Jump Start # 1233
Jump Start # 1233 Proverbs 19:19 “A man of great anger will bear the penalty, for if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.” It is interesting how often the Bible addresses the subject of anger. Proverbs tells us not to associate with an angry person, lest we learn his […]
Jump Start # 1232
Jump Start # 1232 James 4:4 “You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” Our verse today is about allegiances. It is about loyalty and devotion. It’s about being a traitor. […]
Jump Start # 1231
Jump Start # 1231 Mark 4:38 Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” Our verse reveals an extreme emotional and fearful time for the disciples. They were crossing the sea. A violent storm caught […]
Jump Start # 1230
Jump Start # 1230 Psalms 37:5 “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it.” Commit, what an interesting word. A high school athlete will commit to a university to play ball for them. Signing documents to purchase a house, taking out a loan, commits a person to […]
Jump Start # 1229
Jump Starts # 1229 Mark 12:37 “’David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?’ And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him.” Our verse today comes from a setting in the Temple. Jesus was teaching. Twice He asked a question. The first time, “How is it that the scribes […]