A season of lessons

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9t36i-b65746 As the first half of the year comes to a close, let us meditate on the things that God has shown us during this time. – C.C.

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S21P16 – Portraits of faith: Hannah

1 Sam. 1:27-28aI prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord. Parents can have a difficult time letting go of their children; daycare, pre-school, summer camp, college. Entrusting…

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S21P15 – Portraits of faith: Ruth

Ruth 1:16-17But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord…

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S21P14 – Portraits of faith: Samson

Judges 15:15Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men. Samson made many mistakes in his life from broken vows to God to lack of self-control to misguided use of his God-given gifts. He is by no means a symbol of perfection. In fact, he may resemble many…

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S21P13 – Portraits of faith: Jephthah

Judges 11:35And as soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me. For I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I cannot take back my vow.” A person of great faith…

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S21P12 – Portraits of faith: Gideon

Judges 6:12When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” As this account of Gideon’s life begins, we wonder where his faith is. An angel has come down to earth to give him a great message of deliverance, and he just has questions. His circumstances are…

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S21P11 – Portraits of faith: Deborah

Judges 4:9“Certainly I will go with you,” said Deborah. “But because of the course you are taking, the honor will not be yours, for the Lord will deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. When someone walks in the power and authority given by God, it shows.…

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S21P10 – Portraits of faith: Ehud

Judges 3:28“Follow me,” he ordered, “for the LORD has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.” So they followed him down and took possession of the fords of the Jordan that led to Moab; they allowed no one to cross over. Scripture does not tell us much about God’s selection of Ehud as a deliverer…

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Trivial pursuits

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8dz3g-b58f2e God gives us ambition and a desire to accomplish great things. In our pursuits, let us make sure to consider our motives and whether those pursuits will last or simply pass away and be forgotten. – C.C.

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S21P9 – Portraits of faith: Rahab

Josh. 2:12-13Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them—and that you will save…

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