Jonah

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1 John 5

1 John 5

1 John 5 – “You guys teach too much on obedience.” The words hung in the air. “It’s all I hear week after week, ‘We must be obedient…

Matthew 18

Matthew 18

Matthew 18 – It is almost ironic that Jesus looks to little children in making a point to his own men about greatness.  It’s hard not to…

Proverbs 29

Proverbs 29

Proverbs 29 – Stiff-necked – Inflexibly obstinate, haughty, stubborn. – Merriam Webster Within the Old and New Testaments, this word was used for those who were stubborn and unable…

2 Kings 15

2 Kings 15

2 Kings 15 – I know, I know, it may seem for some this lineage of the kings just never ends. It’s easy to gloss over and…

2 Kings 14

2 Kings 14

2 Kings 14 – Sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the lineage of king after king through this book. Yes, it’s tough to push through and…

Hebrews 11

Hebrews 11

Hebrews 11 – “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”– Hebrews 11:1 “By faith…

Nahum-2

Nahum 2

Nahum 2 – Nahum’s prophecy of the destruction of Nineveh begins. This chapter speaks specifically of its fall and what that will look like but…

Nahum 1

Nahum 1

Nahum 1 – 100 years had passed since Jonah walked the streets of Nineveh and proclaimed God’s Word of repentance. 100 years of new…

Jonah 4

Jonah 4

Jonah 4 – Pity Parties – we’ve all thrown them.  We feel sorry for ourselves, we become angry over something; things didn’t go our way…

Jonah 3

Jonah 3

Jonah 3 – We serve a God of second chances.  In fact, it seems we serve a God of numerous ones! The entire calling Jonah fled from…

Jonah 2

Jonah 2

Jonah 2 – I’m struck with the reality God spared Jonah’s life.  His rebellion against the call placed upon him we’d think God would be done…

Jonah 1

Jonah 1

Jonah 1 – Nineveh – on the world stage of mid 750 BC, it was a rising and dominant power.  Some 500 miles east of Israel, ancient historians say…

Hosea 1

Hosea 1

Hosea 1 – In one of the most unpredictable and outlandish commands of God, He instructed Hosea to marry a prostitute. Yes, you read that right. It was during…

Psalm 94

Psalm 94

Psalm 94 – The act of discipline is of love.  In today’s culture, this thought has taken a backseat.  Many parents love their children deeply but do not discipline. …

2 Chronicles 9

2 Chronicles 9

2 Chronicles 9 – We all have one. Its really not by design or the will of man. We can set the table for it but truly…