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Genesis 18:13-14

Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next … Continue reading

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Genesis 16:13

She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” This is the prayer of Hagar, the slave of Abraham … Continue reading

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Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’? ” What makes the … Continue reading

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Genesis 15:6

Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. When we look at the life of Abram, we see a man who had many faults. He lied to foreign kings about his wife in order to try … Continue reading

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Genesis 37:23-24

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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Genesis 2:18

And the Lord God said, “It isn’t good for man to be alone; I will make a companion for him, a helper suited to his needs.” The mate God gave you was created to fit together with you in marriage.  … Continue reading

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Genesis 2:20-22

But for Adam no suitable helper was found.  So the Lord God…made a woman..and he brought her to the man. Many people moan, “My spouse and I are so different.” That’s great! If the two of you were exactly alike, … Continue reading

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Genesis 2:18

And the Lord God said, “it isn’t good for man to be alone; I will make a companion for him, a helper suited to his needs.” When a man marries a woman, he is not acquiring a housekeeper.  He is … Continue reading

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Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. Satan’s strategy of going after our marriages and families is nothing new.  He didn’t show up in the Garden of Eden until Adam … Continue reading

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Genesis 2:18

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.” Adam was to be God’s assistant on earth while Eve was to come alongside Adam to … Continue reading

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