, writers groups
April 13 – Responding to the Powers That Be
Acts 4:1-22; Deuteronomy 19-20; Job 13 The phrase “speaking truth to power” has almost become a cliché these days. Sometimes you hear people in power say terrible things and they proclaim that all they are doing is that speaking truth … Continue reading
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April 9 – Expectations and Reality
Acts 1; Deuteronomy 11-12; Job 9 When I began teaching, I had some unrealistic expectations. I expected kids to sit quietly and learn, enthralled with every word that came out of my mouth. I expected amazing classroom discipline as kids … Continue reading
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April 8 – Changing the World
Matthew 28; Deuteronomy 9-10; Job 8 Earlier this week, Americans observed the 100th anniversary of the beginning of our involvement in World War I. The war began when the Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, setting off a chain of … Continue reading
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