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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Job 10:1-22 — Chapter 10Now Job goes on in the tenth chapter. He said, My soul is weary of my life ( Job 10:1 ); He goes right back into his misery. He looks for the answer, but it isn't there; it isn't to be found. And so I return back to my weariness of life. I
Psalms 4:1-8 — Psalms 4:1-8 The fourth psalm is to the chief musician on Neginoth. Now Neginoth is a stringed instrument, and it is mentioned in connection with several of the Psalms--3, 5, 53, 54, 60, 66, and 75. So it is some kind of a stringed instrument that
Proverbs 26:1-28 — Shall we turn now to Proverbs 26:1-28 to begin our study this evening. The first twelve verses of Proverbs 26:1-28 we trust doesn't apply to any of you tonight, because it's sort of addressed towards fools. As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
Isaiah 6:1-13 — By Chuck SmithShall we turn now in our Bibles to Isaiah, chapter 6, as Isaiah records for us his commissioning by God for his ministry. Now you remember in chapter 1 that Isaiah tells us that his time of prophecy extended through the kingdom or through
Isaiah 8:1-22 — Chapter 8So in chapter 8 he continues in this prediction of the Assyrian invasion. Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz ( Isaiah 8:1 ). And that is interpreted, it's a
Jeremiah 13:1-27 — Chapter 13 Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go down and buy a linen girdle, and put it on, but don't wash it. So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and I put it on. And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, Take the girdle
Jeremiah 23:1-40 — Now in chapter 23 God speaks out against those Pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture, saith the LORD ( Jeremiah 23:1 ). God said, "They're My sheep, but these pastors are scattering them and destroying them." Therefore thus saith
Zephaniah 3:1-20 — Chapter 3Now the Lord speaks against Jerusalem. Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! She obeyed not the voice; she receive not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God ( Zephaniah 3:1-2 ). So God's
Zechariah 8:1-23 — Chapter 8 Now again the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, I was jealous for her with great fury. Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, I will dwell in the midst
Mark 2:1-28 — Now, And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house ( Mark 2:1 ). So, word went around Jesus is in the house over there. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to
Luke 15:1-32 — Chapter 15 Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners, and eats with them ( Luke 15:1-2 ). Notice the four groups that had gathered divided into two categories.
Luke 17:1-37 — Chapter 17Now He turns again to His disciples. Then said he unto his disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come ( Luke 17:1 ): You cannot help if you're living in this world, you're going to have offenses come your way. There are going
Acts 22:1-30 — Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the twenty-second chapter of Acts. Pick up on Paul where we left him last week in that very dramatic moment. Paul in spite of repeated warnings from the Holy Spirit has returned to Jerusalem where he has received a
1 Corinthians 16:1-24 — Chapter 16 And so he writing to them now about taking up a collection for the saints [that are in Jerusalem], as he asked also the churches in the area of Galatia. Now he said on the first day of the week ( 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 ) Which would seem to
1 Corinthians 6:1-20 — Chapter 6Now Paul brings up another issue, and that was the taking of a brother before the pagan courts. Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? Do you not know that the saints shall
2 Corinthians 2:1-17 — Chapter 2 But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness ( 2 Corinthians 2:1 ). "I wrote a heavy letter to you, but I was determined that I wasn't going to come again in heaviness." For if I make you sorry [by having
1 Thessalonians 5:1-28 — Chapter 5 But of the times and seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety: then sudden destruction cometh
2 Timothy 2:1-26 — Chapter 2 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace ( 2 Timothy 2:1 ) You see, it is legalism that is threatening the church. This idea that you can work yourself into divine favor. So "be strong in the grace" that is in Christ Jesus. And the things
1 Samuel 10:1-27 — Chapter 10 Samuel took a vial of oil, and he poured it over Saul, over his head, and he kissed him, and he said, Is it not because the Lord has anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? Now when you depart from me today, when you get by Rachel's
1 Samuel 29:1-11 — Chapter 29 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. [Which is the area of Armageddon, actually it's the whole plains of Megiddo, Jezreel, Israel on, they all come
 
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