Monthly Archives: February 2024

darkness rather than light

20240219 darkness rather than light Amos 5:18-27 (JDV) Amos 5:18 Woe to you who want the day of Yahveh! What will the day of Yahveh be for you? It will be darkness and not light.Amos 5:19 It will be like … Continue reading

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homes and vineyards

20240218 homes and vineyards Amos 5:1-17 (JDV) Amos 5:1 Listen to this word that I am singing for you, a lament, house of Israel:Amos 5:2 She has fallen; Virgin Israel will never rise again. She lies abandoned on her land … Continue reading

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fat cows

20240217 fat cows Amos 4:1-13 (JDV) Amos 4:1 Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the hill of Samaria, women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, “Bring us something … Continue reading

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The lion roared and they ignored

20240216 the lion roared and they ignored Amos 3:1-15 (JDV) Amos 3:1 Listen to this message that Yahveh has spoken about you, Israelites, about the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt:Amos 3:2 I have known only … Continue reading

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equal opportunity condemnation

20240215 equal opportunity condemnation Amos 2:1-16 (JDV) Amos 2:1 This is what Yahveh is saying: I will not stop punishing Moab for three crimes, even four, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.Amos 2:2 And … Continue reading

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His coming fire

20240214 His coming fire Amos 1:1-15 (JDV) Amos 1:1 The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders from Tekoa — what he saw about Israel in the days of King Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam son of … Continue reading

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restore

20240213 restore James 5:19-20 (JDV) James 5:19 My brothers and sisters, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back,James 5:20 let that person know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way … Continue reading

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extraordinary things

20240212 extraordinary things James 5:13-18 (JDV) James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.James 5:14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the congregation, and they … Continue reading

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A Spirit-controlled tongue

20240211 A Spirit-controlled tongue James 5:12 (JDV) James 5:12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “yes” mean “yes,” and your “no” mean “no,” … Continue reading

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blessed endurance

20240210 blessed endurance James 5:9-11 (JDV) James 5:9 Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, so that you will not be judged. Look, the judge stands at the door!James 5:10 Take as an example, brothers and sisters, the … Continue reading

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