Monthly Archives: April 2016

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Jump Start # 1592

Jump Start # 1592 Psalms 19:8 “The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.” Psalms 19 is a powerful chapter that reveals God. The chapter begins with the heavens declaring the glory of God. Nature itself is a witness to God. As science […]

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Jump Start # 1591

Jump Start # 1591 Acts 8:30 “Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’”   Our verse today comes from the powerful story of the conversion of the Ethiopian treasurer. This story is rich with lessons that are helpful and useful for us. The […]

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Jump Start # 1590

Jump Start # 1590  1 Corinthians 16:18 “For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge such men.”   Our verse highlights the work of Stephanas and Fortunatus. Great names. Great people. Can’t wait to meet them someday in Heaven. They are not the first tier of names that we connect with the early […]

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Jump Start # 1589

Jump Start # 1589 Luke 13:14 “But the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, ‘There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.’”   Our verse comes from the miraculous […]

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Jump Start # 1588 2 Peter 1:9 “For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.”    Our verse today follows that wonderful section commonly called the “Christian virtues.” Peter lists a series of eight spiritual characteristics of a growing Christian. The New American Standard […]