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Learning to Relish Isaiah
Isaiah challenges us, but we can learn to relish this prophecy. Here’s why and how to glean much from the prophet Jesus quoted...
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Jul 26, 2018
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Weekend Readings
Here are our weekend readings along with my selected focus verses that highlight God’s providence and the peace He gives to His own....
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Jul 30, 2016
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Sin – Not Mere Error
In today’s reading (Isaiah 13-17), the prophet proclaims God’s wrath and judgment against sin found in several nations. He exposes sin...
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Jul 29, 2016
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Thy Kingdom Come
Today Isaiah gives his original readers a glimpse past the difficult times of Judah during the prophet’s long ministry (Isaiah 9-12). ...
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Jul 28, 2016
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What Isaiah Saw
The Truth In our reading, (Isaiah 5-8), we are able to look through the prophet’s eyes and see the Lord (Isaiah 6:1). Isaiah was first...
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Jul 27, 2016
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The Message of Prophets
Today we begin our reading of the seventeen books of the prophets (Isaiah 1:1-4:6).  It is not a pretty picture they paint of the...
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Jul 26, 2016
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What God Wants
God needs nothing from us, but there is something He wants from us. Do you have it? Today’s reading: Isaiah 65-66; 2 Thessalonians 1...
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Oct 18, 2015
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Distress and Comfort
While the Christian rests in his relationship to God through Christ, he is not unaffected by the circumstances of everyday life,...
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Oct 15, 2015
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Life Under Surveillance
Believers are called to live in wisdom and godliness such that neither their lifestyle nor speech contributes to the disbelief of the...
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Oct 12, 2015
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Don’t Fight God
In the end, God wins. Each of us must decide today. Do we take Him as our God or substitute something else, something earthly? Today’s...
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Oct 11, 2015
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Complete in Him
God’s full deity is in Christ, so we, who are in Christ, have been filled with everything we could ever need. Today’s reading: Isaiah...
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Oct 10, 2015
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Why Nothing is Going Wrong
Ultimately, nothing is going wrong, because Jesus Christ is the Redeemer of all things, including us who believe in Him. Today’s reading:...
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Oct 9, 2015
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