Topic:The Greatest Rescue Mission Bible in a Year: Deuteronomy 11–13; Mark 12:1–27 The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 On February 18, 1952, a massive storm split the SS Pendleton, a tanker ship, into two pieces about ten miles off the Massachusetts coast. More than forty sailors were trapped inside the ship’s sinking …
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Topic:Welcoming Strangers Bible in a Year: Deuteronomy 8–10; Mark 11:19–33 You are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:19 When my friends lived in Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe, they were overwhelmed by the warm welcome they received there, especially from other Christians. Once they took some clothes and …
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Topic:A Purpose in Pain? Bible in a Year: Numbers 28–30; Mark 8:22–38 [God] comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 1:4 When Siu Fen discovered she had kidney failure and would need dialysis for the rest of her life, she wanted to …
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Topic: Focusing on Jesus II (Open Heaven 2 March 2019) Memorise: “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”- Philippians 2:5 Read: Hebrews 2:9-3:1 (KJV) Hebrews 2:9-18: 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace …
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Topic:Searching for Treasure Bible in a Year: Numbers 26–27; Mark 8:1–21 [Wisdom] is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. Proverbs 3:14 Buried treasure. It sounds like something out of a children’s storybook. But eccentric millionaire Forrest Fenn claims to have left a box of jewels and gold, worth up to $2 million, somewhere in the Rocky …
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Topic:Out of the Mouths of Babes Bible in a Year: Numbers 17–19; Mark 6:30–56 Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes. Psalm 8:2 esv After watching ten-year-old Viola using a tree branch as a microphone to mimic a preacher, Michele decided to give Viola the opportunity to “preach” during a village …
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Topic:Working off Bad Information Bible in a Year: Numbers 15–16; Mark 6:1–29 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. Proverbs 23:12 On a recent trip to New York City, my wife and I wanted to brave a snowy evening and hire a taxi for a three-mile ride from our hotel to a Cuban restaurant. After …
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Topic:The Spirit of Fika Bible in a Year: Numbers 12–14; Mark 5:21–43 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Luke 24:30 The coffeehouse in the town near my house is named Fika. It’s a Swedish word meaning to take a break with coffee and a …
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Topic:Quiet Awe Bible in a Year: Numbers 9–11; Mark 5:1–20 How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Psalm 104:24 My life often feels frenzied and hectic. I hurry from one appointment to the next, returning phone calls and checking items off my seemingly infinite to-do list while on …
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Topic:Living in God’s Story Bible in a Year: Numbers 7–8; Mark 4:21–41 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. Romans 13:12 Ernest Hemingway was asked if he could write a compelling story in six words. His response: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” Hemingway’s story is powerful because it inspires us to fill in the details. Were …
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