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A text: Psalm 23 A Psalm of David.[1] The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want;[2] he makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters;[3] he restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.[4] Even though I walk through the valley of theContinue reading “The 23rd Psalm – Part 1”

A text — Isaiah 51:1-6 51:1 Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the LORD. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.51:2 Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for he was but one when I calledContinue reading “The Lord Is Great — Isaiah 51”

A text — Matthew 16:13-2016:13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”16:14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”16:15 He said to them, “But whoContinue reading “Peter the Declarer — Matthew 16”

 A text – 1 Samuel 16 1.The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” 2 Samuel said, “How canContinue reading “The Anointing of a King — 1 Samuel 16”

A text – Matthew 18:15-2018:15 “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one.18:16 But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so thatContinue reading “Living With Others — Matthew 18”

A text – Romans 8:6-118:6 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.8:7 For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law– indeed it cannot,8:8 and those who areContinue reading “What Does the Holy Spirit Do? — Romans 8”

A text – Matthew 16:21-2816:21 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.16:22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebukeContinue reading “Faithful Workers or Obstructors – Matthew 16”

A text – Exodus 3:1-15 3:1 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.3:2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, andContinue reading “God for All Generations — Exodus 3”

A text — Romans 4:13-25 4:13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith.4:14 If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.4:15Continue reading “I Reckon — Romans 4”

A text – Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.17:2 And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.”17:3 Then Abram fell on his face; andContinue reading “Living in God’s Promises — Genesis 17”