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2018-06-07T10:31:51-05:00

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Doctor, Doctor

Last updated on: June 7, 2018 at 10:31 am By Jim Erwin

Doctor, Doctor “Then He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Doctor, heal yourself. So all we’ve heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in Your hometown also.’ ”” (Luke 4:23, HCSB) “Jesus replied to them, “The healthy don’t need a doctor, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”” (Luke 5:31–32, HCSB) Dr. Luke lifts the quotes from Jesus which has a medical theme. Jesus quotes... Read more

2018-06-07T09:52:13-05:00

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Lagniappe

Last updated on: June 7, 2018 at 9:52 am By Jim Erwin

Lagniappe ““At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it within your gates. Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come, eat, and be satisfied. And the Lord your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.” (Deuteronomy 14:28–29, HCSB) Lagniappe is Cajun for “a little something extra.”... Read more

2018-06-07T09:40:48-05:00

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Doubt Versus Faith

Last updated on: June 7, 2018 at 9:40 am By Jim Erwin

Doubt Versus Faith ““How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”” (Luke 1:18, HCSB) Zechariah questioned God in a spirit of doubt. After the experiences of Abraham, Zechariah, a priest of God, should have known that God uses His angels to deliver His messages and he should have known that God would deliver on His promises. However, Zechariah doubted. For him, the cost was to... Read more

2018-06-01T08:53:22-05:00

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God’s Instruction About Wealth

Last updated on: June 1, 2018 at 8:53 am By Jim Erwin

God’s Instruction About Wealth ““Be careful that you don’t forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His command—the ordinances and statutes—I am giving you today. When you eat and are full, and build beautiful houses to live in, and your herds and flocks grow large, and your silver and gold multiply, and everything else you have increases, be careful that your heart doesn’t become proud and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the... Read more

2018-06-07T09:32:50-05:00

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God Loves and Helps All Kinds of People

Last updated on: June 7, 2018 at 9:32 am By Jim Erwin

God Loves and Helps All Kinds of People “a great and numerous people, as tall as the Anakim. The Lord destroyed the Rephaim at the advance of the Ammonites so that they drove them out and settled in their place. This was just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir when He destroyed the Horites before them; they drove them out and have lived in their place until now.” (Deuteronomy 2:21–22, HCSB) Sometimes we... Read more

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2018-06-02T19:19:55-05:00

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How to Have an Enjoyable Life

Last updated on: June 2, 2018 at 7:19 pm By Jim Erwin

How to Have an Enjoyable Life “Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is the man who delights in life, loving a long life to enjoy what is good? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Turn away from evil and do what is good; seek peace and pursue it.” (Psalm 34:11–14, HCSB) How can a person have an enjoyable life? There are a few ways listed... Read more

2018-06-02T15:44:39-05:00

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God’s Plan Versus My Agenda

Last updated on: June 2, 2018 at 3:44 pm By Jim Erwin

God’s Plan Versus My Agenda “God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.” When he got up in the morning, Balaam saddled his donkey and went with the officials of Moab. But God was incensed that Balaam was going, and the Angel of the Lord took His stand on the path to oppose him. Balaam... Read more

2018-06-02T15:33:04-05:00

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Depression, Anger, Stress, and Trust

Last updated on: June 2, 2018 at 3:33 pm By Jim Erwin

Depression, Anger, Stress, and Trust “The entire Israelite community entered the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and they settled in Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there.” (Numbers 20:1, HCSB) Many people have talked about the consequences of Moses’ anger when he struck the rock. Moses was commanded to speak to the rock but instead spoke out of anger. As a result, Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised Land. But what was the source of the... Read more

2018-06-02T15:20:03-05:00

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The Jealousy Ritual

Last updated on: June 2, 2018 at 3:20 pm By Jim Erwin

The Jealousy Ritual ““This is the law regarding jealousy when a wife goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority, or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he becomes jealous of his wife. He is to have the woman stand before the Lord, and the priest will apply this entire ritual to her. The husband will be free of guilt, but that woman will bear the consequences of her guilt.”” (Numbers 5:29–31, HCSB) This... Read more

2018-06-02T15:11:17-05:00

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Funding the Church

Last updated on: June 2, 2018 at 3:11 pm By Jim Erwin

Funding the Church “The Lord spoke to Moses: “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When someone makes a special vow to the Lord that involves the assessment of people, if the assessment concerns a male from 20 to 60 years old, your assessment is 50 silver shekels measured by the standard sanctuary shekel. If the person is a female, your assessment is 30 shekels. If the person is from five to 20 years old, your assessment for a male... Read more

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