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Responding To Sin
2 Samuel 12:1-15A The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a [Continue Reading…]
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Did the Muslims Replace the Jews as God’s People?
I once had a conversation with a friend, who was a Sunni Muslim, about his beliefs. He said that they believed they (Muslims) replaced the Jews as God’s chosen people, because of all the times when [Continue Reading…]
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Hezekiah vs. “Nevertheless”
The beginning of 2 Kings 18 starts off with Hezekiah succeeding his father, the most evil king of Judah, Ahaz. Israel was well known for having evil kings who had lead the Northern Kingdom into [Continue Reading…]
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How can the Wise be so Stupid?
Lately I’ve been reading through 1 Kings and the Gospel of Matthew. Today, I read 1 Kings 9, and you know, I’ve gotta say that for a man who’s known to be the wisest man [Continue Reading…]
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Why Did David Fight Goliath?
1 Samuel 17:12-58 takes us through the story of David and Goliath, and what an awesome story this is, and fight it turned out to be, not only because of the contrasts between sizes of [Continue Reading…]
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The Rocks Would Cry Out
One day, some time ago, I was taking a nap–in my car. A Little Background My wife and I used to live in Newport News, Virginia, and she’d gotten a job in Chesapeake. So she’d [Continue Reading…]
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Why are the Parables So Easy For Me to Understand?
Hey Andy, how do Jesus’ parables contain so much knowledge that they’ve been studied by scholars for almost 2000 years, yet the understanding in them is simple enough to be read as children’s stories? The [Continue Reading…]
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Did God Kill More People Than Satan?
Hey Andy, in the Bible, Satan nearly never committed any murder. Does that make him better than God, since God at least killed 2 million people? Wow, that’s an interesting question. Well, First, the Bible [Continue Reading…]
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Discovering True Peace
This is kind of a long lesson on peace. It includes several activities with reflection questions afterwards. This might work best for a lock-in. Lesson Aims In this active Bible lesson, Students will identify the [Continue Reading…]
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Is There Any Mention In the Bible About A Person Who Has An Abortion?
Hey Andy, is there any mention in the Bible about a person who has an abortion, or that speaks of anti-abortion? Thou shalt not kill (one of The 10 Commandments) does not count. The Commandment [Continue Reading…]