Tag: god
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That You Might Not Perish. . .
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. A pastor friend gave me an insight into this extremely popular verse that I hadn’t heard before. The word translated “perish” in this verse is the same word…
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Jacob’s Ladder
Genesis 28:10-19 – Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran. At sundown he arrived at a good place to set up camp and stopped there for the night. Jacob found a stone to rest his head against and lay down to sleep. As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from the…
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Brotherly Love and Hate – Jacob and Esau
Genesis 25:24-34 – And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins! The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau. Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they…
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Elisha Overlooked
Read 2 Kings 4:8-37 – Elisha raises a boy back to life As was mentioned yesterday, Elisha had been groomed and mentored by Elijah for the work of the prophet. And Elijah’s investment paid off. Elisha – by all accounts he exceeded the works of his mentor – longer service, twice as many miracles, and…
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Goodbye Elijah
2 Kings 2:1-14 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not…
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Where is Cocky Elijah Now?
1 Kings 19:1-9 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”…
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The Towering Figure of Elijah
For those that were in service at AUMC this past week, you know this is the story I preached on, so this will be a reinforcement of that message. For those of you who attend other churches or no churches at all, enjoy! Long scripture but one of my favorite OT stories. 1 Kings 18:16-39…
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If You Could Ask God for Just One Thing. . .
1 Kings 3:4-15 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” Solomon…
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Unfiltered Prayers
Psalm 142 – A Psalm of David I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble. When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In…
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Just Because You Can Do Something . . .
1 Samuel 24 – David Spares Saul’s Life – I urge to actually read this fascinating story. No one would have questioned David’s killing of Saul. At the moment, Saul (David’s Father-in-law at this point) was trying to hunt down and kill David. Saul had just slaughtered dozens of priests just because they helped…
