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Psalm 23; Genesis 30:25–43; Acts 3:17–26 “You’ve been such a blessing in my life!” Hopefully, you have said that to at least one person in your life. Even more so, would be for someone to say that to you. In both cases…and mean it. Laban…

Psalm 118:1–2, 14–24; Genesis 1:20–2:4a; 1 Corinthians 15:50–58 God created humanity in God’s own image. When we read Paul, it may be easy to conclude that this is only a spiritual image. In many respects, it is indeed a spiritual image. On the other hand,…

Psalm 119:9–16; Haggai 2:1–9, 20–23; John 12:34–50 Haggai and Zechariah were the two prophets that accompanied the Israelites from exile to home. Their primary focus was the restoration of Israel, not so much as a powerhouse, but as a people and nation of God, including…

Psalm 119:9–16; Isaiah 43:8–13; 2 Corinthians 3:4–11 God said, “I announced, I saved, I proclaimed…” Paul says, “…our qualification is from God.” As much as the Christian “world” tries to keep these two concepts in mind when living out our lives, we really struggle with…

Psalm 84; 1 Kings 6:1–4, 21–22; 1 Corinthians 3:10–23 Based upon the description of the First Temple, it was impressive. The structure perched on a hill made it even more so. Culturally, physically, and religiously, it was the center of the Israelite city. We are…