Each Person is Responsible for Their Own Sins
Ezekiel 18 It is not uncommon for people to blame someone else for their troubles or circumstances. Sometimes there is some truth to the matter but in this chapter God …
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A Useless Vine or A Useful But Charred Log
Ezekiel 15 God compares two objects from nature, a vine and the wood of a tree, and uses them to describe what He plans to do with the city of …
Read MoreBe Conscientious of Others
Romans 14 I will sum up this chapter in a sentence. In matters that are not clearly defined in scripture, if you are having a hard time deciding if you …
Read MoreJob: “My Redeemer Lives!”
Job 19 Job responds again to his friends and pleads with them to stop their reasoning with him. Job states that he believes that he has been insulted ten times …
Read MoreBildad Declares the Fate of the Wicked
Job 18 Communication, in particular, interpersonal communication, is a difficult skill to master but well worth the time spent in pursuing. Here is a case where Bildad responds to Job’s …
Read MoreGod’s Displeasure With The Jews Who Escaped To Egypt
Jeremiah 44 There were many who fled to Egypt when they saw the impending conquest of Judah and Jerusalem. While there they reverted back to worshiping the fertility gods of …
Read MoreParable of the Good and Rotten Figs
Jeremiah 24 Outline 1-3 | Parable of the Good and Rotten Figs 4-7 | Good Figs: the exiles in Babylon 8-10 | Rotten Figs: those left behind Reflections God has …
Read MoreThe Potter and His Creation
Jeremiah 18 Outline 1-4 | Jeremiah is told to use the image of the potter to deliver a message 5-12 | God is the Potter and He is forming calamity …
Read MoreJesus Prepares the Disciples for the Holy Spirit’s Arrival and Life on Earth Without His Presence
John 16 Outline 1-4 | Jesus warns the disciples 5-11 | The Holy Spirit’s role in the world 12-15 | The Spirit will guide disciples into the truth 16-22 | …
Read MoreGod Promises Soon and Swift Punishment, But Also Restoration
Jeremiah 16 Outline 1-4 | Jeremiah told not to marry and start a family in Jerusalem 5-9 | God promises to bring about these things in Jeremiah’s lifetime 10-13 | …
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