The last time we had a Bible study we covered the first half of Genesis 21, with the birth of Isaac. Then resulting from that, Hagar and Ishmael were sent away. Genesis 21:22-32 And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and …
Knowing that human nature loses heart over time without the help of the Holy Spirit, Jesus understood that His church would need encouragement to be watchful while awaiting His second coming. For this reason, He gave the Parable of the …
The popular belief is "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31). While this is true enough in its own right, it leaves out a great deal of biblical instruction about what God wants us to do with our lives …

(7) And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. (8) But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
The thorny ground symbolizes those who become consumed by the anxieties of this physical life and the deceitful enticement of wealth. The constant pressures of everyday life—providing sustenance, maintaining employment, seeking …
A while ago, I received a text from an acquaintance containing just the words, “Mark 7:18.” It states, “Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?” (Mark 7:18-19). It confused me until I remembered sharing a Facebook post called “Insects of the Sea,” featuring a shrimp and a cockroach. So, I replied, asking, “Are you sure you understand that passage? Have you compared it to Peter’s vision of the sheet of animals, where he stated he had never eaten anything …
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