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November 27, 2022 For the past 2 weeks we have been reading the book Job which is the oldest book of the Bible. The time period that it was written was before Moses. It is considered poetry. The theme of Job revolves around the question, “How can God allow suffering, especially to those that areContinue reading “Why am I Suffering?”

November 13, 2022 This week we read the book of Esther. Before we talk about the book, I want to share about a time where God had plans for my life that I was not aware. I call this situation “my surprise party from God.” Think about what happens before a surprise party. Someone whoContinue reading “A Surprise Party from God”

November 6, 2022 The Israelites had been in captivity for 70 years. In the book of Ezra we learn some of the Israelites were sent back to Jerusalem. Once there, the people rebuilt the temple. But the city was still in shambles. The wall around the city was down and there were people living inContinue reading “Getting on Track with God”

October 30, 2022 This week we read the book of Ezra. The author also wrote 1 and 2 Chronicles. Remember at the end of Chronicles the people of Judah were taken captive for 70 years by the Babylonians lead by king Nebuchadnezzar. He carried off all the articles from God’s temple, set fire to theContinue reading “Handling Opposition When doing God’s Work”

October 23, 2022 This week we finished reading 2 Chronicles. We read about the different kings and how some were good, and some evil. If you remember, of the 20 kings in Judah, 8 of them were good. This week we are going to talk about an evil king who turned good. His name wasContinue reading “Will God Forgive Me?”

October 16, 2022 This week our reading was 2 Chronicles 11-20. These chapters focused on the kings of Judah after Solomon. Out of the 20 kings of Judah, only 8 were considered good kings. The chapters assigned for this week focused on Rehoboam who was evil, Abijah who was evil, Asa who was good, andContinue reading “The battle is the LORD’s”

October 2, 2022 This week we started 2 Chronicles. This is a summary of what we read in Samuel and Kings. First Chronicles was all about King David. He was not able to build the temple because  “you are a warrior and have shed blood” (1 Chronicles 28:3). David prepared for the building of theContinue reading “Seeking God’s Presence”

September 25, 2022 This week we finished 1 Chronicles. There are events in this book of the Bible about David that are not documented in Samuel or Kings. I am not going to discuss anything from Chronicles this week. While singing at church today, God laid on my heart to talk about the death andContinue reading “A contrast between Jesus and the Queen”

September 18, 2022 This week we started the book of Chronicles. This book was thought to be written by Ezra. It is a chronicle of the Kings of Judah (from the southern territory). There is a small section that focuses on king Saul, but the majority of the book discussed King David. The beginning ofContinue reading “A bold prayer by Jabez”