Tag: choices

TODAY’S SPECIAL: James 2:14-19 TO CHEW ON: "In the same way, faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead." James 2:17Someone wakes you up at night yelling, “Fire!” How will you show you believe the warning? Of course you’ll get out of the house. The sign says, “Beward - shallow Water.” Wh...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: James 3:1-12 TO CHEW ON: "Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark." James 3:5 Which of these could start a forest fire?- a cigarette butt- a spark from a campfire- a match If you answe...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Exodus 2:20-32 TO CHEW ON: " And the Lord did what Moses asked. The flies left Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not a fly remained. But this time also Pharaoh hardened his heart and would not let the people go." Exodus 8:31,32 Have you ever been caught in a plague of creatu...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 25:19-34 TO CHEW ON: "Jacob replied, 'First sell me your birthright.''Look, I am about to die,' Esau said. 'What good is the birthright to me?'"Genesis 25:31-32 Though Jacob and Esau (sons of Isaac and Rebekah) were twins, they were far from identical. What things do we know...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Joshua 7:10-25 TO CHEW ON: “Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions.” Joshua 7:11 Have you ever done something sneak...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 6:46-49 TO CHEW ON: "As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock." Luke 6:47-48a Which part of a house is built first:...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 2 Samuel 12:1-10 TO CHEW ON: “Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in His sight?” 2 Samuel 12:9 David was now a successful and loved king. One day when he was relaxing on the palace roof, he caught sight of a beautiful woman taking a bath. He couldn’t get h...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 2 Timothy 3:14-17 TO CHEW ON: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." 2 Timothy 3:16 Have you ever had a toy that needed putting together, or a complicated watch or camera? It came with an instruction book, righ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 2 John 1-13 TO CHEW ON: "I ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love." 2 John 5-6 To “walk in love” means different things to different people. To some it mean...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Exodus 2:11-15 TO CHEW ON: "The man said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?' Then Moses was afraid and thought, What I did must have become known." Exodus 2:14 Fast forward 40 years. Moses was all grown up. Though he wa...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: James 1:5-8TO CHEW ON: "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." James 1:5 1) The power of true and right discernment2) Good practical judgment; common sense. Who wouldn’t want wisdom? We all nee...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Numbers 14:1-12, 20-23 TO CHEW ON: "Not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt will ever see it." Numbers 14:23When the twelve spies came back from Canaan, only two thought they could conquer the people and m...