From Questionable to Useful
“Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. And there arose a sharp disagreement, so…
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Face the Facts!
“The vision of Isaiah, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem… “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken:’Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s crib,but Israel…
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Impossible Burdens Eminently Borne
“The people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and [his] fire burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to…
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Our Sacred Citadel
“Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God!His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth,Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress…As…
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Unlike Us, Like Us, For Us
“Long ago,.. God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God…
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The Uttered Voice
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. There is a river…
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Taking Guard Duty Seriously
“Their guard duty involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service connected with these. And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over…
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It Is All Unto Me…
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? If I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you…
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What We Know, and What We Can Do
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit… Abide in me, and I in you.…
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Desperation and Dependence
“Give ear, all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation. What the cutting locust left, the…
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