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Elijah had just demonstrated the great power of God.  He had arranged a contest between himself and the prophets of Baal.  They were to offer a bull as a sacrifice to Baal and he was to offer a bull in sacrifice to the Lord. They would each put the bull on the altar on top […]

The Israelites had escaped their bondage in Egypt and were marching away.  Exodus 14:5-9  “Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, ‘Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from […]

It is natural to want vengeance when someone intentionally hurts you and shows no remorse.  You might also want to take vengeance:  when an innocent individual is hurt; when someone acts in an inconsiderate way; when the criminal steals from you; when you get hurt in an accident through negligence of another; when someone causes […]

You should be part of a local church or congregation.  Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” You […]

On December 25th, much of the world remembers that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. When Jesus was born, He came to earth as a human being.  Matthew 1:18-23 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the […]

Moses had been adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter. Hebrews 11:24-25 “By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin.”  As a member of the royal Egyptian family, Moses likely had […]

People in the world don’t have God to guide them and bless them. They might desire supernatural healing from their physical problems or they might want to communicate with their dead loved ones or they might want to know what is going to happen in the future. So, they turn to people who claim to […]

What does the Bible say about suicide?  The Bible does not give a single direct command relative to suicide.  However, there are examples of suicide in the Bible. Abimelech (Judges 9:54) – was mortally wounded and he asked his armor-bearer to kill him to avoid disgrace. Samson (Judges 16:29–30) – pulled down the Philistine temple, […]

Jesus gave this parable to us.  Luke 18:9-14 “Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I […]

Who is our God? He is the creator of the universe.  He is king of the universe.  He is almighty.  He is all knowing. He is holy.  He is righteous. He is certainly worthy of our respect. In Revelation chapter 4, John was taken up into heaven and describes what he saw. “Immediately I was […]