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A Few Thoughts About “Forgive and Forget” Often pastors, church leaders, and many people counsel(?) the abused, molested, the hurt, etc. people to forgive and forget. The quotes are from one source, but similar can be found in many places. Consider Girl Redeemed: Though my siblings NEVER apologize and continue the same abusive behaviors…
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A Few Thoughts About Discouragement We get discouraged. We face spiritual, physical, financial, emotional disappoints and discouragement. Hope seems to fade. We face family issues, church issues, issues at work, with friends, etc. You know what I mean. There are wars, terrorism, societal ills, evil Christian pastors, good pastors who become discouraged, etc. On…
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Song of Songs Part 2 A brief review B1 Written by Solomon B2 Solomon is reminiscing about his marriage. I believe that chapter 1 is their wedding night after the wedding ceremony. B3 The woman character is Naamah, Solomon’s first wife and mother to 3 children—Rehoboam, his son (1 Kings 11:43 and Matthew, Taphath…
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Song of Songs Part 1 Introduction Author: Solomon, King of Israel, inspired by the Holy Spirit. B1 It is most reasonable that Solomon wrote this. B2 Consider: 1 Kings 4:29-34 GNB God gave Solomon unusual wisdom and insight, and knowledge too great to be measured. 30 Solomon was wiser than the wise men of…
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Mother’s Day 2019 John 19:25-27 CSB Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple,…
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Truth in Unrighteousness Romans 1:18 WEL For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth in unrighteousness. How do people suppress the truth? In unrighteousness? This is done by burying the truth. Covering up truth. Ignoring truth. Lying about the truth. We see this being…
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Ephesians 6:1-4 A1 Scripture (Ephesians 6:1-4 WPNT) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—“that it may go well with you and you may live long on the earth.” And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but…
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Pray Without Ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17 MKJV Pray without ceasing A1 Background B1 Acts 17:1-9 NKJV Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them…
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Ephesians 3:14-21 A1 Scripture For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,…