Category Archives: judgment

network management

WE NEED MORE ON THE LIST AND LESS ON THE ROLL 1 Corinthians 5:9-13   1Co 5:9 In the previous letter, I wrote to you not to network with those who commit sexual sins– 1Co 5:10 not everyone in the … Continue reading

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the boss is watching

ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU ARE BEING SUPERVISED? 1 Corinthians 4:1-4 1 Cor. 4:1  This is how a person should think about us, as officers delegated by Christ and stewards of the mysteries belonging to God. 1 Cor. 4:2  From … Continue reading

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the last word

DON’T LOSE PERSPECTIVE Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 9 Since he had the advantage of being a wise man, the collector also taught the people knowledge; and he compared, searched out and arranged many proverbs. 10 The collector sought to find appropriate words … Continue reading

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from dark hair to dark days

LIFE IS SHORT, ENJOY IT Ecclesiastes 11:7-10 7 That morning light is sweet, and it is a good thing for the eyes to see that sun rising. 8 Even someone living many years can rejoice in them all; yet that … Continue reading

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mystery and joy

LET GOD SORT IT OUT Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 14 Here’s another example of impermanence reigning in the land: that there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I … Continue reading

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look longer

ARE YOU SEEING THE WHOLE PICTURE? Ecclesiastes 8:10-13 10 Then I noticed what happens when the wicked are buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and had been praised in the city where they had … Continue reading

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accountable

LIFE MATTERS Ecclesiastes 3:12-15 12 I figured out that there is nothing better for them than to be joyous and to do good as long as they live; 13 also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in … Continue reading

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Barabbas instead

WHO ARE YOU TRUSTING TO SAVE YOU? Mark 15:6-11 6 Now at the feast he usually released for them one prisoner for whom they asked. 7 And there was a man called Barabbas among the rebels in prison, who had … Continue reading

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fig tree generation

WHAT DOES THIS PROMISE REALLY PROMISE? Mark 13:28-31 28 “Take this illustration from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So also you, when you see these … Continue reading

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an end by fire and sword

Isaiah 66:12-17 12 Because this is what Yahveh says: I will extend wholeness to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like a stream overflowing; and you will nurse and be carried on her side, and rocked … Continue reading

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