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Place Others Ahead of Yourself

Mark 6:30-31 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there … Continue reading

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5 Against 1

Matthew 25:14-15 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each … Continue reading

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Cold

Genesis 38:1 (NKJV) It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah. Judah embarks on a journey, one that he would have done better not travel, but … Continue reading

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Uncommon

Genesis 36:1 (NKJV) Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom. Esau had several names. He had the opportunity to eventually bear the name Israel, as he was technically the firstborn and bore the title. But, as God fortold, Jacob … Continue reading

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Special Interests

Matthew 21:19 (ESV) And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it,  ”May no fruit ever come from you again!”  And the fig tree … Continue reading

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Dead and Buried

Jacob consented to the sacking of Shechem by his silence, and allowed his sons to bring home the women, children, livestock and treasures of the city. To his credit, however, when God confronted him, he took measures to remove the … Continue reading

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So Needy

Matthew 21:1a Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives The view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives is commanding and Jesus would have had a wonderful view of not only Jerusalem … Continue reading

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Mine!

Genesis 31:43 And Laban answered and said to Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and this flock is my flock; all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these my daughters or to their … Continue reading

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