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The Power and Authority of God
Today’s reading: Judges 10-11; Luke 9:1-36 24 Will you not possess what Chemosh your god gives you to possess? And all that the Lord our...
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Apr 3, 2015
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Darkness or Light?
Today’s reading: Judges 8-9; Luke 8:22-56 37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from...
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Apr 2, 2015
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Facing the Truth
Today’s reading: Judges 6-7; Luke 8:1-21 31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save...
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Apr 1, 2015
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Women of Faith
Today’s reading: Judges 3-5; Luke 7:31-50 9 And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will...
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Mar 31, 2015
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The Kingdom that Cannot Fail
Today’s reading: Judges 1-2; Luke 7:1-30 13 They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. 14 So the anger of the Lord...
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Mar 30, 2015
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Can failure be God’s will?
Today’s reading: Judges 20:1-Ruth 1:22 My selection: Judges 20:18 18 The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel and inquired of...
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Mar 25, 2013
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The Ambitious Minister
Today’s reading: Judges 18:1-19:30 My selection: Judges 18:19-20 And they said to him, “Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come...
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Mar 24, 2013
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Everyone is doing it!
Today’s reading:Judges 14:1-17:13 My selection: Judges 17:6: In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in...
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Mar 23, 2013
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Jephthah’s Foolish Vow
Today’s reading: Judges 10:6-13:25 My selection: 39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according...
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Mar 22, 2013
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Beware the Seduction of Power
Today’s reading: Judges 9:1-10:5 My selection: Judges 9:1-2 Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives...
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Mar 21, 2013
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A Soft (and Wise) Answer
Today’s reading: Judges 7:1-8:35 My selection: Judges 8:1-3 Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us,...
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Mar 20, 2013
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Whose glory? The story of Deborah and Barak
Today’s reading: Judges 3:31-6:40 My selection: Judges 4:7-9 7 And I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to meet you by...
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Mar 19, 2013
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