Topic:Putting Up Hay November 27, 2018 Putting Up Hay Read: Luke 15:11–24 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 30–32; 1 Peter 4 Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven. Romans 4:7 When I was in college, I worked a summer on a ranch in Colorado. One evening, tired and hungry after …
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Topic:Quiet Witness November 25, 2018 Quiet Witness Read: 1 Peter 2:11–21 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 24–26; 1 Peter 2 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. 1 Peter 2:12 nlt Amy lives in a closed country where it’s forbidden to preach the gospel. She’s a trained nurse …
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A Constant Helper November 24, 2018 A Constant Helper Read: John 14:15–26 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 22–23; 1 Peter 1 will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26 After a spinal injury left Marty paralyzed, he decided to go back to school to earn his …
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Topic:What We Have November 22, 2018 What We Have Read: 2 Corinthians 8:1–12 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 18–19; James 4 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. 2 Corinthians 8:12 My friend was …
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Topic:On the Wrong Side? November 20, 2018 On the Wrong Side? Read: Philippians 1:12–18 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 14–15; James 2 What has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. Philippians 1:12 When the bridge to Techiman, Ghana, washed out, residents of New Krobo on the …
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Topic:Hard Conversations November 19, 2018 Hard Conversations Read: 1 Samuel 25:21–35 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 11–13; James 1 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Romans 12:18 I once drove fifty miles to have a hard conversation with a remote …
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Topic:Confident Hope November 11, 2018 Confident Hope Read: Philippians 1:19–26 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 50; Hebrews 8 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 Dr. William Wallace was serving as a missionary surgeon in Wuzhou, China, in the 1940s when Japan attacked …
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Topic:Fathers and Sons November 8, 2018 Fathers and Sons Read: Ephesians 4:31–32 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 43–45; Hebrews 5 He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Malachi 4:6 esv My father was a good father, and, in most …
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Topic:I’m Sorry November 7, 2018 Read: Colossians 3:12–17 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 40–42; Hebrews 4 Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13 In 2005, Collins falsified a report that resulted in McGee being thrown in prison for four years, and McGee vowed to find Collins when he got …
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Topic:Still the King November 4, 2018 Read: Psalm 74:4–8, 12–23 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 32–33; Hebrews 1 Rise up, O God, and defend your cause. Psalm 74:22 One news report called it “the single deadliest day for Christians in decades.” The pair of attacks on Sunday worshipers in April …
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