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August 12 – Thoughts About the God of Love and Peace
2 Corinthians 13; 1 Chronicles 3-4; Zephaniah 1 The gospel has been misinterpreted and abused throughout history. Paul talked about those who would make the gospel a source of wealth in his letter to the Philippians. It’s been used to … Continue reading
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July 10 – Taunting Jesus
Mark 15:21-47; 1 Kings 11; Hosea 13 Trash talking is apparently an art. Google it and you will find lists of the best trash talk lines of all time. It’s the pre-game/fight warmup designed to get an edge on your … Continue reading
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Tagged bulletin board material, chief priests, crucified criminals, crucifixion, false altar, false gods, Grace, grace alone, hatred, horoscopes, Hosea, Jesus could have, Jewish leaders, kicking a man when he's down, lesser imitations, material things, mercy, other gods, Passover, perp walk, Pharisees, sacrifice of Jesus, taunting, taunting death, taunting Jesus, teachers of the Law, trash talk
June 24 – God Rules
Mark 7:1-13; 2 Samuel 17; Daniel 11:1-19 Rwanda is a beautiful country. In spite of high unemployment the people work together to support each other. They are industrious, and can be seen on the roads at all hours of the … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalyptic, beautiful land, Daniel, faith, Force, Genocide, God, hatred, high unemployment, hope, invader, King of the North, King of the South, no hope, Princes of Persia, rebellion, reconciliation, Return of Christ, Rwanda, sacrifice, Satan, support each other, wars
February 20 – Truth
Matthew 2; Exodus 22:1-23:33; Proverbs 10 The fight to gain equal rights for all Americans was vicious in the 1950’s. Troops were called out to enforce laws that required segregation and to enforce laws that required desegregation. Emotions ran high … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-hour news stations, Civil Rights, Clinton Tennessee, courage, desegregation, equal rights, fake news, false reports, Forgiveness, Gossip, Grace, hatred, heroes, integrity, Jesus, Little Rock, mercy, Moses Newson, perceptions, Pilate, reporter, segregation, spread false reports, Troops, truth, What is Truth?
January 3 – Love Your What???
Luke 6:27-49; Genesis 6:1-7:24; Psalm 3 In ancient times, when new kings took over a country, they wiped out anyone from the old regime who could be a threat to their throne. They didn’t want anyone popping up that the … Continue reading
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October 16 – Justice
Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14—4:5; Luke 18:1-8 One of the most revealing “commentaries” on prayer and how we who follow Christ use prayer comes from Janis Joplin. Her song “Mercedes-Benz” cuts to the quick when we think about … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere of sin, browbeat God, financial gain, good old days, hatred, Janis Joplin, Jesus, just society, Justice, Loving God, Mercedes-Benz, mercy, outcast, persistence in prayer, poor, prayer, prejudice, sin, single mother, unjust judge, widow
July 12 – God Forgives You
Psalm 25:11-20; Proverbs 19:1-17; 1 John 3:11-17 There is an undercurrent of Christianity called “cultural Christianity.” Businessmen who move to a new town look for “the” church to join because it’s good for business. Politicians are sure to be seen … Continue reading
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June 29 – Overcoming Wickedness
Psalm 140; Jeremiah 23:16-22; Matthew 10:16-25 I think I agree with my friend. We don’t agree on a lot of things, most things actually, but he noted on one social media platform that he wakes up every morning and opens … Continue reading
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Tagged Absalom, atrocities, corruption, David, enemies of David, evil, fight back, give in, give up, God, God's grace, God's strength, grace. Terrorists, hatred, Justice, Lord, Saul, social media, wickedness
May 13 – Counter Culture Christians
Psalm 104:24-34 35b; Isaiah 44:1-4; Galatians 6:7-10 No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. Thus begins John Donne’s Poem entitled “No Man is an Island.” It … Continue reading
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