Topic:Infinite Dimensions Bible in a Year: Genesis 27–28; Matthew 8:18–34 I pray that you . . . [will] grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Ephesians 3:17–18 Ephesians 3:16-21 I lay still on the vinyl-covered mat and held my breath on command as …
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Topic:Our Welcoming God Bible in a Year: Genesis 25–26; Matthew 8:1–17 God does not show favoritism. Today’s Scripture & Insight: Acts 10:34-38 Our church meets in an old elementary school, one that closed in 1958 rather than obey a US court order to integrate (the act of having African-American students …
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Topic:What Kind of Savior Is He? January 9, 2019 What Kind of Savior Is He? Read: John 6:47–51, 60–66 Bible in a Year: Genesis 23–24; Matthew 7 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. John 6:66 Last year, friends and I prayed for …
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Topic:An Alternative to Worry January 8, 2019 An Alternative to Worry Read: Matthew 6:25–34 Bible in a Year: Genesis 20–22; Matthew 6:19–34 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Matthew 6:27 A law-abiding, honest man received a voicemail that said, “This is officer …
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Topic:An Ordinary Man January 7, 2019 An Ordinary Man Read: 1 Samuel 16:1–7 Bible in a Year: Genesis 18–19; Matthew 6:1–18 People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 William Carey was a sickly boy, born to a humble family near Northampton, …
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Topic:The Greater Glory January 6, 2019 The Greater Glory Read: John 17:1–5, 20–24 Bible in a Year: Genesis 16–17; Matthew 5:27–48 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. Luke 2:1 Caesar Augustus is remembered as the first and …
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Topic:Transformed & Transforming January 5, 2019 Transformed & Transforming Read: 2 Chronicles 33:9–17 Bible in a Year: Genesis 13–15; Matthew 5:1–26 Then he restored the altar of the Lord. . . and told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. 2 Chronicles 33:16 Tani and Modupe grew up …
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Topic:Walking in the Light January 4, 2019 Walking in the Light Read: Hebrews 12:18–24 Bible in a Year: Genesis 10–12; Matthew 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. John 1:4 Darkness descended on our forest village when the moon disappeared. Lightning slashed the …
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Topic:Eyes Tightly Shut January 3, 2019 Eyes Tightly Shut Read: Genesis 3:1–10 Bible in a Year: Genesis 7–9; Matthew 3 They hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8 He knew he shouldn’t have done it. I could clearly see he knew it was wrong: …
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Topic:It’s Good to Ask January 2, 2019 It’s Good to Ask Read: Psalm 143:4–11 Bible in a Year: Genesis 4–6; Matthew 2 Show me the way I should go. Psalm 143:8 My father has always had a directional sense I’ve envied. He’s just instinctively known where north, south, east, and …
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