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Offenses Must Come
“Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!” (Matthew 18:7, N.K.J.V.) The Greek word translated as “offenses” in this verse is skandalon, and it’s a word that … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Depravity, Faithfulness, God's Work, Ministry, Problems, Service, Sin, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation, The Devil, Trials
Tagged Christians yielding to the same temptation again and again, For offenses must come, Satan corrupts minds, stumbling blocks, the children of the devil, the flesh lusts against the Spirit, the Greek word skandalon
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God is Watching. But That Doesn’t Have to Be a Bad Thing.
One day some kids were assembled for lunch in the cafeteria of a Christian school. On one table, at the end of the food line, sat a big bucket filled with apples. Taped to the bucket was a staff-written note … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Omnipresence, God's Omniscience, God's Work, Needs, Perseverance, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged 2 Chronicles 16:9, Asa's alliance with Ben-Hadad, Does God see everything?, God is watching, God shows Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him, God's Omnipresence, God's omniscience, Hanani
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Does God Harden Hearts?
(“Questions From Israel’s Exodus” series: post #8) Scholars have long debated which of Egypt’s Pharaohs was the Pharaoh of the Exodus story. Some of the candidates are Amenhotep II, Raamses I, Sethi I, Rameses II, or Merenptah. What isn’t up … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Disobedience, God's Wrath, God's Foreknowledge, God's Judgment, God's Work, Rebellion, Series: "Questions From Israel's Exodus"
Tagged God giving people over, God giving people up, God hardening Pharaoh's heart, God raises up kings and puts down kings, God receiving glory from each person's life, God sending people strong delusion, Pharaoh hardening his own heart
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Does God Call the Qualified or Qualify the Called?
(“Questions From Israel’s Exodus” series: post #5) In a very real sense, Moses was uniquely qualified to be the man through whom God would deliver the Israelites from their Egyptian bondage. For one thing, he was an Egyptian by upbringing … Continue reading
Posted in Deacons, Discipleship, God's Provision, God's Work, Individuality, Ministry, Obedience, Preaching, Series: "Questions From Israel's Exodus", Service, Spiritual Gifts, Talents
Tagged Does God call the qualified?, God won't ask you to do something you can't do, God's call to ministry, Moses' training in Egypt, Moses' training in Midian
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Does God Have Just One Plan to Bless a Person?
(“Questions From Israel’s Exodus” series: post #4) Does God have just one plan, custom designed for each person, by which He can pour blessings into that person’s life? No, He doesn’t. If He did, most of us would never see … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Aging, Backsliding, Change, Contentment, Disappointment, Divorce, Divorce & Remarriage, Family, God's Love, God's Work, Grace, Perseverance, Problems, Prosperity, Restoration, Series: "Questions From Israel's Exodus", Service, Thankfulness, Trusting In God
Tagged How was Jethro a priest of God?, Moses and Zipporah, Moses fled to Midian, Moses' forty years in Midian, Moses' life in Midian, What if I miss God's plan for my life?, Who were the Midianites?
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Does Moral Failure Disqualify a Person From God’s Service?
(“Questions From Israel’s Exodus” series: post #3) After Moses became the adopted son of Pharaoh’s daughter, he spent the first forty years of his life riding high. Acts 7:22 says: “And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Deacons, God's Work, Ministry, Pastors, Personal Holiness, Preaching, Sin
Tagged Does moral failure disqualify a person from ministry?, Moses killed an Egyptian, Moses knew God wanted him to deliver the Israelites, Moses thought the Israelites would understand, Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, Moses was mighty in words and deeds
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Can God’s Plan Take a Long Time to Play Out?
(Questions From Israel’s Exodus” series: post #2) We expect God to do His work through angels, lightning bolts, and whirlwinds, but the fact is that He usually does it through people. More to the point, He oftentimes raises up just … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Aging, Coming Judgment, Disappointment, Doubt, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Timing, God's Work, Justice, Patience, Persecution, Perseverance, Prayer Requests, Problems, Series: "Questions From Israel's Exodus", Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged God works through individuals, Moses put in the basket, Moses' parents hiding him, the birth of Moses, waiting on God's deliverance
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Does God Sometimes Let Us Endure Dark Days?
(“Questions From Israel’s Exodus” series: post #1) In Genesis 15:12-16, we read about a dream that Abraham had in which God declared that Abraham’s descendants would spend 400 years in a foreign land and be afflicted there through servitude to … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Christ's Birth, Depression, Disappointment, Doubt, Faithfulness, God's Timing, God's Work, Human Life, Patience, Perseverance, Problems, Series: "Questions From Israel's Exodus", Slavery, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged Herod killing the babies of Bethlehem, Israel throwing their males babies into the Nile river, Israel's exodus from Egypt, Israel's 400 years in Egypt, serving God in difficult times, We ought to obey God rather than men, Why does God allow dark times in our lives?
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