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Tag Archives: restoration
June 22 – Pray
Mark 6:1-29; 2 Samuel 15; Daniel 9 The movie “”Patton” tells the story of General George C.Patton during World War II. As the war was closing down and troops were attacking German positions, the Germans made one last counter—attack that … Continue reading
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Tagged 70 years, Babylon, Battle of the Bulge, chaplain, Daniel, exile, Forgiveness, Jeremiah, mercy, Patton, persecuted church, persecution, prayer, prophesy, restoration, time of exile ended, World War II
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May 11 – What Contract?
Acts 20:1-16; Judges 13; Job 41 Whenever music stars appear in concert there are interesting provisions in the contract. Some require certain types of water. Others require certain kinds of fresh fruit. Perhaps one of the more outrageous contract provisions … Continue reading
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Tagged attention to details, Bible, Bildad, blessings, Brown M&Ms, contract provisions, contracts, curses, debt paid, Deuteronomy, diligence, Eliphaz, fall short, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jesus, Job, just and unjust, lights, love, mercy, perfection, performer, promises of God, Proverbs, rain, restoration, stars, suffering, Van Halen, vending machine, Zophar
September 14 – Restoration
Psalm 73; Job 40:6-14; 42:1-6; Luke 22:31-33 54-62 There are some athletes who have a big mouth. I’m thinking of the ones who deliberately provoke their opponents so that everything they say is posted on the other team’s bulletin board … Continue reading
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Tagged athletes, big mouths, braggarts, bulletin board material, champion of the faith, Christian, cock crows, Cross, Death, denial, deny, Forgiveness, godly sorrow, Grace, help God, Inspiration, Jesus, legacy, motivation, Peter, prison, restoration, self-pity, Simon, soldiers, strong relationship with God, temptation
July 3 – Restoration
Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66:1-9; Galatians 6:[1-6] 7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 I don’t know if it started with “America’s Funniest Videos” but if not, they sure accelerated the trend. We capture everyone’s mistakes on video and make sure that everyone in … Continue reading
November 10 – Turning
Titus 2; Jeremiah 15-16; Psalm 126 Jeremiah was a prophet with a tough job. His job was to be God’s spokesman to a people that were about to undergo catastrophic loss. Israel was about to be destroyed as a nation, … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon, Christ, disaster, followers of christ, God, God's protection, God's spokesman, Israel, Jeremiah, kill the messenger, make a difference, prophet, repent, restoration
April 15 – Restoration
Acts 5:1-16; Deuteronomy 23-24; Job 15 God cares for people who are in poverty. That seems like an obvious statement because we all do that, right? We pay our taxes that help give money to people in need. In truth, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christians, Deuteronomy, dignity, financial need, financial poverty, God, money lent, poverty, respect, restoration, spiritual poverty, work
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April 12 – Bringing Healing
Acts 3; Deuteronomy 17-18; Job 12 He was a beggar. Friends brought him to the Temple to beg – what else could they do? There was no modern medicine to help. He couldn’t work. He had to rely on the … Continue reading
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Tagged alms, beggar, charitable organizations, charity, full restoration, functioning in society, healing, healing power, hospitals, Jesus, medicine, name of Jesus, Peter, restoration, Temple
April 4 – I Am Peter
Matthew 26:26-46; Deuteronomy 1-2; Job 4 How do we betray people? Judas turned Jesus over to the authorities. Peter denied knowing Him. Both betrayed the relationship that Jesus had built up with them. Both the betrayal and the denial were … Continue reading
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Tagged betrayal, denial, Forgiveness, God, Grace, hope, Jesus, Judas, Peter, regret, Repentance, restoration, suicide
