Fasting in the New Covenant
THIS IS MY TAKE ON FASTING // By God’s grace, I have spent time seeking to understand this practice in light of the New Testament and the way it shows the transition from Old Testament practices to New Testament obligations. I know I am in the minority with this position, and I do not want…
Read MoreActs 2:42-47 (Part 3)
ACTS 2:42-47 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to…
Read MoreMark 2:18-22 (Part 1)
Mark 2:18-22 18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?” 19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long…
Read MoreLesson 2: There Are a Variety of Ways to Give Offerings.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading Deuteronomy 12:6, “There bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, what you have vowed to give and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.” Main Points VARIOUS JEWISH OFFERINGS: The Jewish people were commanded by God…
Read MoreApril 19 | Don’t Be Stupid
Proverbs 12:1, “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.” There is no way according to the Bible to be a true disciple of Christ, without being disciplined and corrected by God. If we are not receiving God’s discipline and correction it’s because we are not truly His children. The Bible…
Read MoreApril 18 | Riches Will Fall
Proverbs 11:28, “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.” Do you want to thrive or take a dive in life? I believe most sane people would honestly answer, “thrive.” However, if most people would rather thrive than fall, why are more people pursuing and trusting in…
Read MoreApril 17 | Gold in a Pig’s Snout
Proverbs 11:22, “Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.” In today’s proverb King Solomon gives a stern rebuke to beautiful women who have no discretion. Women who act with indiscretion are considered to be wasting their beauty; just like a gold ring is wasted on a…
Read MoreApril 16 | How a Nation Stands and Falls
Proverbs 11:14, “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.” John Dickinson in 1768 wrote a powerful song during the American Revolution called, The Liberty Song. One of the most inspiring verses is, “Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all, By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall; In…
Read MoreApril 15 | Integrity
Proverbs 11:3, “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.” Has someone ever told you, “I’ll call you this week” and they never did? Or have you had a friend say, “I’ll be at your house Saturday to help you move” and they never showed up? Unfaithful people…
Read MoreApril 14 | The Blessing of Wealth
Proverbs 10:22, “The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.” A wise man once said, “Being wealthy isn’t a sin because Abraham, David and Solomon would be sinners. However, the love of money is, so know the difference between having money and loving money.” Biblical wealth means, “to have…
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