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John 19 Outline 1-7 | Jesus is scourged and mocked 8-12 | Pilate becomes fearful of who Jesus is 13-15 | The People demanded Jesus be crucified 16 | Jesus handed over for crucifixion 17-22 | The crucifixion 23-25a | Soldiers divide Jesus clothing 25b-27 | Disciples at the cross 28-30 | Jesus’ death 31-37 | Jesus is pronounced dead 38-42 | Joseph of Arimathea buries ...

I recently read “The Heart of Business” by Raymond H. Harris.  Harris has taken the call to teach the generation following him and has produced a book that summarizes the wisdom found in the book of Proverbs.  In it he shares some of his own experiences of starting and operating a successful architectural firm for over ...

Titus 3 Outline 1-11 | Paul describes what godly living is and isn’t 12-14 | Paul’s personal concerns and instructions 15 | Final greetings and benediction Reflections Paul continues his theme of the letter to Titus of contrasting attitudes and behaviors Christians should have as a result of God’s salvation of them and the attitudes and behaviors of those who are ...

Jeremiah 20 Outline 1-6 | Pashhur, the chief temple official, persecutes Jeremiah; Jeremiah prophesies about Pashhur’s future—death of neighbors and his captivity 7-13 | Jeremiah shares his concerns with the Lord 14-18 | Jeremiah expresses his wish that he had never been born because of the persecution Reflections At the end of chapter 19, Jeremiah had returned to Jerusalem and was ...

This past week a couple of things took place that made me decide to make a few changes in order to re-establish a level of self-control in my life.  In case you’re wondering, here’s what happened. Challenged by a Facebook Graphic There was a graphic being shared on Facebook, posted from robertbrewer.org, that listed a number of statics about reading habits ...

Song of Solomon 1 Outline 1 | Introduction 2-4a | Bride: Expresses love for the Bridegroom 4b | Chorus: Others rejoice with them in their love 5-7 | Bride: Gives the reason for her appearance; Asks where the Bridegroom pastures his flocks 8-10 | Bridegroom: Tells her to follow the trail of his flocks; Speaks of her beauty 11 | Chorus: Offers ...

Psalm 86 Outline 1-10 | David’s prayer to God, who is merciful and hears 11-13 | David’s commitment to worship God 14-17 | David’s request to be exonerated before his enemies Reflections This psalm has many recurring themes that are common in many of David’s psalms, namely: requests to be heard, acknowledgment of God’s unique and merciful nature, commitment to worship, ...

II Samuel 6 Outline 1-5 | David tries to move the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem 6-11 | Uzzah killed by God for touching the Ark while trying to steady it 12-15 | David moves the ark again after 3 months 16 | David dances before the ark 17-19 | David makes sacrifices and blesses the people 20-23 | David explains ...

Exodus 36 Outline 1 | Bezalel and Oholiab and all the other workers to do the work 2-7 | The workers receive the offering; the people were told to stop bringing the offering as they had more than enough 8-13 | Bezalel makes the tabernacle and its curtains 14-19 | The covering of the tabernacle is made 20-30 | The boards ...

John 18 Outline 1-11 | Jesus betrayed by Judas 12-14 | Jesus arrested and taken to Annas 15-18 | Peter’s first denial 19-24 | Jesus before Annas, then sent to Caiaphas 25-27 | Peter’s second and third denial 28-32 | Pilate questions the Jewish leaders 33-38a | Pilate questions Jesus 38b-40 | Pilate seeks to release Jesus Reflections There is a lot that has been written ...