Monthly Archives: August 2014

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Jump Start # 1172

Jump Start # 1172 Titus 2:9-10 “Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.”   Slavery was part of the New Testament world. There were different […]

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Jump Start # 1171

Jump Start # 1171 Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.”   There are few verses in […]

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Jump Start # 1170

Jump Start # 1170 Ephesians 5:15-16 “Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.”   Our verse today is about purpose and carefulness. The man of God walks with a purpose and a direction. He is careful. He realizes […]

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Jump Start # 1169

Jump Start # 1169 2 Corinthians 12:7 “Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment men—to keep me from exalting  myself!”   Our passage today is layered with many thoughts. It […]

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Jump Start # 1168

Jump Start # 1168 Matthew 14:31 “Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”   Our passage today comes from that powerful miracle when Jesus walked upon the water. The disciples were in the boat, ordered by Jesus to cross […]