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A Sacrifice…That Costs Me Nothing?
It happened toward the end of King David’s reign that he sinned against the Lord and needed to make a sacrifice. Gad the prophet came to the repentant King and told him exactly where to do this – at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. And as David approached him, Araunah went to meet Continue reading
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Two-Faced People?
True or false? The people who worshiped Jesus by calling “Hosanna” on Palm Sunday were the same folks who shouted “Crucify” on Good Friday. Probably false, and I don’t know if I ever said that – I hope not, but then again, I’ve said a lot of things – but either way I’ve certainly heard Continue reading
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A Declaration of Dependence
Jesus not only loves the little children, He also demands that all of His followers be just like them… And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder Continue reading
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Cute Little Sinners?
We tend to think little thoughts about sin. In other words, we tend to think that sin is not such a big deal, as if we were two-year-olds being disarmingly disobedient before our Heavenly Daddy. You know: “Oh, isn’t he cute the way he smiles that impish smile and walks the other way when I Continue reading
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Provision is not a Problem
Jesus is in the boat. That’s what you and I need to remember. it’s what we too easily forget. Jesus is in the boat. In a sense, I’ve already written about this chapter here, but I wanted to say one more thing and make it as clear as day, which it never was for the Continue reading
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God Looks at the Heart
It’s easy to think that outward appearance is what matters in life, but the Bible tells a different story. Take for instance, the time when the Prophet Samuel was sent to Jesse’s house to pick out a King of Israel to replace Saul. He made a snap judgment when he began looking over Jesse’s sons… When they Continue reading
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They Did Not Understand About the Loaves
It’s one of those little “throwaway” comments in Scripture that can so easily be missed, and it comes toward the end of Mark chapter 6. To set it up, we have one of Jesus’s most spectacular miracles, coming sometime between 3 and 6 a.m., when the Lord Jesus walks on the water past His disciples who are struggling Continue reading
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Cutting…and the Man of the Tombs
I don’t claim to understand the practice of cutting, though I know it has been going on for thousands of years… And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him Continue reading
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God, Don’t You Care?
“God, don’t you care?” It’s a question that comes easily from the lips of God’s people. For instance, in Isaiah 40, the LORD is boldly describing his greatness to His people – He is the One who hung the stars and called them all by name. He cannot be compared to anyone. And then He Continue reading
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The “With Him” Principle
One of the great principles of parenting, not to mention one of the great principles of discipleship, is found in Mark chapter 3. Growing up as a Christian in the Navigators, I couldn’t miss this one. Mark is relating the story of how Jesus called the 12. Now Luke gives us the additional detail that Continue reading
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