Tag: Bible study
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Lists
We like lists of do’s and don’ts. If we can boil right and wrong down to a list of rules, we feel we have a better idea of where we stand and where we need to go.
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Discretion Advised
I have often wondered whether Old Testament Joseph meant to brag in telling his dreams to his family. He was quite young, maybe 15 or 16 at the time. At that age did he have any experience with dream analysis? Maybe he really had no idea how his dreams would come across to his parents…
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Learning Obedience
“Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.” Hebrews 5:8 Now wait a minute! What do you mean Jesus learned obedience? He never disobeyed. We have to learn to obey God, but Jesus always obeyed the commands of God. Jesus “was in all points tempted as we are,…
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Lighting The Fire
Sometimes we speak of our spiritual lives as a fire. We ask God to “light the fire in my heart again.” But building a campfire is not always easy, and it can also be difficult to light the fires of Christian zeal.
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Maturing In The Lord
Have you ever run into a Christian who seems to take God’s forgiveness for granted? They willingly admit their mistakes but are so quick to claim God’s grace, they sound like a kid who has made a mess and flippantly says, “Oh well, Mom will take care of it.”
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Yawning In Church
Have you ever fallen asleep during a sermon? We usually assume, if that happens, either the preacher is boring or the person is spiritually weak. But there are many reasons someone might fall asleep in church.
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The Jesus We Want
If Jesus could just miraculously multiply food, why not do it for his disciples every day? It would make life a lot easier.
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Warning Signs
When it comes to our spiritual growth, do we recognize the signs of oncoming apathy or weakening to temptation? What about in our Christian brothers and sisters?
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Simple Acts Of Faith
We might be called upon to take huge life-altering risks or to endure physical torture and death for our faith. But what if we’re not? How can we show our faith if we’re just living a normal life without such extreme circumstances?