Monthly Archives: September 2011

09

Jump Start # 430

Jump Start # 430  Proverbs 15:15 “All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.”   Our verse today shows one of the many contrasts that are found in Proverbs. There are actually two contrasts here. First, the afflicted vs. the cheerful heart. Secondly, a contrast is found […]

08

Jump Start #429

Jump  Start # 429  Acts 14:19-20 “But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. But while the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he went away with […]

07

Jump Start # 428

Jump Start # 428 Acts 27:44 “And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.” (KJV)   Our verse today is taken from Paul’s journey to Rome. He was a prisoner, arrested for preaching Jesus Christ. Being […]

06

Jump Start # 427

Jump Start # 427  Psalms 133:1 “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!”   Unity—it’s essential in marriage and it’s essential in a congregation. A person can tell when unity is missing, you can just feel it. The stares, the little digs, the tension, everyone seems to […]

02

Jump Start # 426

Jump Start # 426 A Note to our new readers: Jump Start was designed with the idea of helping someone get their day started at work. Jump Starts are sent out Monday-Friday, except on holidays. Monday is a holiday, so there won’t be a new Jump Start. We are continually adding more of the earlier […]