#storychanging
Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Proverbs 8:33 “I don’t know whether I should divorce my spouse. I’m not happy, so surely it’s okay to find someone better.” “I’m really angry with some people at church, and I’m thinking about dropping out. Should I?” “My girlfriend wants us to start…
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Then King David went in and sat before the LORD… 2 Samuel 7:18 Imagine trying to have a relationship with someone who does all the talking. ALL of it. They make all the decisions, express only their opinions, and fill your ears with requests, complaints, and worries without reciprocating. Would that be a healthy…
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Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat.… They were all encouraged and ate some food… Acts 27:33, 36 It was bad enough that Paul was dragged to Rome in handcuffs, but he had to get there on a ship manned by the Three Stooges. Even prisoners know you don’t set sail at…
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I had never before appeared sad in his presence. So the king asked me, “Why are you looking so sad?” Neh. 2:2 Nehemiah had a dozen reasons to look sad every day. A Jew taken captive by the Babylonians, he was forced to work for the conquering king. But if mad/sad/vengeful/hostile had been his…
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Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions… Daniel 3:30 “Then” is a VERY important word in this sentence. It concludes the hair-raising account of three teenage captives who stood for God despite a law that demanded they bow to an idol. They were thrown into a fiery furnace as…
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There was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). Acts 4:36 Joe always pointed out the silver lining and thanked God in the darkest hours. Something about him made people feel like they were gonna be okay, that things would get better, that God had a plan. So they…
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For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. (v.10) What does it mean “when the perfect comes”? What will pass away? John explains it in the book of Revelation: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first…
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As for prophecies, they will pass away… (v. 8) “Wow, there’s Moses!” “Hello Mr. Washington. Can you tell us about your prayer at Valley Forge?” “Hey, isn’t that Billy Graham talking to Abraham?” Imagine your first week in the new heaven and new earth. All God’s people from every century and every region of…
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…as for tongues, they will cease… (v. 8) “Don’t make me come down there!” As God watched humans gravitate toward each other and away from Him, He knew something had to be done. Sin and pride had taken over the human race, so God used a language barrier to separate them. Before that moment, every…
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…as for knowledge, it will pass away… (v. 8) “I know how to tie my shoes and fix my own cereal,” Becky announced. “I don’t think I need to go to school anymore. I already know enough.” Becky’s mother smiled to herself and replied without turning around. “Is that so? You sure have learned…
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