Every person on earth is shaped in some way by his or her father. While a male will contribute to a pregnancy, a father contributes to a legacy. Like the church, family is an entity created and designed by God, and fathers play a huge role in the development and leadership of the individual family. (20 Minutes/5000 Words)
Read moreJesus Famous Men #1: They Love God Because He First Loved Them
The first question we should ask is this: why study? Why take time out of our busy lives to think about, meditate on, contemplate, and digest a study of God's word? The answer is in the question.
Read moreThe Fall (Genesis 3:4-6)
The Fall
(Genesis 3:4-6)
At this point, Satan had Eve teed up. He had planted the seeds of doubt in God and in God's word. She was ready for destruction, primed for manipulation. (4 Minutes/900 Words)
Read moreRemember Who You Are - Little Children: Forgiven by the Father (1 John 2:12-13)
Remember Who You Are - Little Children: Forgiven by the Father
(1 John 2:12-13)
Nehemiah was a man on a mission. He lived during a time in the Old Testament era when God's people weren't doing well. God had to discipline His people, so He allowed them to be carried off into Babylonian captivity. Years later, working for a foreign power far from home, Nehemiah heard news about Jerusalem, God's holy city. (10 Minutes/2500 Words)
Read moreA Guide for the Climb -- Chapter 3 -- Have a Vision for the Gathering (Psalm 122)
Our ancient Hebrew pilgrim, readying himself for the journey to Jerusalem, wanted God in his life. He wanted God every day, not only during the three annual feasts at the temple. He understood, though, how limited his everyday experience with God would be if he didn't go to Jerusalem. If he never gathered with other believers to worship God, he'd experience less of God than he craved. (20 Minutes/5000 Words)
Read moreUnited In Marriage — Wives, Respectfully Submit (Ephesians 5: 22-24)
Now we come back to this word from Paul. Wives are to submit to their own husbands (not all men). In Christian marriage, the wife should respectfully submit to her husband. As we observed in our last post, these words present a challenge to the modern reader. (3 Minutes/700 Words)
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