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Good Lessons from Bad Kingdoms
Ever wonder why we read about the failed kings of Israel and Judah? Are there good lessons from bad kingdoms? Yes, indeed! Read on and...
jacarroll71
Jun 19, 2018
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April 23-24, 2016 Weekend readings
Saturday, April 23 reading: 1 Kings 19:1-21:29 “The Right and Wrong Use of Power” Sunday April 24 reading: 1 Kings 22:1-2 Kings 2:18...
jacarroll71
Apr 23, 2016
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Attack the Messenger
When the message doesn’t suit, attack the messenger. It’s an old trick Today’s reading: 1 Kings 16:21-18:46 It is a foolish but common...
jacarroll71
Apr 22, 2016
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God’s Absolute Justice
Here’s a perfect example of how God’s wisdom and justice is far above ours. Today’s reading: 1 Kings 14:1-16:20 Baasha carries out God’s...
jacarroll71
Apr 21, 2016
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What Goes Around…
History. Are we learning from it? Today’s reading: 1 Kings 11:26-13:34 What we learn from history is that we don’t learn much from...
jacarroll71
Apr 20, 2016
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The Sad End of a Great King
“Few end well.” Today’s reading: 1 Kings 8:62-11:25 Once again we see an example of how difficult it is to handle success and prosperity...
jacarroll71
Apr 19, 2016
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A Prayer for the Gentiles
Today’s reading: 1 Kings 7:13-8:61 God’s covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Israel always had a global focus, an inclusion of the Gentiles...
jacarroll71
Apr 18, 2016
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April 16-17, 2016 Weekend readings
Saturday, April 16 reading: 1 Kings 2:13-4:19 “Prayer that Pleases God” Sunday April 17 reading: 1 Kings 4:20-7:12 “The Golden Age of the...
jacarroll71
Apr 16, 2016
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Growing Old is Not for Wimps
Today’s reading: 2 Samuel 24:1-1 Kings 2:12 Here we find David nearing the end of his life and having some problems. He makes a...
jacarroll71
Apr 15, 2016
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Seeking Darkness or Light
Today’s reading: I Kings 21-22; John 3:1-21 25 (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab,...
jacarroll71
May 10, 2015
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Foolish Views of God
Today’s reading: I Kings 19-20; John 2 28 And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the...
jacarroll71
May 9, 2015
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Stop Limping and Follow Christ
Today’s reading: I Kings 16-18; John 1:29-51 21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between...
jacarroll71
May 8, 2015
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