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August 7, 2017: Eating with Sinners
Today’s Bible Reading: Ezra 9, Proverbs 7, Luke 15:1-10, 1 Timothy 5:1-15 Luke 15:1-10: Jesus is criticized for eating with “sinners.” There are always people ready to criticize those who go out of ...
Read More August 6, 2017: Count the Cost
Today’s Bible Reading: Ezra 8, Proverbs 6, Luke 14:25-35, 1 Timothy 4 Luke 14:25-35: Jesus is surrounded by all the markings of great success because “great crowds” accompanied him. With such popularity, you would ...
Read More August 5, 2017: A Great Banquet
Today’s Bible Reading: Ezra 7, Proverbs 5, Luke 14:15-24, 1 Timothy 3:11-18 Luke 14:15-24: Jesus’ teaching about dinners and banquets, and the seats of honor at such celebrations, causes one of his listeners ...
Read More August 4, 2017: The Paradoxical Virtue of Humility
Today’s Bible Reading: Ezra 6, Proverbs 4, Luke 14:1-14, 1 Timothy 3:1-10 Luke 14:1-14: (14:1-6) It’s another Sabbath encounter. Some background here may help. Because the Israelite people had been sent into exile ...
Read More August 3, 2017: Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord
Today’s Bible Reading: Ezra 4-5, Proverbs 3, Luke 13:22-35, 1 Timothy 2 Luke 13:22-35: (13:22-30) A person comes to Jesus with an apparently important and genuine question: will only a few be saved? But ...
Read More August 2, 2017: Glorious Things
Today’s Bible Reading: Ezra 3, Proverbs 2, Luke 13:10-21, 1 Timothy 1:12-21 Luke 13:10-21: (13:10-17) A woman who is disabled has been so for 18 years. Can you see her? Bent over, unable ...
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