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A New Hope In Christ: 2 Corinthians 3:7-11 and Romans 5:20-21
“Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? If the ministry that brought condemnation
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Forgive So You Don’t Become Bitter: 2 Corinthians 2:8-11
“I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. Another reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,
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Trial Builds Reliance on God: 2 Corinthians 1:8-9
“We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might
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Hope in Hard Times: 2 Kings 25:7, 9-12, 22, 27-30
The Lord provided hope all throughout the Babylonian invasion of Israel. “They killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.” – 2 Kings 25:7 NIV The first instance was when the Babylonians killed the king’s next of kin, blinded
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Israel Taking on Nebuchadnezzar?: 2 Kings 24:13-14, 20 and Joshua 12
“As the Lord had declared, Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. He carried all Jerusalem into exile: all the officers and fighting men, and all the skilled
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The Passion of King Josiah: 2 Kings 23:24-25
“Furthermore, Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem. This he did to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the temple of the Lord. Neither before nor after
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God’s Word Cuts: 2 Kings 22:11-13 and Hebrews 4:12
“When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes. He gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king’s attendant: “Go and inquire of the Lord for me and for the people and for all
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Week 13: March 26th – April 1st, 2023
This week on my journey towards eldership I have been working on self control again. This time it was in relation to my gifting. According to Titus 1:8 I must be self controlled if I am to be an elder: “Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright,
The Disciple of Christ 