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“An Expected End” For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. —Jeremiah 29:11 Israel was facing an uncertain future and their circumstances didn’t look good. God sent Jeremiah with the message of our text to encourage them …
“I Will Help Thee” Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee… —Isaiah 41:10 Evangelist Raymond Hancock, tells a story in his book “I Think I’ll Just Go on Anyway,” of watching some ants trying to move a …
The Art of Deference Be kindly affectioned one toward another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another. —Romans 12:10 Deference means to put the other person’s preferences ahead of your own. Allow them the first privilege. “You may go through the door first.” Abraham practiced deference when he and Lot came to a parting …
The Greatest Man? Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth… —Job 1:8 While on vacation last week Barb and I attended the Bible Baptist Church in Kalispell, MT. The pastor is our friend, Nathan Bemis. What a blessing it was to hear Brother Bemis teach the adult …
Vacation in Rome “That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed” —Romans 15:32 The Apostle Paul worked hard in taking the Gospel all over Asia minor. He told the Romans, “From Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of …
Not Just a List of Names Read Romans 16:1-23 As you read your Bible and come across one of those long lists of names you can hardly pronounce, are you ever tempted to skip over them (like I am!)? To be honest, I sometimes just have to force myself to fumble through the list wondering, …