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Choose Righteousness
Proverbs 16:1-12 Proverbs is a book of wise sayings. It is an image of an older person bestowing on a younger one the knowledge they have gained throughout life in order to help the younger...
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Greater Riches of God
Proverbs 16:13-20 Many of us have heard Proverbs 16:18: “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” We may not have even known that it was from Proverbs. The idea is that...
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Partiality
Proverbs 24:23-29 It might seem an obvious statement to say, “To show partiality in judging is not good.” However, we do it often. I recall a time when I was at a grocery store and the person...
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Defend the Poor and Needy
Proverbs 31:1-9 Not only are the people of God not to show partiality, but we see in Proverbs 31:9 that we are called to defend the rights of the poor and needy. This group of people are often...
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Sharing the Blessings
Genesis 50:15-21 A moment in Joseph’s story in Genesis 50 is a profound moment of restoration. Joseph had every right to be angry with his brothers, who sold him into slavery and staged his...
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All The Hungry People
Luke 9:10-17 When we read about the miracle of the loaves and the fish, sometimes we focus on the miracle itself. It is amazing that Jesus turned a few loaves and fish into food for the...
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Overcome Evil with Good
Romans 12:9-21 Romans 12:9-21 is focused on honoring one another. It’s a theme throughout Scripture. It’s a mark of what it means to be a child of God, to care for one another well. This care...
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Slow To Speak
Proverbs 25:11-19 Being slow to speak was seen as a tremendous virtue in the ancient world. We see this in verse Proverbs 25:15. We see a similar idea in the book of James (cf. 1:19ff.), when...
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Just a Joke?
Proverbs 26:17-28 When we use careless words that hurt others, or have potential to damage relationships, we are often quick to say, “It was just a joke.” It’s a way for us to not accept...
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Speak Life
Proverbs 15:1-8. Proverbs 15:1-8 once again contrasts the ways that our words can either damage relationships or build them up. While we often are quick to remember the words that have wounded...
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The Holy Spirit Guides Wisdom
Job 32:1-9. We know that words have the ability to build or to destroy, but how do we know what words to use? The story of Job gives us a great answer to this question. In Job 32, we see one of...
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Harvest of God’s Grace
Psalm 49:1-10. When we lean on the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, then we are able to speak words of wisdom as well. Psalm 49 paints a picture that both the wise and the foolish will perish (v....
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Take Time
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14.. Ecclesiastes 12 holds the closing remarks of Ecclesiastes. It shares that “the Teacher” (v. 9), who wrote Ecclesiastes, took time and searched for the right words....
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Listen Closely
James 3:13-18.. In a world where people are quick to talk and information is everywhere, it can seem hard to figure out what is wise. James 3 gives us clarity on how to know what is wisdom from...
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Continued Creator
Zechariah 14:1-8. Zechariah casts a vision for Israel in his closing words: A day of the Lord is coming that will bring about judgment on Jerusalem and on the nations who attack the city and its...
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King of all Nations
Zechariah 14:9-15. Our passage today opens with a key theme in the book of Zechariah: The Lord is king over the whole earth. He will be the only Lord and His name the only name. The details of the...
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Holy to the Lord
Zechariah 14:16-21. Do you ever forget whether or not you have worn a piece of clothing? How do you determine if it is clean or not? If you are like me, you give it a good sniff to test it out. A key...
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Block of Wood
Isaiah 45:20-25. Fictional shows, documentaries, and media coverage involving trials in court have gripped the attention of millions of viewers. In our passage, we read of a trial unlike...
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Permission to Lament
Lamentations 3:19-26. One of the communities in which I pastored experienced multiple tragedies within a week that took the lives of four students and three teachers. I felt led to drop our...
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Has Christ Already Returned?
2 Thessalonians 2:9-17. News reached Paul that the persecuted yet thriving church in Thessalonica was alarmed by the false teaching that Christ had already returned. This teaching was being...
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