Tag: Bible study
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A Life of Communion
2 Samuel 5:18-19 “Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. And David inquired of the Lord, ‘Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?’ And the Lord said to David, ‘Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.’” 2 Samuel 5:22-24 “And the Philistines came…
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It’s Personal
Hebrews 13:5 “Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?’” When you read the Bible, do you take note of…
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Understanding Spiritual Truth
1 Peter 4:1-2 “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.” Last week, in an adult Sunday School class that…
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An Open Invitation
Acts 4:13 “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” It’s interesting to note how often the Bible warns us to be careful about who we spend time with for there are many…
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Those Difficult Passages
Hebrews 10:26-28 “For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.” One of the reasons that I try to study every verse when I’m studying a book of the Bible is…
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To Plumb the Depths
Hebrews 7:1 “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him.” One of the keys to understanding the Bible is demonstrated to us in the verse above. Here, in this one verse, we have the appearance of a name seemingly out of the…
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Too Lazy to Learn?
Hebrews 5:11 “About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.” Sometimes I wonder what it must have been like for Jesus, Who is omniscient, to speak to people that weren’t interested enough to listen to what He was saying. So much of what He…
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What’s the Context?
Matthew 18:19 “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” Have you ever been taken out of context regarding something you’ve said? Have you ever had a snippet of what you’ve actually said used in a negative way…
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Glorious Reminders
2 Peter 1:12-15 “Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord…
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Alone Time
Mark 4:10-11 “And when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parables. And He said to them, ‘To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God . . .’” 2020 was a time when words became part of our vocabulary that we would not have even considered prior to that…
To Encourage You 