June 10, 2011 Slow It Down T. Suzanne Eller "God called the light 'day' and the darkness he called 'night.' And there was evening, and there was morning..." Genesis 1:5 (NIV) I was reading my Bible one day and noticed a huge "mistake" in scripture
Read more…Apollos [Ăpŏl'los]—a destroyer or youthful god of music. An eloquent and learned Jew born at Alexandria and deeply versed in Old Testament Scriptures (Acts 18:24; 19:1; 1 Cor. 1:12; 3:4-6, 22; 4:6; 16:12; Titus 3:13). The Man Whose Influence Was Enr
Read more…The Prayer of Faith 13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the L
Read more…Paul and Silas in Prison 16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul an
Read more…Hagar The Woman Who Lost a Bottle But Found a Well Scripture References—Genesis 16; 21:9-17; 25:12; Galatians 4:24, 25 Name Meaning—Hagar, an Egyptian name, closely resembles the root of the Arabic, flight, familiar to us as the history of Mohamme
Read more…2 Corinthians 3:4-6 New International Version 1984 (NIV1984) 4 Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. 5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6 He has made us co
Read more…Ecclesiastes 3 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) Ecclesiastes 3 Everything in God’s Own Time 1Everything has its own time, and there is a specific time for every activity under heaven: 2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to
Read more…"Behold, I am vile." Job 40:4 One cheering word, poor lost sinner, for thee! You think you must not come to God because you are vile. Now, there is not a saint living on earth but has been made to feel that he is vile. If Job, and Isaiah, and Paul w
Read more…Evening "He that loveth not knoweth not God." 1 John 4:8 The distinguishing mark of a Christian is his confidence in the love of Christ, and the yielding of his affections to Christ in return. First, faith sets her seal upon the man by enabling the
Read more…Proverbs 3 New Living Translation (NLT) Proverbs 3 Trusting in the Lord 1 My child,[a] never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart. 2 If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying. 3 Never
Read more…Mark 1 New Living Translation (NLT) Mark 1 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.[a] It began 2 just as the prophet Isaiah had written: “Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and h
Read more…Wisdom Chapter 2 The vain reasonings of the wicked: their persecuting the just, especially the Son of God. 2:1. For they have said, reasoning with themselves, but not right: The time of our life is short and tedious, and in the end of a man there is
Read more…Proverbs 15 New Living Translation (NLT) Proverbs 15 1 A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare. 2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness. 3 The Lord is watching
Read more…Eunice The Woman Whose Son Became a Famous Evangelist Scripture References—Acts 16:1-3; 2 Timothy 1:5; 3:14, 15; 4:5 Name meaning—Eunice implies “conquering well,” and was a name expressive of a good or happy victory, and in its origin doubtless comm
Read more…Eunice The Woman Whose Son Became a Famous Evangelist Scripture References—Acts 16:1-3; 2 Timothy 1:5; 3:14, 15; 4:5 Name meaning—Eunice implies “conquering well,” and was a name expressive of a good or happy victory, and in its origin doubtless c
Read more…Judah, Juda, Joda [Jū'dah]—object of praise or praise of the lord. The fourth son of Jacob by Leah, and founder of a tribal family (Gen. 29:35; Num. 26:19-21; 1 Chron. 2:3-6).
The character of Judah is revealed in his confessi
Read more…Mary, Mother of John Mark Among the Marys mentioned in the New Testament, Mary, the mother of Mark who wrote the second gospel, is spoken of but once (Acts 12:12—read 12:1-19), yet this brief description of her is suggestive of her life and labors.
Read more…Lois
Scripture Reference—2 Timothy 1:5
Name Meaning—Agreeable or desirable
While there are numerous grandmothers mentioned in the Bible, as these cameos show, the term “grandmother” itself is only used once in the Bible, and that is in connection wit
Jesse [Jĕs’se]—jehovah exists or firm. The son of Obed and father of David, and grandson of Boaz and Ruth, and an ancestor of Christ (Ruth 4:17, 22). Jesse had eight sons and two daughters by different wives (1 Sam. 17:12-14, 25). Isaiah speaks of “t
Read more…"The Lord shut him in." Genesis 7:16 Noah was shut in away from all the world by the hand of divine love. The door of electing purpose interposes between us and the world which lieth in the wicked one. We are not of the world even as our Lord Jesus
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