Jump Start # 451
Jump Start # 451 1 Samuel 17:11 “When Saul and all Israel head these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.” Our passage is taken from the story of David and Goliath. It really happened. It’s an amazing story of courage and trust in the Lord. Many of us grew up […]
Jump Start # 450
Jump Start # 450 1 Peter 2:6 “For this is contained in Scripture: ‘Behold I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone, and He who believes in Him will not be disappointed.’” Peter is referring to Jesus in our passage. He quotes from Isaiah. This thought is found twice in Romans. […]
Jump Start # 449
Jump Start # 449 Ecclesiastes 3:2 “A time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.” Our passage from Ecclesiastes is found in that wonderful section about time. Solomon gives us a series of couplets about time, “there is a time for […]
Jump Start # 448
Jump Start # 448 Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!” Philippians has been called the “joy” book of the N.T. Some have gone so far as to suggest that it was Paul’s favorite place—I think that’s stretching things a bit and overlooking some obvious things he addresses in […]
Jump Start # 447
Jump Start # 447 Nehemiah 2:2 “So the king said to me, ‘Why is your face sad though you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.’ Then I was very much afraid.” Sadness—many people walk through life this way. It’s not that they want to be sad, they just are. Some […]