Archive for May, 2008

09 Redemption Comes After the Harvest

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

“And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.” Ruth 2:20

What Naomi said when she learned the name [...]

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08 Our Exceeding Great Reward

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.” Gen 15:1

There are two ways that every bridge builder must know the Lord in order to fulfill their call and become a blessing to others. The Lord [...]

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07 The Church With a False Prophetess

Monday, May 26th, 2008

“Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.” Rev 2:20

Again we will remind you of the three applications of the messages to these seven [...]

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08 Though the Eyes of the Redeemer

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

“And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee. Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the [...]

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07 Shall a Man be More Just Than God?

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

“Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker.” Job 4:17

The text above is a portion of Eliphaz’s first attempt to explain Job’s calamity and to answer his questions. Eliphaz is the first of Job’s three friends to respond to the rhetorical questions placed [...]

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07 The Kinsman Redeemer

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

“And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.” Ruth 2:1

There are several laws involved in the narrative of Ruth that are foreign to our modern thinking. Strange as these laws seem to us today, they have an intricate part to [...]

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06 The Church Within a Church

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

“But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing [...]

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07 The Battle After the Battle

Monday, May 5th, 2008

“And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I [...]

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Let Peace Prevail

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

“I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.” Phil 4:2
How would you react if you knew that the dispute you have with your brother or sister would be recorded in the Bible? How would you feel if believers for hundreds of years would stumble over your name [...]

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06 Dwelling in Sodom

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

“And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.” Gen 14:11-12
Where and how you live will be controlled by what is in you heart. If you are looking for an [...]

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