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Good morning! Text:  Job 4-6; Psalm 119:161-176 I wrote earlier that some consider Job the most intellectually challenging book in …

Good morning! Text: Job 1-3; Psalm 119:145-160 Job is characterized as the most intellectually challenging books of the Bible.  Many …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. 2 Timothy 2:22 speaks these words: So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, …

Good morning! Text:  2 Timothy; Psalm 119:129-144 The two letters to Timothy were written by the apostle Paul to his …

Good morning! Text:  Esther 8-10; Psalm 119:113-128 The Book of Esther is unique in the Bible in that God is …

Good morning! Text: Esther 4-7; Psalm 119:97-112 Psalm 119:105 is one of my favorite verses; “Your word is a lamp to my feet and …

Good morning! Text:  Esther 1-3; Psalm 119:81-96 Even reading a familiar story in the Bible can bring us new truth.  …

Good morning! Text: 1 Timothy 4-6; Psalm 119:65-80 Throughout the Bible we find words of praise for God, reminders that …

Good morning! Text:  1 Timothy 1-3; Psalm 119:49-64. 1 Timothy is known as a “pastoral epistle”, a letter giving instructions to a church leader …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The scene following the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, where Ezra reads …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 119 is a beautiful and remarkable chapter.  It is the longest in …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. A verse that caught my eye on this read-through was Nehemiah 7:2: “I …

Good morning! Text:  Nehemiah 11-13; Psalm 119:33-48 After the rebuilding of the wall of the city of Jerusalem, the people …

Good morning! Text:  Nehemiah 8-10; Psalm 119:17-32 When the Book of the Law is read aloud in the presence of …

Good morning! Text:  Nehemiah 4-7; Psalm 119:1-16 I love the story of Nehemiah leading the people as they rebuild the …

Good morning! Text:  Nehemiah 1-3; Psalm 118:15-29 The book of Nehemiah chronicles the rebuilding of the city wall of Jerusalem.  …

Good morning! Text:  Ezra 8-10; Psalm 118:1-14. Ezra comes to a challenging ending, as Ezra confronts the people for having …

Good morning! Text:  Ezra 5-7; Psalm 117. Yesterday in Ezra we saw how the adversary was able to get work …

Good morning! Text:  Ezra 1-4; Psalm 116 Ezra brings the account of the rebuilding of the temple after the exile …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. We spend a lot of effort working to correct, avoid, deny or cover …

Good morning! Text: 2 Corinthians 10-13; Psalm 115 As Christians, we are in a spiritual battle – as attested in …

Good morning! Text:  2 Corinthians 7-9; Psalm 114 What do we grieve over?  When I hear that word, “grieve”, I …

Good morning! Text: 2 Corinthians 4-6; Psalm 113 Some people think that becoming a Christian is a step into perfection.  …

Good morning! Text:  2 Corinthians 1-3; Psalm 112 There is a lot in these passages!  A powerful supernatural reality for …

Good morning! Text:  Obadiah; Psalm 111 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice …

Good morning! Text:  2 Chronicles 34-36; Psalm 110 Today we finish our time in 2 Chronicles as the Babylonians execute …

Good morning! Text:  2 Chronicles 31-33; Psalm 109 King Manasseh was a wicked king in Judah.  Even so, the Lord …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day Yesterday we encountered Psalm 109 on the schedule…. Psalm 108 the day before.  …

Good morning! Text:  2 Chronicles 28-30; Psalm 108 King Hezekiah brings revival to Judah, cleansing the temple, resuming the celebration …

Good morning! Text:  2 Chronicles 25-27; Psalm 107 King Jotham of Judah is cited as one of the better kings. …

Good morning! Text:  2 Chronicles 22-24; Psalm 106:24-48 When King Joash was anointed, he was but seven years old.  The …

Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 19-21; Psalm 106:1-23 In 2 Chronicles 20, King Jehoshaphat of Judah is confronted by hostile …

Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 16-18; Psalm 105 Amid the tales of the Hebrew kings, some good, some bad, we …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The Old Testament history we read in 2 Chronicles tells the tales of …

Good morning! Text:  2 Chronicles 12-15; Psalm 104:24-35 In 2 Chronicles 14, we meet a new king in Judah, Asa.  …

Good morning! Text:  2 Chronicles 8-11; Psalm 104:1-23 The Psalms are rich. Words of prayer written by men, yet inspired …

Good morning! Text:  2 Chronicles 5-7; Psalm 103 When Solomon dedicates the temple, he brings a powerful and rousing prayer …

Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 1-4; Psalm 102 Psalm 102 was written between 2,500 and 3,000 years ago.  This Psalm …

Good morning! Text:  1 Corinthians 15-16; Psalm 101 As Paul concludes this first letter to the Church at Corinth, he …

Good morning! Text: 1 Corinthians 12-14; Psalm 100 These passages in 1 Corinthians speak to how we live, serve and …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. I am a talker.  I suppose that is helpful for a preacher.  But …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 96 opens with these words: “Oh sing to the Lord a new …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. It can be so very frustrating when we share our faith with others …

Good morning! Text: 1 Corinthians 9-11; Psalm 99 1 Corinthians is filled to the brim with exhortation to those who …

Good morning! Text: 1 Corinthians 6-8; Psalm 98 These passages in 1 Corinthians call us upward to lives of purity, …

Good morning! Text:  1 Corinthians 3-5; Psalm 97 1 Corinthians is sometimes called “the spanking of the saints” as it …

Good morning! Text:  1 Corinthians 1-2; Psalm 96 We live in a world where intellectual types are routinely critical of …

Good morning! Text:  Hosea 12-14; Psalm 95 When I was growing up, we attended a church that had a strong …

Good morning! Text: Hosea 9-11; Song of Solomon 8 Prophets like Hosea bring messages of clarity to God’s people.  The …

Good morning! Text:  Hosea 5-8; Song of Solomon 7 The voice of the prophets is at once sharp and warning, …