1 Samuel 29-31 / John 11:55-12:19 / Psalm 118:1-18 / Proverbs 15:24-26 Have you ever found yourself face to face with your enemy? Or someone who hated you or wanted to hurt you? We’ve spent the past week or so processing how King Saul tried to kill David over and over again. And guess what? …
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1 Samuel 26-28 / John 11:1-54 / Psalm 117 / Proverbs 15:22-23 Sometimes I wonder if we as the Church, Christ’s body, have lost the sting of sin being among us. We can overlook sin, excuse it, ignore it, some even celebrate it. How are we supposed to respond to sin? You’ve heard it said …
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1 Samuel 24-25 / John 10:22-42 / Psalm 116 / Proverbs 15:20-21 Have you ever felt unjustly accused? Or even chased down with a false story due to a misunderstanding or even a straight up lie? It’s so maddening, isn’t it? But what should be your response? Anger? Revenge? The story of the conflict between …
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1 Samuel 22-23 / John 10:1-21 / Psalm 115 / Proverbs 15:18-19 The story of Saul has been eye-opening and has also caused me grief and opened my heart further to the fear of the Lord. Now Saul is paranoid of not only David, but also of the priests who serve God. How far does …
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1 Samuel 20-21 / John 9 / Psalm 113-114 / Proverbs 15:15-17 When you’re reading your Bible, as I assume you do, do you ever read a verse or portion that you don’t quite understand? I’ll admit that I don’t grasp everything I read, and also that there’s not enough hours in the day to …
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1 Samuel 18:5-19:24 / John 8:31-59 / Psalm 112 / Proverbs 15:12-14 You’ve probably heard jealousy referred to as “the green-eyed monster”. And I bet you’ve battled that monster; I know I have. There are probably many ways to battle and win against jealousy, but until we do, there will be some terrible consequences of …
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1 Samuel 17:1=18:4 / John 8:21-30 / Psalm 111 / Proverbs 15:11 There are times I don’t know what to do in a situation – lots of times really. I’m usually asking someone’s advice or for their perspective. I’m always asking God for His input because I realize He knows the best path for everything …
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1 Samuel 15-16 / John 8:1-20 / Psalm 110 / Proverbs 15:8-10 Have you ever found it hard to follow instructions? Whether it was because you disagreed, or you thought you had a better idea, or you simply didn’t understand, have you ever found yourself in trouble because you didn’t do as you were told? …
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1 Samuel 14 / John 7:31-53 / Psalm 109 / Proverbs 15:5-7 Have you ever had someone speak against you when you had done nothing wrong? How did that make you feel? What did you do about it? We’ve all had this happen, usually because of a misunderstanding. But when feelings are hurt and tempers …
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1 Samuel 12-13 / John 7:1-30 / Psalm 108 / Proverbs 15:4 All of us feel alone sometimes. I can be in a room full of people and still feel alone, especially if for whatever reason I’m unable to speak about what’s on my heart. Sometimes I’m afraid no one will understand. Other times I’m …
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