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Tag Archives: Saul
May 19 – There’s No Such Thing as “Too Bad”
Acts 26:1-18; Ruth 3-4; Psalm 48 One of the most frustrating things I deal with when talking with people about Jesus is that they try to tell me that they’re “not good enough” to follow Jesus. There are things in … Continue reading
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Tagged apostle to the Gentiles, arrest followers of Jesus, Damascus, deep dark secret sins, Forgiveness, God, God forgives, God won't forgive, good news, Grace, imprison, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, letters of Paul, mercy, murderer, New Testament, not good enough, Paul, persecutor, prison, Repentance, Saul, Son of God
April 23 – The Key to Growth
Acts 9:26-43; Joshua 5:2-6:27; Job 23 In the early 1930’s Japan’s civilian government gave way to a militaristic one. The military government furthered Japan’s ambition to be the major economic power in the Asian Pacific region. In the process, years … Continue reading
April 22 – Hard to Reconcile
Acts 9:1-25; Joshua 3:1-5:1; Job 22 In April of 1994 one of the most horrific modern examples of genocide began in Rwanda. During a 100 day period members of the Hutu tribe systematically killed members of the Tutsi tribe, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Ananias, Christians, Damascus, fear, Forgiveness, Genocide, Holy Spirit, Hutu, Jabiro, Jerusalem, Jesus, meet Jesus, mercy, ministry of reconciliation, overcoming fear, Paul, persecuted church, persecution, preaching Jesus, road to damascus, Rwanda, Saul, trust. reconciliation, Tutsi
April 19 – Forgiveness
Acts 7:23-8:1a; Deuteronomy 31-32; Job 19 Charles Roberts was an angry person. For nine years that anger had festered as he blamed God, and himself, for his newborn daughter’s death. On October 2, 2006, he snapped. He entered an Amish … Continue reading
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Tagged Amish families, Amish schoolhouse, Charles Roberts, extraordinary people, forgave on the cross, Forgiveness, God, God's people, incredible forgiveness, insurmountable opportunity, Jesus, Jesus paid it all, Jewish leaders, ordinary people, Paul, persecution, Pogo, Relationship with God, Saul, supporting widow, victims, witness
January 28 – God’s Got This
Luke 20:27-47; Genesis 37; Psalm 28 Have you ever wanted to run away and hide? Maybe it’s personal troubles and you just don’t want to be around people. Maybe relationships in the family aren’t going so well and it’s time … Continue reading
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Tagged adulting, blanket fort, brother against brother, David, family troubles, God, God's got this, Grace, help, hide, Israel, Lord, love, mercy, minister, Nabal, name of Jesus, persecution, personal troubles, physical difficulties, praise, refuge, rest, run away, Saul, shield, strength, time with God, troubles of the world, trust
November 16 – Words
Psalm 141; Ezekiel 43:1-12; Matthew 23:37—24:14 Security is a concern for many people these days. For some, a dog is enough. Big or small, a dog will alert the owners to a possible intruder and cause possible intruders to be … Continue reading
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Tagged alarms, armed guards, cool spring, David, disciples, fragile union, Grace, guard dogs, guard my keyboard, Hawk Nelson, intruders, Israel, Jesus, negative, out of the mouth, positive, safety, Saul, security, united, words
October 19 – When Disaster Strikes
Psalm 57; 1 Samuel 25:36-42; Luke 22:39-46 Disaster movies have been a favorite of moviegoers for a long time. Whether they show aliens invading and seeking to destroy the earth, giant earthquakes that appear to split the world in half, … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, and it came to pass, brothers, can't sleep, David, disaster, earthquakes, faith, God, God's anointed, God's presence, Grace, hero, insults, mercy, movie buffs, moviegoers, movies, Nabal, Old Testament, persecution, real disaster, redemption, refuge, Samuel, Saul, sisters, things go wrong, those days, trusting God, tsunamis
