October 19, 2024 | Zechariah 7-10 – The coming Messiah
19 Oct 2024
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October 18, 2024 | Zechariah 1-6 – Nine visions
18 Oct 2024
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Zechariah the prophet speaks while Ezra is ruling Israel. He has nine visions of Israel and lays the...
October 17, 2024 | Haggai – Three months of God’s voice
17 Oct 2024
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Haggai the prophet delivers God’s message to the returned exiles. What does he tell them? Let’...
October 16, 2024 | Zephaniah – Seek the Lord
16 Oct 2024
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During Zephaniah’s prophecies, Judah enjoys relative peace. But his message is dark! Why is that? ...
October 15, 2024 | Habakkuk – The righteous will live by their faithfulness
15 Oct 2024
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The prophet Habakkuk tells us that the righteous will live by their faithfulness. What does that mea...
October 14, 2024 | Nahum – Ninevah will fall
14 Oct 2024
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The prophet Nahum tells us that Ninevah will fall. But what will happen to Judah? Let’s find out t...
October 13, 2024 | Psalm 90-95 – Book 4
13 Oct 2024
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Book 4 of Psalms talks about human brokenness before God’s sovereignty. What does he say? Let’s ...
October 12, 2024 | Micah 5-7 – He has told you
12 Oct 2024
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Micah tells Israel, God has told you what he wants. So what does he want? Let’s find out together ...
October 11, 2024 | Micah 1-4 - Hope for the remnant
11 Oct 2024
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Micah predicts judgment for Israel, but he promises hope for the remnant. How does that work? Let’...
October 10, 2024 | Obadiah and Jonah – Anyone can repent
10 Oct 2024
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Both prophets, Obadiah and Jonah, say that anyone can repent. What does that mean? Let’s find out ...
October 9, 2024 | Amos 6-9 – I’m not the son of a prophet
09 Oct 2024
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Amos tells Amaziah, high priest of the pagan god at Bethel, “I’m not the son of a prophet.” Wh...
October 8, 2024 | Amos 1-5 – A flood of justice
08 Oct 2024
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Amos tells Israel that God wants to see a flood of justice. Why does he ask for that? Let’s find o...
October 7, 2024 | Joel – From locusts to blessing
07 Oct 2024
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The prophet Joel moves from invading swarms of locusts to God’s blessing for Israel. How does he m...
October 6, 2024 | Ecclesiastes 7-12 – Fear God; obey his word
06 Oct 2024
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The preacher looks back on his life to try to discover the truly important things. What are they? Le...
October 5, 2024 | Hosea 11-14 – Israel is loved; Israel can be God’s people
05 Oct 2024
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Hosea’s sermons move from God’s judgment to his compassion. Why does God still love Israel? Let’...
October 4, 2024 | Hosea 8-10 – Plant the wind; harvest a tornado
04 Oct 2024
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Hosea says when Israel worships false gods, they plant the wind. What will they harvest? Let’s fin...
October 3, 2024 | Hosea 4-7 – You don’t know me
03 Oct 2024
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God tells Israel that they don’t know him. Does that matter? Let’s find out together as we read ...
October 2, 2024 | Hosea 1-3 - Hosea’s living object lesson
02 Oct 2024
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Hosea’s life is an object lesson for Israel. What are they supposed to learn? Let’s find out tog...
October 1, 2024 | Daniel 10-12 – How will it end?
01 Oct 2024
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Daniel tells the story of the end of the kingdoms and the end of the world. How does it end? Let’s...
September 30, 2024 | Daniel 7-9 – The coming kingdoms
30 Sep 2024
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Daniel repeats the king’s dream of chapter 2 in a vision with new images. What are they? Let’s f...
September 29, 2024 | Ecclesiastes 1-6 – The structure of Ecclesiastes
29 Sep 2024
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Qoheleth, the preacher, tells us that everything is vanity, but not quite everything. So what is w...
September 28, 2024 | Daniel 5-6 – The handwriting on the wall
28 Sep 2024
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Ever wonder where the phrase “the handwriting on the wall” comes from? Let’s find out together...
September 27, 2024 | Daniel 3-4 – “Even if he doesn’t”
27 Sep 2024
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Daniel’s three friends tell the king, God will save us, but even if he doesn’t we’ll not worsh...
September 26, 2024 | Daniel 1-2 – Structure of Daniel
26 Sep 2024
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Daniel is a two-part book. What are the two parts? Let’s find out together as we read Daniel 1-2.
September 25, 2024 | Ezekiel 46-48 – The river of life
25 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel tells us of a river of life that flows from the temple. What does it do? Let’s find out to...
September 24, 2024 | Ezekiel 42-45 – The glory returns
24 Sep 2024
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God’s glory that left the temple in Ezekiel 10 comes back to the new temple. What happens then? Le...
September 23, 2024 | Ezekiel 40-41 – The New Temple
23 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel tells us of a brand new temple, different from the temple that Babylon just destroyed. What’...
September 22, 2024 | Psalms 86-89 – The end of book three
22 Sep 2024
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Today we finish book 3 of Psalms.
September 21, 2024 | Ezekiel 37-39 – The dry bones
21 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel sees a vision of dry bones. What’s that about? Let’s find out together as we read Ezekie...
September 20, 2024 | Ezekiel 34-36 – Hope for Israel
20 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel, after hearing of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, predicts hope for Israel. Wha...
September 19, 2024 | Ezekiel 31-33 – A prophet has been among them
19 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel tells Israel he is a watchmen, but they won’t listen to his warning. At least they know a ...
September 18, 2024 | Ezekiel 28-30 – Egypt destroyed
18 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel tells Egypt it will be destroyed and exiled. Will they return from exile like Israel? Let’...
September 17, 2024 | Ezekiel 25-27 – Nations surrounding Israel
17 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel talks to the nations around Israel. What does he tell them? Let’s find out together as we ...
September 16, 2024 | Ezekiel 22-24 – The two sisters
16 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel tells the story of two sisters, Aholah and Aholibah. What do these two sisters have to do wi...
September 15, 2024 | Psalm 81-85 – Restore us
15 Sep 2024
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In Psalms 81-85 the psalmists say to the Lord, “Restore us!” What did they mean? Let’s find ou...
September 14, 2024 | Ezekiel 20-21 – We want to be like everybody else!
14 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel speaks to the basic problem of Israel: they want to be like everybody else. Why is that so b...
September 13, 2024 | Ezekiel 17-19 – The two eagles
13 Sep 2024
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In an extended parable, Ezekiel tells Israel’s history in the story of two eagles. What do they ha...
September 12, 2024 | Ezekiel 14-16 – Images of Israel
12 Sep 2024
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In Ezekiel’s prophecies he paints pictures of Israel that show what Israel is like to the Lord. Wh...
September 11, 2024 | Ezekiel 10-13 – The glory leaves
11 Sep 2024
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In Ezekiel 10, God’s glory leaves the temple. Why? Let’s find out together as we read Ezekiel 10...
September 10, 2024 | Ezekiel 6-9 – Ezekiel’s object lessons
10 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel not only spoke to Israel, he did some really strange things to show Israel what God was doin...
September 9, 2024 | Ezekiel 1-5 – The structure of Ezekiel
09 Sep 2024
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Ezekiel prophesied in Babylon after the first exile. What was his book about? Let’s find out toget...
September 8, 2024 | Psalm 78-80 – Turn us to you!
08 Sep 2024
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Here in book three of Psalms, these three psalms belong together. Why do they belong together? Let’...
September 7, 2024 | Lamentation 3-5 – Restore us!
07 Sep 2024
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At the end of the book of Lamentations, the author invites God to restore Israel. How does he do tha...
September 6, 2024 | Lamentation 1-2 – Five poems of mourning
06 Sep 2024
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The book of Lamentations gives us five poems about the fall of Jerusalem and exile to Babylon. What ...
September 5, 2024 | Jeremiah 52 – The fall of Jerusalem
05 Sep 2024
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The last chapter of Jeremiah tells of Jerusalem’s fall. What does he focus on? Let’s find out to...
September 4, 2024 | Jeremiah 51 – The Lord’s vengeance on Babylon
04 Sep 2024
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Babylon’s fall with be complete, and it will be devastating. How does Jeremiah communicate this? L...
September 3, 2024 | Jeremiah 50 – Babylon
03 Sep 2024
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Jeremiah turns his attention to Babylon, but as he does, he thinks of something else. What else does...
October 2, 2024 | Hosea 1-3 – Hosea’s living object lesson
02 Sep 2024
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Hosea’s life is an object lesson for Israel. What are they supposed to learn? Let’s find out tog...
September 2, 2024 | Jeremiah 49 – The eastern nations
02 Sep 2024
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Jeremiah tells what will happen to the nations to Israel’s east. What’s going to happen? Let’s...
September 1, 2024 | Psalms 73-77 – Book Three
01 Sep 2024
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Psalm 73 begins Book Three of Psalms. What is it about? Let’s find out together as we read Psalms ...
August 31, 2024 | Jeremiah 46-48 – The nations
31 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah begins to prophecy against other nations. What does he tell them? Let’s find out together...
August 30, 2024 | Jeremiah 42-45 – Oh no! Not Egypt!
30 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah says the Lord says “Don’t go to Egypt.” So where does Jeremiah end up? In Egypt! How?...
August 29, 2024 | Jeremiah 38-41 – The cistern of mud
29 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah’s frenemies, the chief priests, throw Jeremiah in a dry cistern full of mud to kill him. ...
August 28, 2024 | Jeremiah 34-37 – Be faithful!
28 Aug 2024
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Jehoiakim burns all of Jeremiah’s sermons and prophecies, but Jeremiah tells Baruch, his secretary...
August 27, 2024 | Jeremiah 32-33 – The land purchase
27 Aug 2024
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While Jeremiah is in jail and during Babylon’s impending invasion, God tells Jeremiah to buy a plo...
August 26, 2024 | Jeremiah 30-31 – The new covenant
26 Aug 2024
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As Jeremiah predicts Israel’s return from exile, he says God will make a new covenant with Israel....
August 25, 2024 | Proverbs 29-31 – Agur and Lemuel
25 Aug 2024
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Proverbs 30 and 31 give us proverbs from King Agur and King Lemuel. What did they say? Let’s find ...
August 24, 2024 | Jeremiah 26-29 – The yoke of iron
24 Aug 2024
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A new prophet breaks Jeremiah’s wooden yoke and predicts deliverance. What happens after? Let’s ...
August 23, 2024 | Jeremiah 23-25 – The cup of wrath
23 Aug 2024
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God pours out his cup of wrath on Judah and other nations. What does that look like? Let’s find ou...
August 22, 2024 | Jeremiah 20-22 – Pashhur’s love-hate relationship with Jeremiah
22 Aug 2024
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Pashhur, a chief priest in charge of the temple, has a love-hate relationship with Jeremiah. In what...
August 21, 2024 | Jeremiah 16-19 – The potter and the clay
21 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah tells Israel she is like the clay on a potter’s wheel. In what way? Let’s find out toge...
August 20, 2024 | Jeremiah 13-15 – Jeremiah’s dirty underwear
20 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah shows Israel his dirty underwear! What does that have to do with a prophetic message? Let’...
August 19, 2024 | Jeremiah 10-12 – The broken covenant
19 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah tells Israel she has broken God’s covenant. What does that mean? Let’s find out togethe...
August 18, 2024 | Proverbs 26-28 – The fool
18 Aug 2024
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Solomon tells us what the dangers of associating with fools are. What are they? Let’s find out tog...
August 17, 2024 | Jeremiah 7-9 – The temple sermon.
17 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah goes to the temple to preach a very unpopular sermon. What does he say? Let’s find out to...
August 16, 2024 | Jeremiah 5-6 – Judah’s sin
16 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah tells Judah it will be destroyed because of its sin. What were Judah’s sins? Let’s find...
August 15, 2024 | Jeremiah 3-4 - Judah’s adultery
15 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah talks about Judah’s idolatry in terms of a metaphor. What metaphor does he use? Let’s f...
August 14, 2024 | Jeremiah 1-2 - The structure of Jeremiah
14 Aug 2024
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Jeremiah’s book is a collection of his sermons. How is it organized? Let’s find out together as ...
August 13, 2024 | Isaiah 65-66 – The remnant
13 Aug 2024
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Isaiah talks of two remnants at the end of his book. Who are they? Let’s find out together as we r...
August 12, 2024 | Isaiah 62-64 – God’s mercy
12 Aug 2024
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Isaiah prays for Jerusalem and God answers. How does he answer? Let’s find out together as we read...
August 11, 2024 | Proverbs 23-25 – Words of the Wise
11 Aug 2024
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After Solomon’s set of proverbs, Hezekiah presents a series of proverbs from others, known as the ...
August 10, 2024 | Isaiah 59-61 – The Redeemer will redeem
10 Aug 2024
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Fourteen times in the second half of Isaiah the Lord refers to himself as “the Redeemer.” What d...
August 9, 2024 | Isaiah 55-58 – The new path
09 Aug 2024
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The Lord’s new path for Israel has some old elements and some new elements. What are they? Let’s...
August 8, 2024 | Isaiah 51-54 – The Messiah is God’s servant
08 Aug 2024
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The Messiah will be God’s servant, but Israel will reject him. What happens next? Let’s find out...
August 7, 2024 | Isaiah 48-50 – Israel is God’s servant
07 Aug 2024
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Even though Israel is rebellious, she will be God’s servant. How will that happen? Let’s find ou...
August 6, 2024 | Isaiah 45-47 – The new thing
06 Aug 2024
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God tells Israel that he will do a new thing. What new thing? Let’s find out together as we read I...
August 5, 2024 | Isaiah 42-44 – Israel’s trial
05 Aug 2024
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God puts Israel on trial. What’s the charge? Let’s find out together as we read Isaiah 42-44.
August 4, 2024 | Proverbs 19-22 – Linking proverbs
04 Aug 2024
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One way to study Proverbs is by linking common words and themes. How do we do that? Let’s find out...
August 3, 2024 | Isaiah 40-41 - Comfort! Comfort!
03 Aug 2024
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Isaiah speaks to a people in exile 110 years in the future. What message could he have for them? Let...
August 2, 2024 | Isaiah 36-39 – Hezekiah’s faith and folly
02 Aug 2024
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Isaiah now repeats 2 Kings 18-20, but he’s emphasizing something very particular. What is he empha...
August 1, 2024 | Isaiah 32-35 – Restoration of my people
01 Aug 2024
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Isaiah stops using “Judah” and “Israel” when he talks about God’s restoration. What does h...
July 31, 2024 | Isaiah 29-31 – Isaiah looks at Jerusalem
31 Jul 2024
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Isaiah tells Israel that it will be judged, but God wiol still protect them. Why? Let’s find out t...
July 30, 2024 | Isaiah 25-28 – God will judge
30 Jul 2024
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As Isaiah speaks judgment on the nations surrounding Judah, it sounds a lot like the book of Revelat...
July 29, 2024 – Isaiah 21-24 – More nations
29 Jul 2024
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Isaiah finishes speaking to the surrounding nations. What does he say? Let’s find out together as ...
July 28, 2024 | Proverbs 15-18 – How to defuse anger
28 Jul 2024
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Solomon tells us how to diffuse anger. What does he say? Let’s find out together as we read Prover...
July 27, 2024 | Isaiah 16-20 – The other nations
27 Jul 2024
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Isaiah predicts the fall of other, smaller nations surrounding Judah. What does he say? Let’s find...
July 26, 2024 – Isaiah 13-15 – The pride of Babylon
26 Jul 2024
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Isaiah predicts the fall of Babylon because of their arrogance. What does he say? Let’s find out t...
July 25, 2024 | Isaiah 10-12 – The new branch from the old root
25 Jul 2024
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The coming Messiah is called a new branch. What does Isaiah say about him? Let’s find out together...
July 24, 2024 | Isaiah 7-9 – The coming Messiah
24 Jul 2024
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Isaiah tells Israel that a great leader, the Messiah, will come to deliver them. How does he do that...
July 23, 2024 | Isaiah 4-6 – Isaiah’s call
23 Jul 2024
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God called Isaiah to be a prophet. What did he say? Let’s find out together as we read Isaiah 4-6.
July 22, 2024 | Isaiah 1-3 – Structure of Isaiah
22 Jul 2024
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How was Isaiah organized? Let’s find out together as we read Isaiah 1-3.
July 21, 2024 | Proverbs 11-14 - A life worth living
21 Jul 2024
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Proverbs lets us know what a life worth living is. Let’s find out together what Solomon said as we...
July 20, 2024 | Mark 14-16 - The last day and the first day
20 Jul 2024
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Just two days separate the last day of Jesus’ life and the first day of our life. What does that m...
July 19, 2024 | Mark 11-13 – Passion week
19 Jul 2024
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What happened during the last week of Jesus’ life? Let’s find out together as we read Mark 11-13...
July 18, 2024 | Mark 9-10 – Jesus’ predictions
18 Jul 2024
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The second half of Jesus’ ministry came with his predictions of his own death. What did he say? Le...
July 17, 2024 | Mark 7-8 – Jesus’ rejection
17 Jul 2024
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Even as the crowds loved Jesus, religious leaders rejected him. What did they do? Let’s find out t...
July 16, 2024 | Mark 4-6 – Jesus’ popularity
16 Jul 2024
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At first the crowds loved Jesus. What happened? Let’s find out together as we read Mark 4-6.
July 15, 2024 | Mark 1-3 - Structure of Mark
15 Jul 2024
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How is Mark organized? Let’s find out together as we read Mark 1-3.
July 14, 2024 | Proverbs 7-10 – Lady Wisdom
14 Jul 2024
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Solomon describes wisdom and folly as women. Why does he do that? Let’s find out together as we re...
July 13, 2024 | Esther 5-10 – Esther’s bravery
13 Jul 2024
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Esther shows amazing bravery when she makes a request of the king. Why is that brave? Let’s find o...