Category Archives: Readings

James 5:19-20

Posted on February 22, 2012 by admin

My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 4:23

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Research shows that 80% of heart disease is preventable with better lifestyle choices: what we eat and how we treat our bodies is either life-giving or life-stealing. … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 4:4

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. Paul makes a very strong point: the standard of judgment is not up to us– it is up to God. Yet we … Continue reading →

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Genesis 37:23-24

Posted on February 17, 2012 by admin

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing— and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it. When we … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 20:26

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin

You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own. What sets you and I apart from the nations? There are times when Christian … Continue reading →

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Psalm 18:25-26

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin

To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. Have you ever bought a car, and then suddenly noticed every … Continue reading →

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John 4:10

Posted on February 14, 2012 by admin

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” The woman at the well only saw … Continue reading →

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Exodus 2:5-6

Posted on February 13, 2012 by admin

Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave to get it. She opened it and saw the baby. … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 24:21

Posted on February 9, 2012 by admin

Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials, for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring? This proverb tells us to be careful with … Continue reading →

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Hebrews 5:12

Posted on February 8, 2012 by admin

In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! The writer of Hebrews is concerned that his … Continue reading →

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