Monthly Archives: July 2022

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Jump Start # 3128

Jump Start # 3128 Psalms 48:14 “For such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death.” Our verse today is found within one of the wonderful praise Psalms written by the sons of Korah, or more accurately, the grandsons of Korah. Through the gloom of our troubles and times, these […]

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Jump Start # 3127

Jump Start # 3127 Proverbs 28:1 “The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, but the righteous are bold as a lion.” Our verse is one of the many contrasts that makes the book of Proverbs such a loved and practical book. The wicked are contrasted with the righteous. Fleeing is contrasted with standing or […]

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Jump Start # 3126

Jump Start # 3126 1 Kings 15:13 “He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.“ Asa was one of the good kings of Judah. There weren’t too many, but he was among them. The steps […]

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Jump Start # 3125

Jump Start # 3125 John 4:7 “There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give Me a drink.’”   It is fascinating seeing the flow of people that pass through Jesus’ life. In John 3 there is Nicodemus, the knowledgeable rabbi who would have strictly followed God’s law. Turn the […]

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Jump Start # 3124

Jump Start # 3124 1 Timothy 3:10 “And let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach.” Our verse today is found among what is commonly called the qualifications of a deacon. Characteristics may be a better description and understanding than qualifications. Character is what a person […]