Monthly Archives: May 2012

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Jump Start # 611

  Jump Start # 611 Luke 10:41 “But the Lord answered and said to her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” Dear ole’ Martha, I just love her to […]

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Jump Start # 610

  Jump Start # 610 Matthew 1:9 “and to Uzziah was born Jotham; and to Jotham, Ahaz; and to Ahaz, Hezekiah.” Our passage today is taken from the opening sentences to Matthew’s gospel. He introduces us to Jesus’ family. And what a family it is! There are kings, such as David and Solomon.  There are […]

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Jump Start # 609

  Jump Start # 609 Hebrews 3:7-9  “Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME, AS IN THE DAY OF TRIAL IN THE WILDERNESS, WHERE YOUR FATHERS TRIED Me BY TESTING Me, AND SAW MY WORKS FOR FORTY YEARS.” This […]

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Jump Start # 608

Jump Start # 608 2 Timothy 1:12 “For this reason I also suffer these things, but  I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.” This verse seems to sum up the life of […]

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Jump Start # 607

  Jump Start # 607 2 Timothy 2:15 “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” Our passage today is one that preachers often used years ago. It’s a great verse that expresses three central ideas and one illustration […]