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The Table for the Bread
“You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height….And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table.” Exodus 25:23,30 May 3, 2023 We may not be aware of it but the location of rooms and
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The Ark of the Covenant
“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth…And there I will meet you….” Exodus 25:17,22 May 2, 2023 When God called the nation of Israel into being, the center of attention was the tabernacle. It was to
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Overcoming Evil
“Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.” Romans 12:17 May 1, 2023 We live in a world where evil is to be overcome. The premise is not that our physical environment will be the death of us, but that our spiritual environment is
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Counting the Stars
“He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.” Psalm 147:4 April 28, 2023 “Much of what we call worship today is not worship at all but rather a glorification of ourselves”(James Boice). There is good reason to believe that Psalm 147 was composed and sung at the dedication
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If Possible
“If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” Romans 12:18 April 27, 2023 Do you want to know what it means to present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God? One way, and it’s looking straight at us, is taking a big step toward being a peacemaker by learning
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Avoiding Quarrels
“Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.” Romans 12.17 April 26, 2023 Uncontrolled anger which leads to verbal or physical conflict. It involves the breaking off of friendly relations. That is one way of defining a quarrel. Perhaps you grew up in a
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Theological Cowards
“It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.” Galatians 6.12 April 25, 2023 A legalist is someone who attempts to add works to grace in order to be
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Growling at Grace
“But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.” Galatians 5:11 April 24, 2023 It was Jesus who said, “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you” (Jn. 15:18). Are you a child
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Hated
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” John 15:18 April 21, 2023 Have you been the recipient of hate speech? The secular world has found the word “hate” a useful way to attain the moral high ground in reordering society. It was Jesus Christ who told His