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CONSISTENCY IN OBEDIENCE
KEY TEXT: Genesis 39:7-10 (KJV) – “7 And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” 8 But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he…
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THE EXTRA MILE
KEY TEXT: Genesis 42:22 (NKJV) – Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not speak to you, saying, ‘Do not sin against the boy’, and you would not listen? Therefore behold, his blood is now required of us.” Reuben did not have an evil motive against his brother, but as the firstborn or the leader, he…
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LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE
LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE Matthew 5:16 (KJV) – “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Our focus in the above verse will be on the word ‘so.’ As a bonafide child of God, it is not enough for one’s…
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KEEP MOVING
KEY TEXT: 2 Kings 7:3-4 (NKJV) – “3 Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die? 4 If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And…
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THE PRAYER OF JABEZ
KEY TEXT: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (KJV) – “9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that Thine hand…
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THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SON COMMENTARY
The story is found in Luke 15:11-32 “In the parable of the prodigal son is presented the Lord’s dealing with those who have once known the Father’s love, but who have allowed the tempter to lead them captive at his will.” – Christ Object Lessons, Page 198.2, Ellen G. White. Luke 15:11-12 (KJV) – “11 And…
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THE SEEDS THAT FELL ON STONY GROUND
KEY TEXT: Matthew 13:5 (KJV) – “Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:” Matthew 13:20-21 (KJV) – “20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the Word, and anon with joy…
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YOU SHALL COME FORTH AS GOLD
YOU SHALL COME FORTH AS GOLD KEY TEXT: Job 23:10 (KJV) – “But He knoweth the way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” God’s trials are there to boost your value. They are not meant to discourage you or do any harm to you. They are meant…
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BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP
BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP KEY TEXT: Proverbs 23:31-32 (KJV) – “31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.” Proverbs 23:31-32 warns us against judging…
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LIGHT vs. DARKNESS
KEY TEXT: Proverbs 4:18 (KJ21) – “But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” How comes most activities in the world happen in the daytime? Most learning institutions run their educational programs during the day. Most people work during daylight hours. What does…