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SCRIPTURE: Ex. 1-2; Ps. 88; Luke 21 Exodus 2:24-25 God listened to their groanings. God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw what was going on with Israel. God understood. OBSERVATION: God hears. God remembers. God sees. God...

And Now, These Messages

SCRIPTURE: Gen. 49-50; Ps. 8; Luke 20 Genesis 49:18 I wait in hope for your salvation, God. OBSERVATIONS: In the midst of this passage of describing his sons, this interjection just jumped out at me. APPLICATION: Joey, maybe this fits with your recent theme of sitting...

If You Don’t Work, You Don’t Eat

SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 4-5; 2 Chr. 2; Ps. 101; 2 Th. 3 2 Thessalonians 3: 10-13 Don’t you remember the rule we had when we lived with you? “If you don’t work, you don’t eat.” And now we’re getting reports that a bunch of lazy...

A God-listening Heart

SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 3; 2 Chr. 1; Ps. 78; 2 Th. 2 1Kings 3:9 “Here’s what I want: Give me a God-listening heart so I can lead your people well, discerning the difference between good and evil. For who on their own is capable of leading your glorious...

Cart and Horse–again

SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 2; 1 Chr. 29; Ps. 95; 2 Th. 1 2 Thessalonians 1:11ish [W]e pray for you all the time—pray that our God will make you fit for what he’s called you to be, pray that he’ll fill your good ideas and acts of faith with his own energy so that...

Wholly Yours, Holy God

SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 1; 1 Chr. 28; Ps. 91; 1 Th. 5 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One...