"No House For God"
1 Chronicles 17:1-6
David felt disturbed that the Ark, the symbol of God's presence, sat in a tent while he lived in a beautiful palace. David's desire was right, but his timing was wrong. God told David not to build a Templ ...
Posted Tuesday, March 4th 2008 at 8:05AM
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"Before the Ark"
1 Chronicles 16:1-6
Certain Levites were appointed to give continual praise and thanks to God. Praise and thanksgiving should be a regular part our routine, not reserved only for celebrations. Praise God continually, and you w ...
Posted Friday, February 29th 2008 at 8:49AM
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"Bringing the Ark of the Covenant"
1 Chronicles 15:25-29
David was willing to look foolish in the eyes of some people in order to express his thankfulness to God fully and honestly in contrast, Michal was so disgusted by his undignified actions ...
Posted Thursday, February 28th 2008 at 4:45AM
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"Music, Joy, and Celebration"
1 Chronicles 15:16-24
The great musical procession was designed as a worthy accompaniment to this great occasion. It heightened the excitement, elevated the people's hearts and minds, and focused their attention on ...
Posted Wednesday, February 27th 2008 at 7:09AM
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'The Ark of God"
1 Chronicles 15:1-3, 11-15
When David's first attempt to move the Ark failed (13;8-14), he learned an important lesson: When God gives specific instructions, it is wise to follow them precisely. This time David saw to it that ...
Posted Tuesday, February 26th 2008 at 4:21AM
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Praise the Lord"
Psalm 50
Good Morning,
God judges people for treating him lightly. First, he speaks to the superficially religious people who bring their sacrifices but are only going through the motions (50:1-15). They do not honor God w ...
Posted Monday, February 25th 2008 at 4:59AM
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"The Rich Ruler's Response"
Luke 18:18-25
This leader sought reassurance, some way of knowing for sure that he had eternal life. He wanted Jesus to measure and grade his qualifications, or to give him some task he could do to assure his own imm ...
Posted Thursday, February 21st 2008 at 5:51AM
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"First, Count the Cost"
Luke 14:28-33
When a builder doesn't count the cost or estimates it inaccurately, his building may be left half completed. Will your Christian life be abandoned after a little while because you did not count the cost of ...
Posted Wednesday, February 20th 2008 at 9:25AM
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"Conditions of Discipleship"
Luke 14:25-27
Jesus' audience was well aware of what it meant to carry one's own cross. When the Romans led a criminal to his execution site, he was forced to carry the cross on which he would die. This showed his ...
Posted Tuesday, February 19th 2008 at 7:18AM
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"You Know Me"
Psalm 139:1-6
Good Morning,
Sometimes we don't let people get to know us completely because we are afraid they will discover something about us they won't like. But God already knows everything about us, even to the number of ...
Posted Monday, February 18th 2008 at 5:28AM
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"A Life of Humility"
Ephesians 3:1-10
When Paul describes himself as "the least deserving Christian there is," he means that without God's help, he would never be able to do God's work. Yet God chose him to share the Good News with the Gentiles ...
Posted Friday, February 15th 2008 at 8:15AM
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"Exalted Through Humble"
Luke 14:10-11
Jesus taught two lessons here. First, he spoke to the guests, telling them not to seek places of honor. Service is more important in God's Kingdom than status. Second, he told the host not to be exclusiv ...
Posted Thursday, February 14th 2008 at 10:48AM
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"Disgraced at a Banquet"
Luke 14:7-9
Good Morning,
Jesus advised people not to rush for the best places at a feast. People are just as eager to raise their social status, whether by being with the right people, dressing for success, or driv ...
Posted Wednesday, February 13th 2008 at 9:31AM
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"Jesus Heals on the Sabbath"
Luke 14:1-6
Earlier Jesus had been invited to a Pharisee's home for discussion. This time a prominent Pharisee invited Jesus to his home specifically to trap him into saying or doing something for which he could be ...
Posted Tuesday, February 12th 2008 at 5:49AM
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"Prayer of Humility"
Psalm 25:1-10
Seventy-two psalms-almost half the book-speak about enemies. Enemies are those who oppose not only us, but also God's way of living. We can view temptations-money, success, prestige, lust-as our enemies. And ...
Posted Monday, February 11th 2008 at 5:47AM
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"Bear Fruit of Repentance"
Luke 13:6-9
In the Old Testament, a fruitful tree was often used as a symbol of godly living (Psalm 1:3, Jeremiah 17:7, 8). Jesus pointed out what would happen to the other kind of tree-the kind that took valuable tim ...
Posted Friday, February 8th 2008 at 5:11AM
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Repent or Perish
Luke 13:1-5
Whether a person dies by a tragic accident or miraculously survives is not a measure of one's righteousness. Because we are all a human, each of us will have to endure death. Each of us we have to give an account o ...
Posted Thursday, February 7th 2008 at 10:07AM
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