#storychanging
Monday— They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were…proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. (v 2) “I’m offended! My race is offended! My culture is offended! My gender is offended! I don’t like the way you think! Change it!” Thou shalt not offend is the clarion call of the 2020’s. Some biblical illiterates…
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Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Monday— “Oh, that you would bless me…” #BLESSED adorns our…
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Monday— “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Luke 22:42 He’d had it out with God. He’d said all He could say, pleaded in agony, and suggested a hundred ways this could go another route. A better route, surely. One that would bypass the…
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Monday— May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 Jimmy pressed his face against the front door glass trying to see down the street. His toy army men lay scattered across the floor…
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Monday— Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!” Luke 1:46-47 Do you make statements like that? Maybe when you get a promotion, your kid is accepted into a great college, or things are going your way. It’s great to praise the Lord when His plan intersects…
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Monday— “There was a man who had two sons…” Luke 15:11 The boys were raised side by side. Same parents. Same schools. Same opportunities. One took advantage of those opportunities. The other took advantage of his father. One made something of himself; one made a fool of himself. “I credit my father,” said one. “I…
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Monday— “The older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.” Luke 15:25 2022 parallel: You’ve been staying late at work to help the company. You’re exhausted as you drag yourself out the door but feel good that you’ve done your best. Down the hall, a noise.…
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A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living. Luke 15:12 Monday— A Distant Land (1 Kings 21:22) His heart raced as adrenaline surged through his veins. This was it! He was outta here. Dad was a…
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Monday— THE LOST The term “prodigal son” has come to mean a kid who’s walked away from his raising. But there’s more to it than that. When we read the story of the prodigal son, it’s important to recognize the context and the audience to whom it was first addressed. This illustration is the last…
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