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Beware of ANGER!

2011-09-15T10:03:00.003-05:00

Click on the "Title" above to read Psalms 4-6. While there are so many things that could be taught in these 3 chapters, there are a couple of verses I want us to focus on. Why? Because we NEED TO! In Psalms 4:4, God warns us of "letting anger gain control over you." Is anger a problem today? You bet! Let me ask you a question, "Have you ever seen someone who seems to be angry all the time?

Beware of ANGER!

2011-09-15T09:52:00.012-05:00

THE WAY TO REAL JOY!

2011-09-14T10:38:00.000-05:00

Click on the "Title" above to read Psalms 1-3. The book of Psalms was mostly written by King David, the most popular and wildly successful (and most Godly) leader Israel ever enjoyed. The prophet Samuel described King David in 1 Samuel 13:14 as "a man after his (God's) own heart." As you read the book of Psalms, you'll see in vivid detail the transparency of this man. Through songs in this

I Am Much MORE Than What I Appear To Be!!!

2011-09-01T14:42:00.000-05:00

I love and am baffled with Psalms 139:15-16, where God so dynamically and encouragingly tells me that I'm not just some mere statistical and biological result of passion between my parents, or the "oops" of a passionate encounter, or the coincidental collision of particles, or an accidental evolution of molecules, or some ethereal spirit enshrouded by a body I don't like! While I don't

An Overview Of The Book Of Job, Part 2

2009-08-30T10:38:00.004-05:00

JOB'S GREAT UNDERSTANDING ABOUT GOD: - He controls it ALL! - 12:1-25 ; 12:13-25 ; 23:13-14 JOB'S GREAT PLEA: - For God to stop the pain! - 13:20-24 - For God to explain "Why?" - 13:20-24 ; 23:2- - A mediator between him and God to argue Job's condition before God! - 9:32-35 ; 16:21 - I'm innocent! - 27:3-6 JOB'S GREAT QUESTION: - Can the dead live again? - 14:14 JOB'S GREAT HOPE

An Overview Of The Book Of Job

2009-08-30T10:22:00.004-05:00

As you read the next three chapters and the rest of Job, you'll begin to see the following:JOB'S GREAT TRAGEDY:- Loses his wealth and source of income in ONE DAY! - 1:13-22- Loses most of his employees in ONE DAY! - 1:13-22- Loses all of his children in THE SAME DAY! - 1:13-22- Loses his health some time later! 2:6-8 ; 7:3-5- Loses his wife (in a sense)! - 2:9-10 ; 19:17- Loses his

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2009-08-30T10:22:00.000-05:00

Job 1-3

2009-08-18T19:20:00.002-05:00

Click on the scripture above to read today's Bible text!The book of Job has been considered one of the oldest and most fascinating books of the Bible. It is the first of 5 books commonly called the "Books of Poetry", which include Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. They are called this due to the poetic style of writing compared to the narrative style of the other

Ezra 1-3

2009-07-18T07:41:00.002-05:00

Click on the Scripture above to read today's Bible text.The Book of Ezra is devoted to events occurring in the land of Israel at the time of the return from the Babylonian captivity and subsequent years, covering a period of approximately one century, beginning in 538 B.C. The emphasis in Ezra is on the rebuilding of the Temple. The book contains extensive genealogical records, principally for

2 Chronicles 33-36

2009-07-17T09:10:00.002-05:00

Click on the Scripture above to read today's Bible text!As we read the end of the book of 2 Chronicles, we notice a few lessons we can gain from this reading.1) Christianity is only one generation from dying out! The last four chapters was a joy to read. It told us the story of a Godly king (Hezekiah) who lived a life that pleased the Lord (29:2). He reopened the Temple (the one Solomon

2 Chronicles 30-32

2009-07-15T08:42:00.002-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible lesson!Here are a few thoughts from today's Bible study...1) Are you passionate about bringing people into a right relationship with God? Chapter 30 speaks of one of the greatest moments in Israel's early history. Judah finally receives a Godly king - Hezekiah. He took God and the need for a spiritual renewal seriously. Through his

2 Chronicles 27-29

2009-07-12T10:49:00.004-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible text.Here are a few lessons from today's Bible reading...1) Obedience to the Lord can lead to a very powerful and influential life. Jothan did what was pleasing to the Lord and consequently received the comments of 27:6, "King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the Lord his God."It takes all of us to be

2 Chronicles 24-26

2009-07-11T21:18:00.003-05:00

Click on the Scripture above to read today's Bible text.Here are a few "take-aways" from today's Bible stories...1) Spiritual accountability makes a HUGE difference! Chapter 24 is an important look at the influence of spiritual accountability. While Jehoiada remained the priest, the king and the leaders of Judah stayed close to the Lord and practiced godliness. Sadly, however, once Jehoiada

2 Chronicles 21-23

2009-07-11T18:39:00.002-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible story!Here are a few lessons you can learn from today's text:1) You become who you hang with! In spite of the fact that Jehoram was raised in a godly home, when his father (Jehoshaphat) allowed him to marry the daughter of the most wicked king in Israel's history, eventually philosophies and ideologies of these wicked people dissolved into his

2 Chronicles 18-20

2009-07-04T06:47:00.002-05:00

Click on the Scripture above to read today's Bible text.Here are a few thoughts from today's Bible story:1) Be careful who you make an alliance with! In spite of the fact that Jehoshaphat is a Godly king, he makes two terrible mistakes within these three chapters. Both of them are the result of making a pact or agreement or an alliance with wicked king Ahab and his son Ahaziah. In the first

2 Chronicles 15-17

2009-06-20T07:27:00.002-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible text.There are several powerful truths to consider as we read these 3 chapters. Let me give you a few:1) The Lord often responds according to our will! What's interesting about this statement is that so often we, as human beings, are often deeply interested in knowing God's will and how He feels about things. Here's the interesting part!

2 Chronicles 12-14

2009-06-07T08:23:00.002-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible text!Yesterday, we saw the beginning of the downfall of Israel. When the Israelites decided to make Jeroboam their king and detach themselves from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, it changed EVERYTHING!!! This was a pivotal point in Israel. This is the beginning of how the Jewish race became a laughing stock to the world. Jeroboam and the

2 Chronicles 9-11

2009-05-30T07:57:00.002-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible text!Here are a few lessons you can learn from today's 3 chapters:1) This is the ONLY time Israel had peace as a nation! Throughout all the years of time that Israel has existed as a people group, this time period during King Solomon's reign was the only time they ever had peace. In 9:22-23, you read the fascinating words, "King Solomon was

2 Chronicles 6 - 8

2009-05-29T07:23:00.002-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible text!In these 3 chapters, we witness Solomon's prayer of dedication of the Temple, the appearance of the Lord to Solomon, and a few other of his activities after the building of the Temple. But, in these 3 chapters, come TEN IMPORTANT THINGS that everyone should know about the Lord:1) There is no God like the God of Israel. 6:142) God always

2 Chronicles 3 - 5

2009-05-28T20:35:00.005-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible text!In chapter 3, Solomon begins the monumental task of building the Temple! The Temple was planned by his father, King David, for the purpose of bringing world-wide fame, glory, and honor to God! It was the most fantastic and beautiful building of its day. It was built on Mount Moriah and on the threshing floor where King David built an

1 Chronicles 29 - 2 Chronicles 2

2009-05-26T08:06:00.002-05:00

Click on the Scripture above to read today's Bible text!What has God put on your heart to accomplish for His glory?King David wanted to build a monument to the glory of Israel's God! He wanted to build a structure that would cause the whole world to know about Him. He wanted to evangelize the world so to speak. Notice the 5 characteristics of this magnificent project:1) It will be different

1 Chronicles 26 - 28

2009-05-21T07:50:00.003-05:00

Click on the Scripture above to read today's Bible lesson!Well, I'm back! I've needed to take a few days off from this blog to take care of a few things. Got it done, and now I'm ready to get back into the swing of things! For those of you who were following along...thank you for bearing with me!Hopefully you didn't get too bored with today's Bible reading. It is more of an historical

1 Chronicles 22 - 25

2009-05-08T08:54:00.004-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible lesson...Have you ever had a vision or dream to do something great FOR GOD? Have you ever wished you could do something to show your devotion, love, and appreciation to Him? Well, David has a vision, and the vision is bigger than himself - it's to build a monument to the Glory of God! But not just a monument, a Temple, where God can be

1 Chronicles 19 - 21

2009-05-06T10:55:00.002-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible lesson!Have you ever worried about things going too good in your life? You know what I mean! Don't you ever wonder about when things seem to be going so well that it makes you wonder when it's all going to come to an end or get interupted by something bad? I have at times. I'm not sure if King David ever worried about some bad event

1 Chronicles 16 - 18

2009-05-05T19:46:00.002-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible lesson!As King David celebrated the returning of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, he created and had the Levites sing a song of thanksgiving to the Lord. Here's some stuff you can learn from David's song:1) 7 Things We All Ought To Do With God Everyday:- Give Him thanks! vs.8- Proclaim His greatness! vs.8- Let the whole world know

1 Chronicles 13 - 15

2009-05-04T18:35:00.004-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible lesson!Here are a few lessons we can learn from today's three chapters...1) Prayer is CRITICAL for protection and guidance! In chapter 13 (yesterday's reading) we saw how God killed Uzzah for touching the Ark of the Covenant while it was being pulled on a cart by a few oxen. As a result of touching the Ark, God slew Uzzah!In chapter 15,

1 CHRONICLES 10 - 12

2009-05-02T08:35:00.003-05:00

Click on the above Scripture to read today's Bible text!Just so you know: The writer of the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles appears to be a Jew (from the tribe of Judah) who has returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile since he has obvious knowledge of "why" Israel and Judah was exiled into Babylonian slavery (9:1), and knowledge of exactly "who" the people were who were able to return to

1 Chronicles 1 - 9

2009-05-01T05:23:00.002-05:00

Click on the Scripture above to read today's Bible text!Since these first 9 chapters are simply the geneological records of the beginning of Israel and the developments leading up to King David, I thought perhaps you could simply peruse through these chapters and try not to get bogged down in understanding it all. Someday, you may want to go back through it and do a study on each of these

2 KINGS 23 - 25

2009-04-30T06:59:00.001-05:00