In the Word

Lesson 1 - When God seems to have abandoned us

Jeremiah 29:4-14 and Esther 1:1-2:9. Learn what happens when the young Jewish woman Esther has her life upended by the powerful Persian ruler Xerxes. Wh…

Lesson 6 - God our Only Hope of Rest

Psalm 62, Psalm 73 and Psalm 131. Life can be hard. People and circumstances can come against us and cause us to doubt, to fear, to wobble a bit, perhaps. But whe…

Lesson 5 - The God Who Forgives

Psalm 51, Psalm 32 and Psalm 103. David knew what it was to suffer unjustly; but he also knew the pain of having to endure the consequences of his own sins and failures…

Lesson 4 - God our Refuge

Psalm 142, Psalm 57 and Psalm 34. These three Psalms were written as David hid in the Cave of Adullam or the Cave of Refuge. Although this was perhaps the most frustrating pe…

Lesson 3

God our Helper

Psalm 121 and Psalm 84. Surely there will be mountains that we have to climb in life, but we do not have to travel the road alone! God will not let our foot slip, no matter how …

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God our Faithful Protector

Psalm 91. God protects us. He draws us close to Himself, in the secret place near to His heart, and shelters us like a mother hen does her chicks. Because Christ has…

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The God Who Sees You.

Psalm 139 and Psalm 23. God is completely aware of the lives we lead. He knows what we do; but He also knows our thoughts. He is aware of our personalities and our temper…

Look to Him in 2024

We may not know what lies ahead of us in 2024, but we can take courage from a story in the Old Testament that will help us focus on what is true.

Say “Yes” to the Lord

Christmas really is a season of saying “yes” to things! We say yes to the lists our children provide us, to the requests for charitable giving flooding our mailboxes, to the invi…

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1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:28 Paul speaks of the Rapture of the Church as well as the resurrection of the righteous dead which occurs at Christ’s second coming! He also gives us instructions on h…

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1 Thessalonians 2:17-4:12. Paul explains that following Jesus as King produces such counter-cultural way of life that conflict with our neighbors over our beliefs is sure to arise. However, o…

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Acts 17:1-13 and 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:16. Paul focuses on how we can live for Christ in times of suffering and persecution and his words are as relevant to us as they were to the church in T…

Lesson 3

In Colossians 3:1-4:1. Paul urges believers to let go of the traits of our past lives and he speaks of the new life in Christ that we are to pick up! Our love for Jesus is to not only change …

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Colossians 1:24-2:23. Paul viewed his suffering as a privilege rather than a punishment! His whole life was committed to serving Christ in the places that God put him and to seeing believers …

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Colossians 1:1-23. We begin in the book of Colossians as Paul describes the supremacy of Christ and the affect He has on our lives.

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Philippians 4:1-23. Paul gives us the secret to having peace and contentment in any and every circumstance!

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Philippians 3:1-21. Our actions speak louder than our words and we have no choice in being an example of some kind to those around us! The only choice we do have, is what kind of example will…

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Philippians 2:1-30. Paul encourages us to work together to serve others for the sake of the Gospel.

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Philippians 1:1-30. While in a Roman Prison the Apostle Paul wrote a very encouraging letter to the believers in Philippi that focused on having joy despite your circumstances.