- Having the Right Foundation is Vital
1 Corinthians 3
Paul now addresses the misplaced loyalty that some of the Corinthians have been promoting, which he mentioned in the first chapter.
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- Gratitude and Thanksgiving
Gratitude and Thanksgiving
How grateful are you?
While preparing for a sermon that I preached today, I found that in the NASB, there are 169 references in 162 verses to words that have “thank” in them: thank, thanked, thankful, thankfulness, thanks, or thanksgiving (see references below).
With that many references to words that have “thank” in them, it would stand ...
- A Riddle and Its Explanation
Ezekiel 17
In this chapter, Ezekiel is told to use a parable and riddle to proclaim God’s message to the people. Ezekiel describes how Jehoiachin and Zedekiah were treated and subsequently acted toward their Babylonian captors. The previous chapter ended (16:60-63) with God promising to remember His covenant with the Israelites and to establish and everlasting ...
- Avoid Adultery and Be Faithful In Marriage
Proverbs 5
In this chapter, the instructions given focus on adultery and its consequences. It also encourages faithfulness in marriage and outlines the results of infidelity if the instructions are not heeded.
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- Prayer for God’s Guidance Through His Word
Psalms 119:169-175
This final section of Psalms 119 is a good summary of all that had been written before it. In it the psalmist declares in no uncertain terms that his desire is to live according to God’s commandments. At the same time, he acknowledges that in spite of this desire, he is still a lost ...
- Amaziah and Azariah of Judah; Jehoash, Jeroboam II, and Zechariah of Israel
2 Kings 14
This chapter is basically about two kings, Amaziah of Judah and Jeroboam II of Israel. The contrast between the two is interesting because of the outcome of each king’s actions.
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- Balak and Balaam, Part 2
Numbers 23
In this chapter we find Balaam preparing to receive God’s message to Balak regarding the Israelites. Balak is upset over Balaam’s continual blessing of Israel instead of the curse he had requested and hoped for. Each time Balaam blesses Israel, as God told him to do, Balak takes Balaam to another place a little ...
- Jesus Rebukes Pharisaism and Laments Over Jerusalem
Matthew 23
This chapter contains part of one of the extended teaching sections that Matthew includes in his gospel. In this one, Jesus had just been questioned by the Sadducees and Pharisees in which His answers left them stymied and uncharacteristically silent. In this chapter, Jesus is responding to the attitude and actions that are typical ...
- God’s Spirit Helps Believers
1 Corinthians 2
We have all known people who can be very persuasive in speaking to people. At the present time in America, we see many speeches given as people are trying to influence people to vote for them in the upcoming national, state, and local elections this fall and some of these are more persuasive ...
- God’s Love for Jerusalem
Ezekiel 16
This chapter is a summary of how God has and will deal with the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s history would be worthy of much more space than the focus of this article would allow. However, a brief history is encapsulated in the first five verses in the form of an allegory.
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