What Can I Learn from the Life of Jacob? – Genesis 25-31
We first read about Jacob prior to his birth. In Genesis 25:23-28, God tells Rebekah that “two nations are in [her] womb.” Nothing like that for a prediction of sibling…
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What Can I Learn from Abraham and Sarah? – Genesis 15-22
I ended last week’s blog pointing out that Abraham was a man just like you and me. In the same vein, he and his wife, Sarah, faced a lot of…
READ MOREWhat Can I Learn from Abraham? – Genesis 12-15
The God of the Bible is called the God of Abraham. Abraham was called the friend of God. Hebrews tells us, “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a…
READ MOREWhat Can I Learn from the Tower of Babel? – Genesis 11
The first half of the book of Genesis is about four great events: Creation, the Fall, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel. Babel means confusion. God is not the…
READ MOREWhat Can I Learn from Noah? – Genesis 6
Noah’s ark is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. While the flood is often known as a sweet children’s story, it is really a story about judgment.…
READ MOREWhat Can I Learn from Adam and Eve’s Sin? – Genesis 3
The Bible, although made up of many books, is one story. Genesis is the first book that begins this story. It is foundational. If we don’t understand Genesis, we will…
READ MOREWhat Can I Learn from the Biblical Story of Creation? – Genesis 1-2
The word “Genesis” means beginning. In Genesis, we find the fundamental foundational truths for life. Psalm 11:3 says, “If the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do?” It’s so…
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Jesus’ Final Words on the Cross: Victory and Trust
Having now looked at five of the seven sayings from Jesus on the cross, today we’ll reflect on the final two. We’ve already seen Jesus speak words of forgiveness, salvation,…
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A Word of Desire – John 19:28-29
We are in a series called Final Words, looking at the last words of Jesus on the cross. The fifth saying is the shortest. In the NKJV it reads, “I…
READ MOREA Word of Love – John 19:25-27
There are seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. The first was a word of forgiveness: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” The second was…
READ MOREA Word of Forgiveness and Salvation – Luke 23:34-43
Jesus’ final words as He died on the cross were brief and few. The agony and pain were such that death by crucifixion was really death by suffocation. Yet, as…
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How Can I Get Over My Fear of Dying? – John 14:1-3
Death is always a troubling experience. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding it, no matter how long it may have been expected or how sudden, no matter how old and sick…
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