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Tag Archives: Small Group Bible Studies
FROM MESS TO CONFESS
Psalms of Honesty and Truth We sin. We all sin. Sin creates a mess of our lives. Our believing friends and family don’t want to be a part of it, so they keep their distance. We don’t like it, but … Continue reading
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BULLIES BEWARE!
Psalms of Honesty and Truth Once again, David was being hounded by Saul and slandered by Saul’s men, many of whom had been David’s friends. David was championing the right cause, for he was God’s chosen king, while Saul was … Continue reading
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EXPECT GOD TO COME!
Psalms of Honesty and Truth There is a popular song, by Ryan Stevenson, that blesses me on my way to work. “In the Eye of the Storm” seems to parallel David’s song that we read today: In the eye of … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian life, Christian Living, Comfort, Discernment, Discipleship, encouragement, Faith, Family, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, Freedom, God, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Maturity, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Transformation, Truth, Wisdom, Worship
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FROM MESSES TO MESSAGES!
Psalms of Honesty and Truth In good times and in bad, Job declared God’s praise. David is the same. He goes through tough times, running from someone who is trying to kill him. He makes mistakes but repents and asks … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible devotional, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian Education, Christian life, Christian Living, Comfort, Depression, Discernment, Discipleship, Faith, Family, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, Marriage, Mercy, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise, Praise and Worship, prayer, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, Small Group Study, Small Groups, spiritual formation, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Teaching, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Understanding, Worship, Youth Ministry
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STOP! SHAKE THE SAND FROM YOUR SOCKS!
Psalms of Honesty and Truth We are in the middle of a remodel of our home. We cannot move ahead until a new door is placed into the wall. We hired a guy who ordered installed the wrong door. Now, … Continue reading
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BEING BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS
Psalms of Honesty and Truth We humans have fear built into our being it seems. Some fear is healthy because it makes us pay attention to all that evil around us so that we can avoid it. Fear of someone … Continue reading
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MEETING GOD ON HIS TERMS
Psalms of Honesty and Truth I don’t know all the reasons why, but I have always loved going to church since I was a little girl. Like David, I loved being in a building that was designed and dedicated for … Continue reading
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SCHOOL ME, LORD
Psalms of Honesty and Truth When school is in session, much learning is presented in many different ways. We evaluate ourselves as teachers with questions. Will the students understand? Will they take the information in and internalize it so they … Continue reading
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BESIDE STILL WATERS
Psalms of Honesty and Truth The infamous Psalm 23…Certainly this psalm has a message for the sorrowing, but it’s unfortunate that it’s used primarily at funerals, because Psalm 23 focuses on what Jesus does for us “all the days of … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bible Lessons, Bible Study, Blessings, Christian life, Christian Living, Comfort, Discernment, Discipleship, encouragement, Faith, Family, Finding Focus, Finding Focus Ministries, Focus, Forgiveness, Freedom, God, God's Grace, God's love, God's Presence, God's will, God's Word, Grace, Guidance, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Insight, inspiration, Integrity, Jesus, Jesus as LORD, Jesus Christ, joy, Leadership, LIfe, Love, Love God, Love of God, Love Others, manna, Maturity, Mercy, Moses, Peace, Perfect Love, perspective, Praise and Worship, prayer, Psalm 119, Relationship, Relationships, repentance, Rest, Romans 12, Sacrifice, Salvation, Small Group Bible Studies, Small Group Bible Study, spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Growth and Formation, Spiritual guidance, Teaching, Transformation, Truth, Unconditional Love, Wisdom
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AND HE BECAME SIN
Psalms of Honesty and Truth With Psalm 22 and the succeeding Psalms we see that David is a prophet as well as the “apple of God’s eye”, his leader, and chosen King. The beginning words are the exact words quoted … Continue reading
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