25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ I hate it when my cell phone goes off in the middle of the night. IContinue reading “2May2009 Luke 13:25”
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1May2009 Genesis 17:26-27
26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that same day. 27 And every male in Abraham’s household, including those born in his household or bought from a foreigner, was circumcised with him. A new family is born! That’s right. Everyone who was circumcised that day entered a new family, a family thatContinue reading “1May2009 Genesis 17:26-27”
30Apr2009 Luke 13:18-19
18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches.” This parable is a story toldContinue reading “30Apr2009 Luke 13:18-19”
29Apr2009 Genesis 17:19
19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. Abraham laughed at God’s message that he, a man of a hundred years, and his wife of ninety years,Continue reading “29Apr2009 Genesis 17:19”
28Apr2009 Genesis 17:15
15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. The changing of a name is an important milestone in many cultures. It symbolizes leaving the past behind and the beginning of something new. When women get married in this culture,Continue reading “28Apr2009 Genesis 17:15”
27Apr2009 Luke 12:51
51 Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. Division deals with judgment. Jesus judges sin with his perfect life and innocent death. He demonstrates God’s attitude toward sin, and that divides humankind into two groups: those who accept the reality of sin and it consequences, andContinue reading “27Apr2009 Luke 12:51”
26Apr2009 Genesis 17:9
9 Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. As God dictates the terms of His covenant, His contract with His people, He began telling what He would do to fulfill His portion of the covenant. This was theContinue reading “26Apr2009 Genesis 17:9”
25Apr2009 Luke 12:34
34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. I was driving my car the other day behind a minivan. I am sure you have been in a similar situation. This car was weaving back and forth across the lanes of traffic. They would get half way into the other lane onContinue reading “25Apr2009 Luke 12:34”
24Apr2009 Genesis 17:1
1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. God’s commands to Abram are very difficult to swallow. If I were Abram I think my first reaction might have been to ask if God had been watching my life over theContinue reading “24Apr2009 Genesis 17:1”
23Apr2009 Luke 12:24
24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Consider the stock market, your 401k plan, your investment fund…. The amazing thing about all these is that they did not provide stability to the vastContinue reading “23Apr2009 Luke 12:24”
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