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Good Lessons from Bad Kingdoms
Ever wonder why we read about the failed kings of Israel and Judah? Are there good lessons from bad kingdoms? Yes, indeed! Read on and...
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- Apr 23, 2016
April 23-24, 2016 Weekend readings
Saturday, April 23 reading: 1 Kings 19:1-21:29 “The Right and Wrong Use of Power” Sunday April 24 reading: 1 Kings 22:1-2 Kings 2:18...
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- Apr 22, 2016
Attack the Messenger
When the message doesn’t suit, attack the messenger. It’s an old trick Today’s reading: 1 Kings 16:21-18:46 It is a foolish but common...
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- Apr 21, 2016
God’s Absolute Justice
Here’s a perfect example of how God’s wisdom and justice is far above ours. Today’s reading: 1 Kings 14:1-16:20 Baasha carries out God’s...
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- Apr 20, 2016
What Goes Around…
History. Are we learning from it? Today’s reading: 1 Kings 11:26-13:34 What we learn from history is that we don’t learn much from...
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- Apr 19, 2016
The Sad End of a Great King
“Few end well.” Today’s reading: 1 Kings 8:62-11:25 Once again we see an example of how difficult it is to handle success and prosperity...
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- Apr 18, 2016
A Prayer for the Gentiles
Today’s reading: 1 Kings 7:13-8:61 God’s covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Israel always had a global focus, an inclusion of the Gentiles...
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- Apr 16, 2016
April 16-17, 2016 Weekend readings
Saturday, April 16 reading: 1 Kings 2:13-4:19 “Prayer that Pleases God” Sunday April 17 reading: 1 Kings 4:20-7:12 “The Golden Age of the...
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- Apr 15, 2016
Growing Old is Not for Wimps
Today’s reading: 2 Samuel 24:1-1 Kings 2:12 Here we find David nearing the end of his life and having some problems. He makes a...
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- May 10, 2015
Seeking Darkness or Light
Today’s reading: I Kings 21-22; John 3:1-21 25 (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab,...
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- May 9, 2015
Foolish Views of God
Today’s reading: I Kings 19-20; John 2 28 And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the...
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- May 8, 2015
Stop Limping and Follow Christ
Today’s reading: I Kings 16-18; John 1:29-51 21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between...
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