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Make Dead Friends
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While writing to the church about the proper handling of liberties, Paul encouraged his readers to develop a lot of dead friends. What I mean is, he thought the endurance required for the Christian life requires a relationship with the characters of the Old Testament.
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Jesus Christ:
The Ultimate Man
Part 2: Prophet Jesus
This is not the title I normally use of Jesus. Perhaps I've developed an allergy to the title after hearing many say, "Jesus was a good teacher, a prophet, but not God." I reject that. He is God who became flesh to dwell among us (John 1:14). Still, he is the greatest prophet who ever walked the earth. (6 Minutes/1400 Words)
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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
(Judges 20:26)
The last episode of the book of Judges is one of the Bible's most gruesome passages. The moral compass of Israel was completely broken. They were so far removed from living like God's covenant people. But it was the final episode of Judges which, like a smelling salt, woke them up to their error. (2 Minutes/600 Words)
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The Danger God Sees
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God sees danger accurately. We often think we see it, but God sees it better. In Judges 7, Israel likely thought they saw their current danger well. The Midianite people were descending upon them. They were a threat. They were the danger. But God saw something else. (2 Minutes/400 Words)
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Make Dead Friends
(Romans 15:4)
While writing to the church about the proper handling of liberties, Paul encouraged his readers to develop a lot of dead friends. What I mean is, he thought the endurance required for the Christian life requires a relationship with the characters of the Old Testament. He saw the pages of his Bible as a limitless source of encouragement for the modern life of faith. (8 Minutes/1600 Words)
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Samson & The Good Shepherd
Judges 16:30
In his younger years, he never would have said it. Samson, though gifted and called by God, was a self-willed as they come. But God would often redeem his self-determinate nature for his purposes. (3 Minutes / 600 Words)
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God sees danger accurately. We often think we see it, but God sees it better...
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I have often heard that the second or third generation after a revival is destined to fail. The Bible doesn’t mandate that, but, at least in Judges, this was the case.
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