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Daily Bible Study | Daily DevotionalsDaily Bible Study and Daily DevotionalsArchive >> May 2009
It's not always the final accomplishment that makes someone great. Reference: v.39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, "Surely this man was the Son of God!" (NIV Bible)
It left her wondering whether her colleague really knew her at all. Reference: v.43 Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders. (NIV Bible)
I know that there are situations that call for reflection and consideration, however sometimes God calls us to act immediately and we pause too long to be affective. Reference: v.14 "Say to the owner of the house he enters, 'The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?'" (NIV Bible)
When the supervisor is absent it's very easy for the workers to become slack in their duties. Reference: v.33 "Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come." (NIV Bible)
That one word wasn't a swear word, it wasn't racist and it didn't offend people. But as soon as it was mentioned our student preacher lost most of their willing listeners. Reference: v.1 He then began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watch tower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey." (NIV Bible)
There are now over 2000 fears/phobias on record. Reference: v.22 "Have faith in God," Jesus answered. Explore: When we are born, we are born with only two fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. However, as we grow up and experience many more things in our lives our fears have a tendency to multiply. There are now over 2000 fears/phobias on record. And I'm sure we could add to that list with the fears that we feel in our everyday life: fear of failure, fear of
We all have set boundaries that we function best within. Reference: v.27 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." (NIV Bible)
It is often a challenge to keep our lives balanced with all our opportunities and responsibilities, I think it is a life-long negotiation. Reference: v.30b-31a Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, because he was teaching his disciples. (NIV Bible)
And when the 'quick fix' doesn't work - which is usually nine times out of ten - we complain that there isn't enough. Reference: v.4 His disciples answered, "But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?" (NIV Bible) Explore: "There's nothing to eat!" Do you ever hear that in your household? I use to say it all the time to my mum. I would stand in front of a full pantry and say, 'There's nothing to eat!' And now I'm lucky enough to live with a
I'm not 100% sure if Australia is the most obese country in the world but I know we're pretty close to the top. Reference: v.18&20 "Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can make them 'unclean'?"... He went on: "What comes out of a person is what makes them 'unclean'. (NIV Bible) |
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