June 2019 archive

It All Started With Prayer

Most Bible students are familiar with the story of the transfiguration–it is the time when Christ’s face shines like the sun and his clothes radiate white on a mountain top (Mat. 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-10; Luke 9:28-37). Moses and Elijah appear on the mountain to speak with Jesus about his coming departure from this world (Luke …

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Grasshopper Mentality

Joshua and Caleb were ready to conquer the promised land. But ten other leaders who had gone with them to spy out the land feared the Canaanites. They encouraged Moses and the people of Israel to not invade the land. Their reasoning is seen in their statement “we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so …

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Three Ways to Be a Barnabas!

His birth name was Joseph, but you likely know him as Barnabas. Barnabas was his nickname given to him by the Apostles because it means “son of encouragement” (Acts 4:36). He was so encouraging and energizing that they gave him that title or nickname! This is a quality all of us can develop! All of …

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