The Letters of John Lesson 4 1 John 2:1-6 1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2 and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but… Continue reading The Letters of John – Lesson 4 – 1 John 2:1-6 – Walk Just as He Walked.

Job 4:20 From dawn to dusk,    They are shattered,       Perishing, Forever, Unnoticed.   Talk about a downer. I just was discussing how fleeting glory on earth is. This verse tells us that we are not even noticed. Not the highlight of one’s day. I picked “from” over “between” as it carried a little… Continue reading Job 67: Study 53: Job 4:20 – Noticed, Forever

The Letters of John – Lesson 3 – 1 John 1:8-10 New Revised Standard Version  8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we… Continue reading The Letters of John – Lesson 3 – 1 John 1:8-10 – The Perfect Goal

Meditate on it, Day and night – Unable to drive, failed to dislodge – Your God, My God – Given over to the Lord – Your own mouth testifies against you This week I read chapter ones from the first half of the historical books of the Old Testament. God gave Israel the command to… Continue reading Daily Summaries: A new level of randomness 37: The Ones – Part 2 – The Lord My Shepherd

Job 4:19 How much less in    Those who dwell in clay houses,       Whose origin is dust,          Who are crushed more readily than a bird’s nest?   I had a huge internal debate about using “which crumble before the moth” or “who are crushed more readily than a bird’s nest”.  I still am… Continue reading Job 66: Study 52: Job 4:18 and 19 – Overcoming My Origin of Dust

1 John 1:5-7 New Revised Standard Version  5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is… Continue reading The Letters of John – Lesson 2 – 1 John 1:5-7 – The Fellowship with God

In Our Image and Likeness to Rule and Subdue – God was Kind – On his behalf to make atonement for him – The Lord Commanded, 603,550+ men – The Lord Our God I started a new sequence of daily reading, so these are not quite as random as before. For a while I will… Continue reading Daily Summaries: A new level of randomness 36: The Ones – Part 1 – The Lord our God

Our church is going through a fund-raising period. The leadership has a vision to expand the reach of the church. I was reading the first chapter of Ezra today and it discusses God providing for the building of the second temple. It reminded me of how the slaves in Egypt were given wealth by the… Continue reading A Month of Sunday’s: 8 – A Plan to Generosity

Job 4:18 If in His servants,    God puts no trust, If He sees folly,    even in His angels,   In an interesting twist, upon first review I thought it odd I put in “if” here with the number and background of my sources that did not. But upon a quick review using the… Continue reading Job 65: Study 51: Job 4:18 – A little folly, even for Angels

First John The Letters of John Lesson 1 Before we read Peter’s letters, we spent ten lessons on Peter’s life in the Gospels. John has his own gospel, so we won’t do that here, but let’s do some Bible trivia. Who wrote the letters of John?                   … Continue reading The Letters of John – Lesson 1 – 1 John 1:1-4 – The source and expert