Category Archives: discernment

where we live

Exodus 7:14-25 14 So the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hardened; he refuses to send out the people. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, see, as he is going out to the water. Stand on the bank … Continue reading

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Pilate’s choice

Matthew 27:11-26 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have spoken.” 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave … Continue reading

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what Jesus knows

Matthew 26:69-75 69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not … Continue reading

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what others think

Matthew 26:57-68 57 Then those who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled. 58 And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the … Continue reading

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showdown

Matthew 26:47-56 47 While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48 And the betrayer had given … Continue reading

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visually challenged guides

Matthew 23:23-38 23 “Tragedy is coming to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the more important matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have … Continue reading

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accepting the marriage gift

Matthew 19:7-12 7 They asked him, “Why then did Moses command the giving of a certificate of apostasy that makes the release final?” 8 He answered them, ” Moses responded to your hard-heartedness by allowing you to divorce your wives, … Continue reading

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the will to be responsible

Matthew 18:7-9 7 “Tragedy is coming to the world because of temptations to sin! Yes, it is necessary that temptations come, but tragedy will come to the one by whom the temptation comes! 8 And if your hand or your … Continue reading

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seeing the mission

Genesis 45:1-15 1 Then Joseph could no longer restrain himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Send everyone away from me.” So no one remained with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 And … Continue reading

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awful choices

Genesis 43:1-14 Now the famine was brutal in the land. 2 And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, purchase us a little food.” 3 But Judah said … Continue reading

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