Tag: Week 1 // Monday

Fear Of The Future

In the book of Jeremiah, we read about how the people of God had been captured by King Nebuchadnezzar and taken into captivity in Babylon. In their eyes, their future looked bleak and scary. They had no idea if they would ever get to go back home or what would

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The Resurrection Changed Everything

The resurrection changed everything… Everything we believe as Christians hinges on this truth: Jesus rose from the dead. Let that sink in for a moment. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ rose from the dead! Muhammad is still in his grave, so is Buddha, as well as Joseph Smith and

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Welcome to Draw Near

Welcome, Friend! We hope you’re as excited as we are for our first study of 2020. We’ve created this study with the intent of learning methods of studying the Bible that will hopefully lead us to deepen our relationships with God. We believe the Bible is God’s inspired, inerrant Word,

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Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

We Come Desperate for You “Thunderously, inarguably, the Sermon on the Mount proves that before God we all stand on level ground: murderers and temper-throwers, adulterers and lusters, thieves and coveters. We are all desperate, and that is in fact the only state appropriate to a human being who wants

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The Power of God’s Word

God’s words are powerful! We know this truth, right? But do we really understand how powerful they are? I think if we did, we’d value being in His Word more and savor them more in our hearts. I mean, when we stop and contemplate the true power of God’s words,

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The Secret To Success

Joshua had some pretty big shoes to fill with the passing of Moses. The pressure to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land was enough to keep anyone up at night. Though the nation was by most standards considered small, Joshua now found himself in charge of leading TWO million

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Lord Over All

And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. – 2 Chronicles 29:2 I’m old enough now that I’ve lived through the presidencies of quite a few presidents. Some presidents, based on how they ran our country, seemed

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Salvation is Found in the Lord

Today´s Scripture introduces us to Hosea and Jeroboam. Hosea was a prophet. His name means “salvation” and comes from the same Hebrew root (hoshea) as the names Joshua and Jesus. Throughout the book, Hosea will show us that salvation is found in turning to the Lord and away from our

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Brave to Fight the Good Fight

We live in a world that needs to see brave women rise up. I have the honor and privilege of raising 3 daughters. More than anything, I want my girls to follow hard after God. I want them to choose to live counter-culturally and flee from what the world values,

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Out of Darkness

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.” Isaiah 9:2 Darkness came to the people of Israel when the Assyrians took them into captivity. The northern kingdom of Israel was never restored and

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