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“I trust You, God. But…”
Read more: “I trust You, God. But…”God has been testing me lately in how and why I trust in Him. With opportunities arising that I’ve been excited about and the potential for entering into a new season of stability, it’s ironically been a rocky past couple of weeks. God’s challenging me about all of the things that I’ve always thought would…
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God Knows Exactly What to Do
Read more: God Knows Exactly What to DoI thought I was making good progress when it came to trusting in God’s ways. I wrote about the topic several months ago. I’ve been striving to let the Lord lead me to the places He wants to take me, even if that means traversing a very different road than I would have thought. And…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 9
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 9As we arrive in chapter 9 of Matthew, we continue to read about how Jesus interacts with people and handles opposition. If you are just now joining in this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here. We just left off at chapter 8 where Jesus was asked to leave the region…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 8
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 8As we progress in our study of Matthew, we arrive this week in chapter 8. Now we read about a series of people who respond to Jesus in different ways just after He finished His sermon and comes down from the mountain. (If you are now joining in this study, you can read Getting to…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 7
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 7This week I’m picking back up with my Getting to Know Jesus study of Matthew. I’m excited to jump back in again to this exciting book! (If you are now joining in this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here.) Now as we resume in the gospel of Matthew, we continue…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 6
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 6This week, we continue reading the message that Jesus began teaching in chapter 5. (If you’re now joining in this study you are welcome to read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here.) In chapter 5, Jesus began to address the crowds teaching that the heart is the root of all sinful behavior and now He…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 5
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 5This week we arrive at Jesus’ first preaching scene in Matthew chapter 5. (If you are now joining in this study you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here). So far we have read about Jesus’ ancestral background in chapter 1, birth in chapter 2, baptism in chapter 3 and preparation through Satan’s…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 4
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 4As we continue on in Matthew chapter 4, we meet a new character arriving on the scene: Satan. (If you are now joining in this study, you are welcome to begin here at Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1.) This character is given access to Jesus as Jesus is led into the wilderness for the…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 3
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 3This week as we read in Matthew chapter 3 we see John the Baptist arriving on the scene just as Jesus is about to start His ministry. (If you’re now joining in this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 2 available here…and Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 available here ) Contrasting…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 2
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 2As we continue this week in Matthew chapter 2, we read that Jesus’ birth causes quite a stir in Jerusalem. (If you are now joining in this study you are welcome to read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here ). From the outset, wise men arrive in Jerusalem inquiring about the birth of the…