Yearly Archives: 2014
Taking judgment seriously
Genesis 19:14-26 14 So Lot went out and warned his bridegrooms, who were going to marry his daughters, “Up! Get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city.” But he seemed to his bridegrooms to … Continue reading
The Sky Kingdom is the hard way
Matthew 7:12-14 12 “So ask yourself whatever you would rather that others would do for you, and determine to do that for them, because this is what the Law and the Prophets teach. 13 “Enter by the narrow gate, because … Continue reading
Protecting those within
Genesis 19:1-13 That evening, the two angels came to Sodom, and Lot was living at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth 2 and … Continue reading
The Sky Kingdom and persistence in prayer
Matthew 7:7-11 7 “Keep asking, and what you ask for will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find what you are looking for; keep knocking, and the closed door will be opened for you. 8 For everyone … Continue reading
Challenged to Intercede
Genesis 18:16-33 16 Then the men stood up, intending to leave there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham walked beside them to send them off. 17 The LORD said, “Should I hide from Abraham what I am about … Continue reading
The Sky Kingdom or criticism
Matthew 7:1-6 “Do not criticize people, so that you will not be criticized by them. 2 For with the criticism you offer you will be criticized, and to the extent that you do it, it will be done to you. … Continue reading
Honor and trust
Genesis 18:1-15 And the LORD appeared to him near the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and see, three men … Continue reading
The Sky Kingdom or distractions
Matthew 6:25-34 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be distracted by your soul, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor by your body, what you will put on. Is not the soul more than what it … Continue reading
Laughter
Genesis 17:17-27 17 And Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” 18 … Continue reading
The Sky Kingdom or stuff?
Matthew 6:19-24 19 “Do not waste your time setting aside valuables for yourselves here on the land, where moth and rust destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal them, 20 but invest your valuables in the coming kingdom … Continue reading
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