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Lev 1:1 And Jehovah called to Moses and spoke to him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Lev 1:2 Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, If any one of you brings an offering to Jehovah, from livestock of the herd, or from the flock, you shall bring near your offering. Lev 1:3 If his…

Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Ruth Title The book is named after one of its main characters, a young woman of Moab, the great-grandmother of David and an ancestress of Jesus (4:21-22; Mt 1:1,5). The only other Biblical book bearing the name of a woman is Esther. Background The story is set in the time…

Ecc 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem: Ecc 1:2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity! Ecc 1:3 What is the profit to a man in all his labor which he labors under the sun? Ecc 1:4 A generation passes away, and another generation comes; but the earth…

VI–TRUE ABSTINENCE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.–1 COR. ix. 27. In the Collect for this day we have just been praying to God, to give us grace to use such abstinence, that our flesh being subdued to our spirit, we may follow His godly motions. Now we ought to have meant…

Neither your own concepts of who you are, nor others’ opinions of you mean anything compared to what God says about you. — James MacDonald

Joh 3:1 But there was a man from the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews. Joh 3:2 This one came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that You have come as a teacher from God. For no one is able to do these miraculous signs which You do, except God be with…

Act 19:1 And it happened, in the time Apollos was in Corinth, Paul was passing through the higher parts to come to Ephesus. And finding some disciples, Act 19:2 he said to them, Believing, did you receive the Holy Spirit? And they said to him, We did not even hear whether the Holy Spirit is. Act 19:3 And he said…

God instructs us in what we choose; that is, He actually guides our common sense. — Oswald Chambers

By David Mathis | Nov 29, 2011 Born this day in 1898 was one Clive Staples Lewis. His friends called him Jack. We know him as C. S. Lewis. He died just shy of 65 years old on November 22, 1963, the same day as John F. Kennedy’s assassination. And what treasures did Jack pen in his lifetime, among them…

July 16, 2012 Stephen R. Covey dies; author of ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ was 79 Stephen R. Covey, a former business professor whose 1989 leadership manifesto “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” sold more than 20 million copies on the way to becoming one of the most highly effective volumes in the history of self-help publishing,…

Mat 24:1 And going out, Jesus left the temple. And His disciples came to show Him the buildings of the temple. Mat 24:2 But Jesus said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, There will not at all be left one stone on a stone which in […]

“Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness.” — Martin Luther

Earth’s crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. And only he who sees takes off his shoes, the rest sit round and pluck blackberries. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Contents Preface Biography of Andrew Murray Photo Gallery Chapter 1 – Humility: The Glory of The Creature Chapter 2 – Humility: The Secret of Redemption Chapter 3 – Humility in the Life of Jesus Chapter 4 – Humility in the Teaching of Jesus Chapter 5 – Humility in the Disciples of Jesus Chapter 6 – Humility in the Daily Life…

III–THE KINGDOM OF GOD THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.–ISAIAH lxi. 1. My friends, I…

Psa 108:1 A Song. A Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing; yea, I will sing songs even with my glory. Psa 108:2 Awake, harp and lyre! I will awake early; Psa 108:3 I will thank You, O Jehovah, among the peoples; and I will sing to You among the nations. Psa 108:4 For Your…

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, etc.” — Matthew 6:9 This prayer begins where all true prayer must commence, with the spirit of adoption, “Our Father.” There is no acceptable prayer until we can say, “I will arise, and go unto my Father.” This child-like spirit soon perceives the grandeur of the Father “in…

Repentance is searching out and dealing with the next thing God would approve and change in you.

Patrick Paradoxes Patrick, the Catholic patron saint of the Irish, was so designated as a result of popular devotion and long-standing custom, not an official canonization process. (The Roman Catholic church has made official designation of relatively few patrons.) Also, Patrick wasn’t Irish but came to Celtic Ireland as a British missionary. He so loved the Irish, though, by the…

“But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.” — Luke 24:16 The disciples ought to have known Jesus, they had heard his voice so often, and gazed upon that marred face so frequently, that it is wonderful they did not discover him. Yet is it not so with you also? You have not seen Jesus lately. You…

The life of faith does not earn eternal life: it is eternal life. And Christ is its vehicle. — William Temple

Exo 9:1 And Jehovah said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, So says Jehovah the God of the Hebrews, Send away My people that they may serve Me. Exo 9:2 And if you refuse to send away, and you still hold onto them, Exo 9:3 behold the hand of Jehovah is going to be on your…

Calvin on the Active Obedience of Christ “Now someone asks, How has Christ abolished sin, banished the separation between us and God, and acquired righteousness to render God favorable and kindly toward us? To this we can in general reply that he has achieved this for us by the whole course of his obedience. This is proved by Paul’s testimony:…

Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! Isaiah 30:18, New International Version >>> We’ve Moved This Discussion To The Forum…Comments (0)

Jer 24:1 Jehovah made me see, and, behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of Jehovah, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had exiled Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the rulers of Judah, and the craftsmen, and the smiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. Jer 24:2 One basket had very good figs,…

I Have a Choice “I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life” (Deuteronomy 30:19). More than you or I would ever like to admit, we are where we are in life because of the choices we’ve made. Every step forward has been because of a good choice and every step backward has been because…

What part of GO do we not understand?

Fond of lawsuits, little wealth, Fond of doctors, little health. ~Proverb, (Spanish)~

Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was an English clergyman, university professor, historian and novelist, particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire. Contents 1 Life and character 2 Influences and works 3 Legacy 4 Bibliography 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Life and character Kingsley was born in Holne, Devon, the second son of…

A Broken Spirit for God Compassion that Leads to Action by Chip Ingram Moses saw the suffering of his people and felt compelled to intervene. David heard the taunts of a giant and was stirred to action. Esther was informed of a plot to exterminate her people and took a huge risk. Nehemiah heard a report about the condition of…