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I’ve added a link under the “Prayerlist” in the left hand column – “Consarnit“.  It’s Andy Nelson’s blog about dealing with this father’s fight with cancer.  Andy and his brothers, Bud and Tom, have been friends of mine for years, and I ask for your thoughts and prayers as they and their father (and their [...]

If today’s lesson scripture seems familiar, read it out loud.  It may seem even more familiar because we hear in these words the pattern of prayer that we sometimes hear in worship today.  Spontaneous prayer is wonderful, but there is also a place for prayers that are written out as well.  They need not be [...]

This quarter focuses on God’s “Call” – to Moses, to the people of Israel and – by extension – us.  We closed out last quarter with a discussion surrounding “the whole armor of God” and – in particular – the need for such armor in “this present darkness”.  When those words were written, like much [...]

We wrap up this quarter with Ephesians 6:10-18 – 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but [...]

Each day’s selection for our Daily Bible Study this week is designed to pick out and emphasize one piece of the “whole armor of God” referenced in Ephesians 6:10-18.  Today’s lesson scripture is from the 25th Psalm, verses 1-5: 1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, in you I [...]

Today’s lesson scripture is from 1st Timothy, Chapter 5.  After a brief admonishment about how we are to speak to one another, the chapter focuses on widows: 1 Do not speak harshly to an older man, but speak to him as to a father, to younger men as brothers, 2 to older women as mothers, to [...]

     When our children were small, family vacations were times that they relished.  It was a time for them to get away, do something fun and they looked forward to having an opportunity to spend their saved allowances on whatever treasure their heart desired. They also knew, from previous vacations, that if their funds were [...]

     Today’s lesson speaks to us about being present and “paying attention to God”.  It is easy to be focused and pay attention to God when we offer up our prayers to Him as individuals, but do we become distracted when we gather together and worship Him as “one body”?  Are we more intent on [...]

Prayer.  We’ve discussed this before in other 40 day studies as well as in the course of our regular Adult Bible Studies. In looking at today’s chapter, let’s start with some scripture: 9 “So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be [...]

Maxie Dunnam writes, “According to Jesus, the cost of discipleship is losing our lives in order that we might find them.”  This is the paradox of our faith:  that we must die to this world in order to find eternal life — abundant life.  If we are to be true followers of Christ, we must [...]