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The Story of God – Week Three – Day Two

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-24.  J.B. page 7. Observation.  Know your enemy.  God created the first six days and declared it good.  That’s the beginning of God’s story with us.  Day seven God rests.  The enemy, Satan, shows up in the Garden, twists God‘s Word, and deceives Adam and Eve.  In verse 13, Eve states, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” God returns to the Garden and Adam and Eve are hiding and ashamed.  God tells them the consequences for their sin. At the heart of sin is not trusting...

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The Story of God – Week Three – Day One

Verse to Remember: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.  I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”  John 10:10 Scripture.  Choose the passage.  (If using the Jesus Bible, page number given.  Or use Biblegateway.com or Biblehub app). Observation.  What does the passage say?  What is difficult tounderstand?  What does it say to me? Application.  How do I apply these verses?  Is there somethingto give God thanks for?  Is there is a sin to avoid? Prayer.  Simply end your...

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The Story of God – Week Two – Day Four

Day Four Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-6.  J.B. page 1755. Observation.  Truth matters.  Obedience matters.  Paul is writing to the Corinth church.  He prays that he will not have to get-in-their face about their disobedience to God.  He desires the Holy Spirit, who lives in every believer, to guide their steps. Paul warns of the war that is waged in our flesh and against the knowledge of God.  Lies build strongholds in our lives. Application.  We have camped out all week on the extreme importance...

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The Story of God – Week Two – Day Three

Day Three Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20.  J.B. page 1779. Observation.  Truth matters.  My oldest son, Kaden, serves in the U.S. Army.  He is preparing to be an Army Ranger.  Every week he goes out “into the field” to train so that he is fully prepared if the day ever comes that he has to go into combat. A part of the training is receiving equipment and learning how to use it for his protection and advancement in battle.  As a dad, you better believe I want him to have all his armor and equipment...

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Week Two – Day Two The Story of God

Day Two Scripture: Hebrews 4:12.  J.B. page 1847. Observation.  Truth matters.  We want to go to the source of truth, not just what people say is true.  We read how the king from the fairy tale yesterday believed what was told him.  But it was deception.  John 10:10 tells us, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.”  In Genesis 3, the devil actually lies to Eve to get her to sin.  In the same manner, the devil tried to deceive Jesus in Matthew 4.  The devil is a liar.  He is here...

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Week Two – Day One – The Story of God

Week Two – The Story of God Verse to Remember: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, quipped for every good work.”  2 Timothy 3:16-17 Scripture.  Choose the passage.  (If using the Jesus Bible, page number given.  Or use Biblegateway.com or Biblehub app). Observation.  What does the passage say?  What is difficult to understand?  What does it say to me? Application. ...

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Week One – Day Three – Welcome to the Story

Scripture:  Genesis 1: 1-13.  J.B. page 4. Observation.  Do you remember the first day of kindergarten or first grade?  Do you remember the any of your firsts?  There was the step you took (you don’t remember that!). Perhaps it was your first goal scored or your first homerun.  What firsts do you remember? It all starts here.  “In the beginning, God…”. No one created God.  God has always been.  He is outside of time and space.  He was before all things.  God started it all. “In the beginning,...

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Week One – Day Two – Welcome to the Story

Scripture: John 1:1-4.  J.B. page 1610. Observation.  Have you been on an airplane and looked down at the world.  Everything is small, no tiny.  No imagine this, our sun is so massive you could fit a million Earths inside of it.  And there are countless stars and galaxies out there.  If you have a chance take a look at some of these photos of our universe. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-1-the-crab-nebula Application: “Everything in the earth can be traced back to a single source: ...

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Week One – Welcome to the Story of God

Verse to Remember: “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things were created through him and for him.”  Colossians 1:16  Scripture.  Choose the passage.  (If using the Jesus Bible, page number given.  Or use Biblegateway.com or Biblehub app). Observation.  What does the passage say?  What is difficult tounderstand?  What does it say to me? Application.  How do I apply these verses?  Is there...

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2023 – Words for the Year – Day Four

Day Four – Masterpiece Scripture: Ephesians 2:10.  J.B. page 1774.  Observation.  This verse is written to those who believed in Jesus and have confessed Him to be Lord and Savior. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”    Ephesians 2:10 Another version puts it this way, “For we are God’s masterpiece.  He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” ...

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