March 3, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscovertheBook.org Psalm 13 may be the very deepest of all the pits of life David endured. In this Psalm David is all alone and momentarily felt that even God had left him. Note the exact spot these events take…

God has called all of us to a joy-filled life. That’s what he designed us for. But you know as well as I do that there are things that come in our life that can knock the joy right out of us. STORY ABOUT JONATHAN GETTING BLINDSIDED AT HASKELL DURING THE LAST GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON For the next several…

JUDGES 6:14 We have the forth cycle of Israel’s experience of judgement as a result of rebellion: “children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord…” [6:1-10]. Deliverance comes with the preparation of the deliverer: “thou shalt save Israel from…” [6:14]. GIDEON’S CALL 1. The Man The man is Gideon:…

Dare to believe that God is for you . 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Past mistakes sometimes cause us to doubt God’s Favor . 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought…

Joseph is sent by his father to check in on his brothers and report back. 18 They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him. 19 They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. 20 Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we…

Easter Up until the time of Constantine the Church celebrated the Feast of first Fruits but he was all about combining the population and making a one religion combining the pagans and the Christians he made a new holiday for every one Easter is all about fertility godess aestarte/ Diana of the Ephesians…

INTRODUCTION Comes from the Greek Word hamartia To err A bad action, evil deed To miss the mark In Greek Tragedy it is a defect within the hero (Protagonist) A sinning, whether it occurs by omission or commission, in thought and feeling or in speech and action To fall short Sin, though it is a small…

We discussed how God has given us all a capacity for awe, How that there is a war that is happening in this world around us. Between our need to find our awe and fulfillment in God alone and our desire to find awe in the things that are around us. This lesson is about what happens when we have a wrong…

Uncertainty, hesitation and doubt reflect a failure of the basic human ability to choose. They reveal an internal debate and lack of conviction.

Pay Honor to Whom Honor is Owed Today I wan to the talk about Honor. Screen Romans 13:7 (ESV) 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. τιμή timē honor; value; price Screen Romans 12:9–10…

Doubt leads to insecurity and lack of trust concerning God’s willingness and ability to deliver his people. It also leads to a fear of people and situations.

Introduction So far in Deuteronomy we have studied the concept of “These are the Words that Moses Spoke” - Deuteronomy in Hebrew (The second giving of the Law - Greek). The Law was given to Moses Still is God’s law He repeated His law and commanded Moses to remind Israel of the Words He had spoken This…

In times like these, we need to be strong in order to face every challenge. In Christ, there is Strength for us to stand victoriously. We have to take our position in Prayer so we can get stronger and tap into the Power available in Christ to defeat every enemy. Feed yourself spiritually, by praying and studying the Word of God, and receive the Power to crush the “strong man”.

Scripture provides examples of believers who express temporary doubts--in particular about the willingness and power of God to deliver his people, the nature of his purpose, and their own place within the divine plan.

Introduction But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see…

The mother of three notorious kids was asked, “If you had to do it all over again would you have children? Sure,” she said, “but not the same ones.” Mom’s, admit it: there are days when you feel this way. However, at the end of the day mom’s, if you had to do it all over again…you would – and you’d have…