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Proverbs, like Psalms, names multiple individuals as the authors of its various sections. Solomon was uniquely qualified to serve as ... of wise sayings. First Kings 3:5–9 recounts Solomon asking God for wisdom in his reign over Israel, a request God eventually granted (1 ...
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I am not a farmer and never have been one. But I cherish the years I spent living in small farming communities on the Canadian Prairies ... and I are the farmers who scatter the seed of the Word of God. As we personally share the Word and people hear it, if they receive it ...
Mark Twain once said, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is like the ... is inspired and the individual words of the Bible are God-breathed, we know words and their meanings are important to God. They should be to us as well. Here are some fundamentals to remember when ...
... who quizzed a group of college-bound high school students on the Bible. The quiz preceded a Bible as Literature course he planned to ... illiterate John Q. Public is of the written Word of God? In a land filled with churches and chapels, temples and tabernacles, there ...
WHO WROTE FIRST KINGS?
Like the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings originally were one book. In the ... or authors. This person assembled the manuscript while God's people were in exile at Babylon (see 2 Kings). But he didn't complete the ... FIRST KINGS SO IMPORTANT?
Those kings who reigned under God's authority—who remained faithful to the Law—experienced God's ...
The Apostle Paul, a key figure in the New Testament, experienced a radical transformation through the power of God. After encountering Jesus, he developed an unshakable passion for spreading ... remarkable perseverance and refused to give up on his God-ordained mission. His life and letters offer profound lessons, especially ...
In Judges 10 and 11 we find one of the most shocking stories in all of Scripture. It is the account of Jephthah. ... the nations around them with immorality and human sacrifice. God's Word and obedience to Him is ignored for many years. For that God judges them and punishes them with oppression by these same nations. The ...
... what I’d be saying if I were Jewish.
According to the ancient Hebrew calendar and the modern Jewish calendar, this is the ... the month in which the Passover occurred. As you may recall, God required that a lamb be killed and its blood smeared on the doorposts of ...
Disaster strikes. The call for prayer goes out. Church prayer chains rattle with activity; emails ... page and we become mindful of seeking first the kingdom of God. Struggling believers are encouraged by the concern expressed for those in ...
Does the number of people praying make a difference to God as to whether He will answer affirmatively or not?
Does prayer have a ...
My world was rocked for the first time when I was four years old.
We had recently moved to Southern ... eternal truths:
Psalm 1:2–3 : Meditating on God’s Word establishes the Christian like a firm tree planted by water
Matthew 13:31–32 : Faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains!
James 3:5–6 : The tongue is like a tiny spark that ...
When we think of the ministry of Jesus, we immediately recall the “big” moments. His ... if you can believe it, a Pharisee began his day by thanking God that he had not been born a Gentile, a woman, or a slave.
But not so ... He simply related to people on the basis of their faith in God—or lack thereof.
You know what I find surprising? The consistency of ...
... various ways to ensure equality of outcome for all people. The basic idea is that the ruling class in any nation has historically ... is actually a religious ideology. Its theology excludes God, soul, or spiritual values and only includes matter. Rather than the ...
Read Genesis 39:21-23
But the LORD was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And ... Lord was with Joseph.” Joseph began to see the hand of God in his prison experience. In what could have been the direst of positions, ... prospered. Because of this, he was freed up to be used by God strategically in the lives of at least two men. Amazingly, he prospered in ...
We hear a lot these days about the active ingredients in our medicines. These are chemical substances that ... There is an analogy here as it relates to personal time with God—often called devotions or quiet time. For some, devotions are like a ... that desires to actually live out the Christian life. When I move from a passive Christianity to one where I seek to think and live ...
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Whoever heard of healing someone with spit and clay? But the Bible tells an intriguing story about just that.
In John 9:1–7 Jesus ... to His disciples the man was blind so, “that the works of God might be displayed in him.” He then added, “I am the Light of the ...
The Old Testament character of Samuel is remembered for his trustworthiness, ... as an obedient servant!
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Means “name of God”, but sounds like “heard by God” because God listened to and answered Hannah’s prayer for a child.
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Christian humanism believes in the supernatural and teaches that even though man is sinful he has great worth and dignity because he is made in the image of God his creator.
Secular humanists believe God, angels, demons, Satan, and souls don’t exist. They reject the Bible and ...
There are a lot of things God hates and it stands to reason that war is one of them. War inflicts ... be glorified but rather avoided as much as possible.
In the Old Testament we see that war is a tool. And like all tools it can be used ... or evil depending on who is wielding it and their motives. God used Israel as an instrument of war to bring judgment against the Hittites, ...
When most folks hear the term leader they think of presidents, pastors, teachers, and CEOs. ... for the Lord, and a change-agent for the gospel of God’s grace. In fact, I have discovered in the book of Nehemiah seven ... could hardly sleep as he imagined himself accomplishing God’s objective. His passion was off the chart.
The second principle ...
Every leader or would-be leader must ask and answer the question, “What am I going to do with my life?” Regardless of how one ... bush, Moses was an insecure, fearful man. His responses to God showed this, “Who am I? Who are you? What if the Israelites don’t ...
