Today I was blessed with this. By the end, with tear streaming, I thought it was wonderful and wanted to share it with you. The best sermons are lived... Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I'm working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in… Continue reading a permanent sermon
Today's reading— from the Old Testament-- 1 Kings 10 - 11: Chapter 10: Today we're reading about the visit the queen of Sheba made to Jerusalem. Sheba, that is the land of the Sabeans in southwestern Arabia. This reagion, the eastern part of modern Yamen, controlled the caravan routes of the spice trade between southern… Continue reading 1 Kings 10-11 & Romans 9-10
Today's reading-- from the Old Testament-- 1 Kings 8 - 9: Chapter 8: Today we read that King Solomon assembled all the elders and leaders of Israel for the dedication of the Temple. And they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, all the holy things that were in the tent… Continue reading 1 Kings 8 – 9 & Romans 7 – 8
Today's reading-- from the Old Testament-- 1 Kings 6 - 7: Chapter 6: It was in the spring of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign that he began the actual construction of the Temple. (This was 480 years after the people of Israel left their slavery in Egypt according to most manuscripts. The Hebrew Septuagint… Continue reading 1 Kings 6 – 7 & Romans 5 – 6
Today's reading-- from the Old Testament-- 1 Kings: Chapter 3: In King Solomon's early years we read of a marriage with Pharaoh's daughter - probably a political alliance to secure peace with Egypt. This was the first of many such marriages where the King attempted to insure a peaceful reign. (verses 1-2) Were these marriages… Continue reading 1 Kings 3 – 5 & Romans 3 – 4
Today, in our quiet time, we're starting two new books: In the Old Testament -- 1 Kings: Chapter 1 -- We read of the end of King David's reign and the struggle for succession to his thrown. Adonijah, David's pampered and spoiled older son, hatches a plot to become king in spite of his father's… Continue reading 1 Kings 1-2 & Romans 1-3
For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17 Righteousness Is A Gift For years I was taught one earned God’s blessings through good works. Today I… Continue reading the gift of righteousness
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