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Our scripture this morning is Exodus 33:15 (ESV). And he said to him, “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here.” Exodus 33:12-23 is subtitled “Moses’ Intercession” in many translations. The Hebrews have sinned badly by practicing idol worship while Moses had gone up to meet with God. …
Our scripture this morning is Ezekiel 37:5-6 (ESV). Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you …
Our scripture this morning is James 5:16 (ESV). Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Let’s talk about our sins for a bit. I think a statement like that makes most of …
Our scripture this morning is Matthew 7:7-8 (ESV). Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. This passage comes from the …
Our scripture this morning is 2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV). If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. In this verse God lays out a way …
Our scripture this morning is Psalms 68:5 (NASB). A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation. This verse describes the Lord as a provider and protector of the oppressed. Widows and orphans were (and remain) among the most vulnerable members of society. God put us in …
Our scripture this morning is John 13:34-35 (NASB). A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. While Jesus says this is …
Our scripture this morning is Ephesians 4:31-32 (NASB). Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. I read this passage this morning and thought this …
Our scripture this morning is Deuteronomy 31:7-8 (ESV). Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of …
Our scripture this morning is Isaiah 26:4 (NASB). Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock. The phrase “God is our rock” appears many places in scripture, and it reminds us that God is unchanging and everlasting, even more so than the rocks He created. In biblical times …