June 2012

The Map

John 16:7-12 (8) 7But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt[a] in regard to sin and righteousness and […]

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Hand in Hand

Psalm 119:97-104 (97) 97 Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. 98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. 100 I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your

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Wisdom Defined

Proverbs 16:13-16 (16) 13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth. 14 A king\’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will appease it. 15 When a king\’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring. 16 How much better to get wisdom

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My Own Path

Hebrews 11:23?29 (24) A story in Today in the Word, July 13, 1993, relates that “During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. Once, as he censured Stalin in a public meeting, Khrushchev was interrupted by a shout from a heckler in the

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People Pressure

Acts 24:24?27 (27) Peer pressure is defined by Dictionary.com as social pressure by members of one\’s peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted.  It exists for all ages.  By itself it is neither negative or positive.  In study after study of adolescents, however, peer

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More is Better

II Kings 2:1?12 (9) Elijah the senior prophet made such a profound impression upon the junior prophet Elisha that when he died Elisha’s last request was that he could have a “double portion of his spirit.”  To want to be like someone is impressive.  To want to have their spirit doubled tells of the awesome influence

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