Bible

Created from Nothing?

by Mary C. Catterton February 24, 2012
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“In the beginning…” I began to share the story of creation with my children’s choir. Punctuating the evening’s rehearsal with Bible study is part of our weekly time together. “In the beginning of what?” A young lad’s voice piped up. His and other young eyes studied my face, as I answered, “In the beginning… there [...]

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Esther—God Protects His Covenant People

by Tessa Hershberger September 9, 2010
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Key Verse: Esther 4:14 Themes to track: The sovereignty of God Sometimes it’s fun to imagine what it would be like to have been born in a different era. Personally, I think it would have been fun to live during the “Roaring 20s” or the romantic days of the Victorian Era. Even so, if God [...]

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Nehemiah—Rebuilding the Walls: Fortification Against the Enemy

by Tessa Hershberger April 7, 2010
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Key Verses: Nehemiah 6:15,16 Themes to track: God’s character and nature, prayers and leadership of Nehemiah In elementary school, recess was usually the best part of the day. My school’s playground had a big field next to it, where we liked to play the game Red Rover. As innocent a game as it is, Red [...]

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Ezra—Returning, Rebuilding, and Reforming

by Tessa Hershberger March 2, 2010
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Key Verses: Ezra 6:14,15; 9:9 Themes to track: God’s character and nature, God using leaders to carry out His plan As we learned last month, it is likely that the book of Ezra is a continuation of three books written by the priest Ezra—Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. I never really knew much about this man [...]

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1 and 2 Chronicles—Obedience to the Covenant Brings Blessing and Revival

by Tessa Hershberger February 5, 2010
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Key Verse: 2 Chronicles 7:14; 36:15,16 Themes to track: Obedience and disobedience, God’s character and nature, revivals Have you ever listened to an excited young woman tell the story of her recent engagement? Where did it happen? How did he ask? Did he get on one knee? Did he pick the ring out himself? Chances [...]

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1 and 2 Kings, Part 2—The Road to Exile

by Tessa Hershberger January 30, 2010
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Key Verse: 1 Kings 17:13-14, 19-20 Theme to track: Character of God, leaders and their actions In the first eleven chapters of 1 Kings, the readers (reminder: the original readers are Israelite exiles in Babylon) saw the many sinful compromises of King Solomon’s life, a downfall that led to major consequences for Israel as a [...]

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1 and 2 Kings, Part 1—A King’s Sin, a Kingdom’s Downfall

by Tessa Hershberger December 4, 2009
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Key Verse: 1 Kings 11:9-13 Themes to track: Character of God, leaders and their actions When I was a sophomore in high school, I had to take an American History class. History has never been one of my favorite subjects, but my teacher Mrs. Smith taught in a way that suddenly made studying the past [...]

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Yet I Will Rejoice in the Lord

by Jan Lutz November 15, 2009
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Habakkuk 3:17-18 states: Though the fig tree may not blossom Nor fruit be on the vine Though the labor of the olive may fail And the fields yield no food Though the flock be cut off from the fold And there be no herd in the stalls— Yet I will rejoice in the Lord I [...]

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1 & 2 Samuel, Part 2—The Kingship of David

by Tessa Hershberger November 15, 2009

Key Verse: 2 Samuel 3:1 Themes: God’s character/nature, David’s character vs. Saul’s character, inquiring of/crying out to God Note: Make sure you read 1 and 2 Samuel for yourself. Because of the length and depth of the books, I am unable to cover everything, and the story comes together much better when read in its [...]

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1 & 2 Samuel, Part 1—Give Us a King!

by Tessa Hershberger May 6, 2009

Key Verses: 1 Samuel 8:19-22 Themes: God’s character/nature, David’s character vs. Saul’s character, inquiring of/crying out to God At the beginning of the School of Biblical Studies I completed with Youth With a Mission, there were a number of books that intimidated me with their size, complexity, and tone. For example, I was not looking [...]

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Ruth—Grace in the Midst of Depravity

by Tessa Hershberger April 1, 2009

Key Verses: Ruth 4:14,15 Themes to Track: Sacrificial love that benefits others Since we’ve been talking a lot about men so far (Moses, Joshua, the judges, etc.), it will be refreshing to look at the life of Ruth, one of the most significant women in the Bible. Her story portrays a very important message that [...]

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