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Sunday, April 13th, 2008One Discouragement After Another
READ Genesis 40:1-23
Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought.
Genesis 40:23
Sold into slavery by his own brothers, wrongly imprisoned by the master he had served loyally, Joseph continued to serve the Lord even while in prison. There he had the opportunity to interpret dreams for two […]
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008Jacob’s Stone Pillar
READ Genesis 35:5-29
Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God had spoken to him. Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil.
Genesis 35:14
Jacob set up a pillar in order to identify the place where God had spoken to […]
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008Pray Toward Heaven and Row Toward Shore
READ Genesis 32:13-23
Jacob stayed where he was for the night. Then he selected these gifts from his possessions to present to his brother, Esau: 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams, 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and […]
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008Trouble Brewing
READ Genesis 25:19-28
Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis 25:28
Once again, the blunt honesty of the biblical text commands our attention. Isaac and Rebekah had twin sons, Esau and Jacob. While Isaac loved Esau more than Jacob, Rebekah preferred Jacob, who was a […]
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008God Is With You
READ Genesis 21:22-34
About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. “God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do,” Abimelech said.
Genesis 21:22
Abimelech, king of Gerar, appears for the second time in Genesis. In Chapter 20, he was delivered by God’s intervention after Abraham deceived […]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008Sarah Laughed
READ Genesis 18:1-12
So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?”
Genesis 18:12
In Genesis 17, when God revealed his plan to Abraham and promised to give him a son through Sarah, Abraham laughed in disbelief. Now, in […]
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008The God Who Initiates
READ Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-shaddai—’God Almighty’.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.”
Genesis 17:1
In most pagan religions, human beings initiate relationship with the gods, usually by offering sacrifices in the hope that the gods will respond […]
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008Doing the Right Thing
READ Genesis 14:1-16
When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer’s army until he caught up with them at Dan.
Genesis 14:14
In Genesis 13, conflict between Abram’s herdsmen and the herdsmen of his nephew […]
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008Whose Name Matters Most?
READ Genesis 11:1-9
”Then they said, ‘Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.’ “
Genesis 11:4
The Babylonians sought to build a great city with a high tower. In […]
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008“Walking with God”
READ Genesis 6:1-10
“This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.”
Genesis 6:9
Genesis 6 reveals the sorry state of humanity because of sin’s pernicious influence. Human beings not only did […]
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008“Hint of the Savior”
READ Genesis 3:14-16
“And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Genesis 3:15
Throughout the ages, Christian commentators have seen in Genesis 3:15 the first hint of the Savior. There will be hostility […]
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008Be Fruitful and Multiply
READ Genesis 1:28-30
“Then God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.’ ”
Genesis 1:28
Why are we here on earth? For centuries, philosophers and […]
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007Excerpt
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:35
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Prayer
O Lord, today I’m impressed to pray for Your church. Thank You for the ways that we demonstrate to the world that we are Your disciples through loving each other. Thank […]
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007Excerpt
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them.
Mark 9:2-3
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Prayer
Lord Jesus, in this astounding […]
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Sunday, November 18th, 2007Excerpt
“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.”
Matthew 7:12
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Prayer
There it is, Lord, the famed Golden Rule, that which is so often quoted, referred to, and named. This is, perhaps more than anything else, the teaching […]
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