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In The Days of the Judges

In The Days of the Judges

A Glimmer of Hope

A Glimmer of Hope

Bitter or a Believer?

Bitter or a Believer?

Great Faithfulness

Great Faithfulness

Bitter Emptiness

Bitter Emptiness

God Intended It For Good

God Intended It For Good

Getting Started...

Getting Started...

The True Vine

  • Jun 3, 2023

The True Vine

The Way

  • Jun 2, 2023

The Way

The Resurrection and the Life

  • Jun 1, 2023

The Resurrection and the Life

The Good Shepherd

  • May 31, 2023

The Good Shepherd

The Door

  • May 30, 2023

The Door

The Bread and the Light

  • May 29, 2023

The Bread and the Light

John Saw It All

  • May 27, 2023

John Saw It All

Worry About Yourself

  • May 26, 2023

Worry About Yourself

Count the Cost

  • May 25, 2023

Count the Cost

Do You Love God?

  • May 24, 2023

Do You Love God?

Jump All In

  • May 23, 2023

Jump All In

Gone Fishing Again

  • May 22, 2023

Gone Fishing Again

You May Have Life In His Name

  • May 20, 2023

You May Have Life In His Name

The Disciple Who Believed

  • May 19, 2023

The Disciple Who Believed

The Disciple Who Doubted

  • May 18, 2023

The Disciple Who Doubted

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July - September 2022
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January - March 2022
October - December 2021
July - September 2021
April - June 2021
January - March 2021
October - December 2020
July - September 2020
April - June 2020

Moving on to Maturity

  • Jun 30, 2020

Moving on to Maturity

Delighting in His Law

  • Jun 29, 2020

Delighting in His Law

God's Gift

  • Jun 26, 2020

God's Gift

We Worship an Intimate God

  • Jun 25, 2020

We Worship an Intimate God

One in Christ

  • Jun 24, 2020

One in Christ

Thriving Christian Community

  • Jun 23, 2020

Thriving Christian Community

Refuge or “Holy Club”?

  • Jun 22, 2020

Refuge or “Holy Club”?

The Heavy Heart

  • Jun 19, 2020

The Heavy Heart

We Are Christ’s Servants

  • Jun 18, 2020

We Are Christ’s Servants

Giving Is Better than Receiving

  • Jun 17, 2020

Giving Is Better than Receiving

Somebody Needs You

  • Jun 16, 2020

Somebody Needs You

Love One Another

  • Jun 15, 2020

Love One Another

Fear is a Robber

  • Jun 12, 2020

Fear is a Robber

Why We Get Stuck Spiritually

  • Jun 11, 2020

Why We Get Stuck Spiritually

But I Don’t Have Time!

  • Jun 10, 2020

But I Don’t Have Time!

When Scripture Doesn’t Make Sense

  • Jun 9, 2020

When Scripture Doesn’t Make Sense

Connect with Your Creator

  • Jun 8, 2020

Connect with Your Creator

Be Strong

  • Jun 5, 2020

Be Strong

Respond to God’s Word

  • Jun 4, 2020

Respond to God’s Word

Reflect on God’s Word

  • Jun 3, 2020

Reflect on God’s Word

Receive God’s Word

  • Jun 2, 2020

Receive God’s Word

Engage the Light

  • Jun 1, 2020

Engage the Light

Worry is a Thief

  • May 29, 2020

Worry is a Thief

Chewing on God’s Word

  • May 28, 2020

Chewing on God’s Word

Quenching My Thirst

  • May 27, 2020

Quenching My Thirst

Consider What the Bible Is

  • May 26, 2020

Consider What the Bible Is

Engage the Bible

  • May 25, 2020

Engage the Bible

Who Do You Go To?

  • May 22, 2020

Who Do You Go To?

God, Our Provider

  • May 21, 2020

God, Our Provider

Handling Financial Worries

  • May 20, 2020

Handling Financial Worries

Cover Them in Prayer

  • May 19, 2020

Cover Them in Prayer

God’s Plans Are Better

  • May 18, 2020

God’s Plans Are Better

God Is With You

  • May 15, 2020

God Is With You

Losing Control

  • May 14, 2020

Losing Control

Christ Will Come into Our Crisis

  • May 13, 2020

Christ Will Come into Our Crisis

Let Go and Trust

  • May 12, 2020

Let Go and Trust

Accepting God’s Plans

  • May 11, 2020

Accepting God’s Plans

Casting Your Fears

  • May 8, 2020

Casting Your Fears

Life Won’t Be Problem-Free

  • May 7, 2020

Life Won’t Be Problem-Free

Savoring the Peace of God

  • May 6, 2020

Savoring the Peace of God

Getting into God’s Presence

  • May 5, 2020

Getting into God’s Presence

Worrier to Prayer Warrior

  • May 4, 2020

Worrier to Prayer Warrior

The Gift of Prayer

  • May 1, 2020

The Gift of Prayer

Peace, Not Panic

  • Apr 30, 2020

Peace, Not Panic

Stand on God’s Promises

  • Apr 29, 2020

Stand on God’s Promises

The Lifeline of God’s Word

  • Apr 28, 2020

The Lifeline of God’s Word

Praying the Psalms

  • Apr 27, 2020

Praying the Psalms

Leveraging Your Trial

  • Apr 24, 2020

Leveraging Your Trial

Know His Name

  • Apr 23, 2020

Know His Name

Take Comfort in Jesus

  • Apr 22, 2020

Take Comfort in Jesus

Stability in an Unstable World

  • Apr 21, 2020

Stability in an Unstable World

The High Cost of Worry

  • Apr 20, 2020

The High Cost of Worry

Driving Out Worldly Fear

  • Apr 17, 2020

Driving Out Worldly Fear

Greater Than the World

  • Apr 16, 2020

Greater Than the World

Pray the Lord’s Prayer

  • Apr 15, 2020

Pray the Lord’s Prayer

Don’t Stop Praying

  • Apr 14, 2020

Don’t Stop Praying

Don’t Fake It

  • Apr 13, 2020

Don’t Fake It

“Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

  • Apr 10, 2020

“Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

“Why, Lord?”

  • Apr 9, 2020

“Why, Lord?”

Pray Through the Pain

  • Apr 8, 2020

Pray Through the Pain

When God Seems Silent

  • Apr 7, 2020

When God Seems Silent

Prayer, Not Fear

  • Apr 6, 2020

Prayer, Not Fear

The Cost

  • Apr 3, 2020

The Cost

Stress Relief

  • Apr 2, 2020

Stress Relief

Come to Me

  • Apr 1, 2020

Come to Me

January - March 2020
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But I Don’t Have Time!

June 10, 2020

Read Matthew 7:13-14

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (NRSV)

Reflect

Why must believers enter through a “narrow” gate? Why is the road to life hard?

We all want to grow spiritually, but what should we do when it seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day to engage Scripture? You may not like our answer. The truth is, there aren’t any shortcuts to spiritual growth. As Matthew 7:13-14 tells us, the way to life—to God—is hard. It requires total attention.

If you really want to enjoy a meal, you need to slow down and taste it. It works the same way with finding God in the Bible. It’s easy for us to go to the Bible for a “quick bite” every now and then without stopping to truly taste it.

How do we taste God in the Bible? We take it in and savor every bit of it. Approach the Bible the same way you would approach a good meal—go slow, take time and enjoy every part of it.

Take a Scripture passage from 2 Samuel 22, for example. You won’t get much of a picture of God if you seed through it. But read it again, and look at all the metaphors David uses in this song. God is a rock. What’s rock-like about God? God is a fortress. How is God like a fortress? God is a Savior. What are you being saved from?

By stopping to “taste” the Bible—really taking it in and savoring it—we learn to trust God in a whole new way. As we meditate (literally “to chew”) on God’s Word, we go beyond mere sight to understanding.

Pray

Lord, help me to make Bible study a priority. Help me to slow down and savor Your Word—not just settle for a quick bite here and there. Amen.

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Stacyantonio7
Stacy-An
3 years ago
Lord may I diligently seek you🙏
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Cynthia
3 years ago
I do not like crowds, they make you do the thing that are not pleasing to the Lord.
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3 years ago
Amen Glory be to God
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Marlyne
3 years ago
Amen 🙏
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Ken
3 years ago
Wise Words
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