1 Samuel 13:12b So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering. ‘Stress’ is our body’s reaction to pressure. When we are under the pump the nervous system instructs our bodies to release “stress hormones” such as adrenaline and cortisol. Adrenaline increases our heart rate, elevates our blood pressure, and boosts energy. Cortisol increases sugars...
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02 July 2022 – Unending Episodes – Part 7
Acts 1:11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” After the resurrection of Jesus Christ, He appeared to over 500 men for about...
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01 July 2022 – Unending Episodes – Part 6
Acts 15:39-40a They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left. Paul and Barnabas were missionary partners. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I...
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30 June 2022 – Unending Episodes – Part 5
Mark 15:21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. The town of Cyrene is modern-day Libya in the northern coast of Africa. Cyrene was a Roman colony during Jesus’ time that had...
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29 June 2022 – Unending Episodes – Part 4
Acts 5:34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. There are scores of atheists and agnostics who have converted from nontheism to Christianity while investigating the authenticity of...
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28 June 2022 – Unending Episodes – Part 3
Mark 15:15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged and handed him over to be crucified. It was customary for the ruling Roman governor to release a Jewish prisoner before the feast of Passover as an act of goodwill. Pilate was fully aware that the Jewish authorities had...
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27 June 2022 – Unending Episodes – Part 2
John 5:5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. In the 8th Century BC, a dam was built in Jerusalem which was later turned into a reservoir for rainwater with a sliding gate and a rock-cut channel that allowed a steady flow of water into the city. Over a period of time...
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26 June 2022 – Unending Episodes – Part 1
Luke 18:18 A certain ruler asked Him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” A rich young ruler met Jesus with the most succulent question what must I do to inherit eternal life?”. However, the encounter came to a crashing end as an “unending episode”. This young man loved the Lord. He was...
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25 June 2022 – GPS – Part 7
Proverbs 4:18-19 The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble. The Holy Spirit is God’s Positioning System and the guiding light of our soul. The sin...
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24 June 2022 – GPS – Part 6
Exodus 13:21 By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. The compass is a vital component in all Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The...