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Why Do We Make Others Prove Themselves?
2022-05-23 07:05 Acts 22:1-5. The beginning of Paul's self-defense before the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem. He begins by giving his bona-fides. He speaks to them in Hebrew, which quiets them, and tells them he was ...
Taking Care of Our Shepherds
2022-05-22 10:08 1 Corinthians 9:3-11. Paul is defending his and Barnabas' rights to a share of the food in the communities in which they preach. He uses examples - "Who serves as a soldier at his own expense?" An...
The Devil Always Overplays His Hand
2022-05-21 09:50 Judith 16:4-5. The Assyrian came with his warriors, blocking the valleys and boasting that he would burn up the territory and kill all the young men; that he would dash the infants to the ground and s...
Calling Out Wickedness
2022-05-20 09:26 Proverbs 24:23-26. Don't be partial to one side when judging. One who tells the wicked they are innocent will be cursed and will be abhorred by nations, but one who rebukes the wicked will have de...
God Will Show His Vindication to All (Sometimes Through Us)
2022-05-19 10:36 Psalm 98:1-3. "O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things!" His right hand and holy arm have gotten him victory. He has made known his victory and revealed his vindication in the ...
Greedy for Iniquity
2022-05-18 10:05 Hosea 4:6-10. God's people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. They have rejected knowledge so he will reject them and forget their children. Because the more they increase the more they sin, he ...
Closing Our Eyes and Ears to the Truth is a Dangerous Game
2022-05-17 11:10 Acts 28:23-28. Paul has asked to meet with the Jews in Rome since he has been sent there by the Jews of Jerusalem to stand trial before the Romans. They agree and meet with him on an appointed day, wa...
Letting Our Desires Run Amok
2022-05-14 11:16 Isaiah 14:15-20. Part of what God promises his people will say to the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, once their exile is over. The king thought of himself as invincible, but he will be brought down ...
A King Leads His People (One Way or Another)
2022-05-12 06:56 1 Kings 6:11-13. God tells Solomon "Concerning this house which you are building [i.e., the Temple], if you will walk in my statutes and obey my ordinances and keep all my commandments and walk in the...
Know Your Own Worth
2022-05-10 06:52 Sirach 10:27-31. It is better to work hard and have abundance than to boast even while lacking bread. Work and live in humility, only thinking of yourself with the worth that your honor truly deserves...