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Save or print this page by clicking on “Download” below: November 27, Sunday XXX Good Government — Do you happen to be living under a local, regional, or national government that you feel is not godly, not seeking the overall good of the people, or is not honest?  That has been a worldwide problem forContinue reading “KG Nov. 27 – Dec. 3”

November 29 — 3 John 1 — Good and Evil.  This last letter we have from John was written to a personal friend, Gaius.  It has the same emphasis on truth as the previous letter but also presents a contrast between good and evil.  In the middle of two examples, he wrote, ‘do not imitateContinue reading “NT Nov. 29 – Dec. 3”

November 27 — We are the World — Rom. 4-7.  I saw something today that I had never noticed before: Abraham was promised that through his offspring “he would be heir of the world … through the righteousness of faith” (4:13).  The world!?  I checked other translations and the Greek (kosmos) to confirm that isContinue reading “C2C Nov. 27 – Dec. 3”

November 27 — 1 & 2 Thessalonians — Giving Thanks.  First Thessalonians was Paul’s second letter to one of his newly-founded churches, after the one written to the Galatians. On his second journey, he established a church in Philippi and then in Thessalonica but had to leave in a hurry because of persecution, then goingContinue reading “ABC Nov. 27 – Dec. 3”

Save or print this page by clicking on “Download” below: November 20, Sunday xxx God’s Purpose of Kindness — One attribute of God is His justice; He is completely right in His judgment of mankind, showing no partiality (v. 11).  Other attributes listed in this passage are “his kindness and forbearance and patience” (v. 4a),Continue reading “KG Nov. 20-26”

November 20 — Acts 11-12 — Overcoming Prejudice.  We read yesterday about the sheet-vision that led Peter out of his prejudiced attitude toward Gentiles.  Today, we find him confronting the same prejudice with Jewish believers in Jerusalem, people called “the circumcision party” (11:2) because of their strong bias against those not bearing this mark ofContinue reading “ABC Nov. 20-26”

November 20 — The Hard Route — Acts 12-14.  Paul’s first missionary journey was a difficult one.  He and Barnabas were driven out of Antioch Pisidia (13:50), had to flee Iconium to avoid being stoned (14:5), was stoned and left for dead in Lystra (14:19), and then fled to Derbe.  They had traveled about 250Continue reading “C2C Nov. 20-26”

November 22 — 1 John 2 — Sin Protection.  Ten times in this chapter, John tells why he is writing to his readers.  The first is, “so that you may not sin” (v. 1).  We do sin occasionally, however, but when we do, Jesus provides our forgiving solution (v. 2).  One primary temptation to sinContinue reading “NT Nov. 22-26”