Monthly Archives: August 2016

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Jump Start # 1673

Jump Start # 1673 Genesis 1:29-30 “Then God said, ‘Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of al the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky […]

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Jump Start # 1672

Jump Start #1672 1 Peter 2:21 “For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps.”   Sometimes we forget that the Gospels cover three years of Jesus’ ministry. It’s easy to think that we are reading decades. Three years. […]

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Jump Start # 1671

Jump Start # 1671 Matthew 19:26 “And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”   Our verse today is the Lord’s answer to a question from the disciples. Jesus had just told the rich young ruler to sell all that he had and […]

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Jump Start # 1670

Jump Start # 1670 Ecclesiastes 2:!6 “For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten.”   Ecclesiastes has a way of taking the breath out of us. We tend to think that we are superstars and are doing such great […]

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Jump Start # 1669

Jump Start # 1669 Galatians 6:10 “So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.”   Doing good is characteristic of Christians. Three times in Titus the plea to be engaged in good deeds is used. The example of […]