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Read 1 Kings 2:1 through 3:28 What is the most important legacy a parent could pass on to his or her child? Would it be the houses, lands, and full bank accounts that a mother or father worked to provide? Would it be a broad education and wisdom? Would it even be a successful business or ministry for those children …
Read 1 Peter 1:1 through 5:14 Modern Christians seem to have fallen into the entitlement trap. They expect a comfortable life and readily answered prayers. Rather than self-discipline or correction from church leaders when they stray from Scripture, they want acceptance of their personal practices. They may overlook or excuse sin in themselves and others. God calls believers to a …
Read Mark 12:1 through 13:37 Some people get so busy doing God’s work that they neglect Him. They find themselves going through the motions of a church service without actually worshipping. Their daily bible reading becomes a duty instead of a delight. And their Christian service becomes a chore rather than a joy. These people need to return to the …
Read Mark 10 through 11:33 “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins” (Mark 11:25). The story is told of a man who feared he was on his deathbed. He made an offering of peace to a man against whom he had held a …
Read Mark 5:14 through 6:13 Anxiety is common to everyone. “What will the doctor’s report say?” “Will the plane land safely in this storm?” “Where is my child? He is not home, and it is getting late.” “How will the bills be paid?” The people of the New Testament experienced anxiety too. A former demoniac was anxious to travel with …
Read Joshua 13:1 through 17:18 “Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said” (Joshua 14:12). Though Caleb was 85 years old when he spoke these …
Read Deuteronomy 31:1 through 32:52 When Karen’s friend began witnessing to her about God’s love and goodness, and how she had been delivered from depression, Karen was skeptical. After several invitations to visit church, she consented. After attending church several Sundays, she was saved. A radical change occurred in her life. She, too, became a zealous witness to the goodness …
Read Deuteronomy 12:1 through 14:29 The Israelites were given instructions on how to live for God. To follow those instructions was to obtain a promise. Be careful to obey all these regulations I am giving you, so that it may always go well with you (Deuteronomy 12:28). God wasn’t giving a list to make things hard. He knew the people …
Read Acts 20:1 through 21:40 While David was overseas on a mission trip, he decided to take an early morning walk through the city. While walking, he found a young, homeless boy wrapped in newspapers. The boy had died during the night because of the cold. That day, he made it his mission to open an orphanage so that all …
Read Numbers 16:1 through 17:13 Kristen is a 15-year-old girl who loves Jesus. She had been sharing with several friends about Jesus and some of them had agreed to come to church with her. One night she woke up feeling a heavy weight on her chest. She opened her eyes but couldn’t see anything. She also couldn’t move her limbs. …