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Day 094: The Nazirite and the Nazarene (Judges 13-15)
Samson and Jesus could not be more different. And yet, in one surprising sense, Samson still points us to Christ: a promised son, announced before birth, who would begin to save God’s people.
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Day 089: Making Sense of the Cycles in Judges (Judges 1-2)
The book of Judges is thrilling, violent, tragic, and painfully repetitive. But Judges is not just Israel’s sin. It is God’s mercy.
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Day 088: Are you Passing the Baton, or Dropping It? (Joshua 24:31)
Israel served the Lord in Joshua’s day and in the days of the elders who outlived him. But what happens when no one is ready to carry the faith forward?
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Day 087: Joshua and Yeshua (Joshua 19-21)
How the Old Testament Joshua foreshadows Jesus.
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Day 085: Caleb’s Different Spirit (Joshua 14:11-12)
At eighty-five, Caleb does not ask for comfort. He asks for a mountain full of giants. His bold faith reminds us how much the church still needs older saints with a different spirit, ready to trust God for one more battle.
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Day 083: Obedience is Painful, Disobedience is Deadly (Joshua 5:8-9)
What we try to keep from God, God will expose. But what we entrust to Him, He will protect.
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A Spurgeon Snapshot: How the Holy Spirit Adds to My Prayers (Revelation 8:3)
“Another angel, with a golden incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence…
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Day 361: No Greater Joy (3 John 4)
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. (3 John 4) Through the Bible: 2 John, 3 John My pick for “favorite Christmas present” this year goes to the Spurgeon Study Bible my wife got me. I’m not generally a fan of study Bibles in which all the…
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Revering the Irrelevant (Matthew 1:18-25)
Christmas Day sermon, December 25, 2022 Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, Alabama Grateful appreciation to Steven Ferber, a Lutheran pastor in Minnesota, whose sermon, “Mr Irrelevant” was the inspiration for this sermon. Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Matthew 1. Well, this is the beginning of the last week of 2022, which means, of course,…
66 in 52: A One Year Chronological Journey Through the Bible
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