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My Favorite Thing About....
Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jun 8, 2021 (message contributor)
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1. Genesis
Contributed on Jun 8, 2021
God's pursuit of humanity.
March 06, 2021 Because once wasn't enough, we are going to take another journey through the Bible. This time we are going to investigate my favorite thing about each book – a theme, thought, sentence, story, etc. First up is Genesis. Creation – The Flood – The Patriarchs – Joseph --- all ...read more
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2. Exodus
Contributed on Jun 8, 2021
What God does on behalf of His people
March 13, 2021 My favorite thing about Exodus is a theme = “I AM who I AM”. The entire book is about what God does on behalf of His people. Even though the people, both Egyptians and Israelites, were proud, pig-headed, fickle and faint hearted, He was not constrained by their expectations or ...read more
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3. Leviticus
Contributed on Jun 8, 2021
Holiness
March 20, 2021 My Favorite Thing About Leviticus is also a theme = Holiness In Exodus 19:5-6 we read: “Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, 6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a ...read more
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4. Numbers
Contributed on Jun 8, 2021
God chose to wander with His people.
March 27, 2021 The Hebrew title of the 4th book of the Bible is “Bemidbar” or “In the Wilderness”. It is the continuing saga of God’s journey with Israel from Egypt to the border of the Promised Land {The English title, “Numbers” comes from the Greek and is named for the 2 censuses in ch. 1 and ...read more
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5. Deuteronomy
Contributed on Jun 9, 2021
Remember
April 03, 2021 My Favorite Thing About Deuteronomy can be summed up in one word = REMEMBER. • Ellen White {PP 292-293} - God had promised to be their God, to take them to Himself as a people, and to lead them to a large and good land; but they were ready to faint at every obstacle encountered ...read more
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6. Joshua
Contributed on Jun 9, 2021
I will be with you wherever you go.
April 10, 2021 My Favorite Thing About JOSHUA is a promise ------ “I Will Be with You Wherever You Go.” Deuteronomy 31:1-8 - Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel: 2 "I am now a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The LORD has said to me, ...read more
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7. Judges
Contributed on Jun 9, 2021
Grace
April 17, 2021 JC RYLE: Read the Bible with CHRIST constantly in view. The whole Book is about Him. Look for Him on every page. He is there. If you fail to see Him there, you need to read that page again. Today we find ourselves in the book of Judges. We tend to ignore Judges for the ...read more
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8. Ruth
Contributed on Jun 9, 2021
"Hesed" - going beyond the expected.
April 24, 2021 The story of Ruth occurred during the time of the Judges. It was a turbulent time in Israel due to the cycle of disobedience-defeat-despair-deliverance. Remember: • Judges 21:25 - In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit. My Favorite Thing About RUTH is the ...read more
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9. Samuel, Kings And Chronicles
Contributed on Jun 9, 2021
Choices Matter.
May 01, 2021 My Favorite thing about Samuel, Kings and Chronicles is a consistent theme from beginning to end ---- Our Choices Matter. Each book shows, step by step, the failure of the Chosen People and their leaders to maintain their side of the covenant with God. Any political / military / ...read more
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10. Esther, Ezra And Nehemiah
Contributed on Jun 9, 2021
God chooses to use Ordinary people to accomplish Extra Ordinary tasks.
May 15, 2021 Today we are discussing 3 more books of the Bible - Esther, Ezra and Nehemiah. My Favorite Thing About each book is the revelation that God chooses to use ordinary people to accomplish extra ordinary things and they, in turn, choose to cooperate: Zerubbabel and Joshua were just ...read more
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11. Job
Contributed on Jun 9, 2021
The unbreakable relationship between one man and God
May 29, 2021 Many are irritated by the book of Job and either discount it as purely fiction or ignore it all together for one reason – the unfair suffering of Job. Humans care very deeply about fairness and justice and if Job had been a terrible, awful person, we might very well have cheered ...read more
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12. Psalms
Contributed on Jun 9, 2021
Authenticity in Prayer and Worship
June 05, 2021 We could literally spend months going through the book of Psalms because there are many worthy topics to be explored within its pages: • Wisdom Psalms (1, 37, 119) • Royal Psalms (2, 18, 20, 21, 45, 47) • Lament Psalms (3-7, 12-13, 22, 25, 35) • Imprecatory Psalms (7, 35, 40, ...read more
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13. Proverbs And Ecclesiastes
Contributed on Jun 11, 2021
There is value in the pursuit of Godly Wisdom and at the end of the day it is our relationship with God that matters most.
June 12, 2021 As we read Scripture, it is easy to get bogged down by all the perceived differences between the ancient and the modern and we wonder, "How does this apply to my life?” My Favorite Thing About PROVERBS and ECCLESIASTES is that they are a practical guide to the value and ...read more
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14. Song Of Solomon
Contributed on Jun 18, 2021
Song of Solomon gives us a glimpse of the intimate relationship the God of the Universe desires to have with us.
June 19, 2021 As we noted last week, Jewish Scholars believe that Solomon wrote “The Song” during his early life and marriage to his Egyptian Princess. For a long period of time, she was his only wife. It was an exclusive relationship. But why is this depth of intimacy found in Scripture? ...read more
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15. Isaiah
Contributed on Jul 1, 2021
The wonderful picture of the coming Redeemer
June 26, 2021 The first few words in a book often set the tone for the whole book and that is certainly the case with Isaiah. Notice: • Isaiah 1:1-3, 21-25 - The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the day of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings ...read more
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16. Jeremiah And Lamentations
Contributed on Jul 11, 2021
Jeremiah was a reluctant prophet. He didn't want the job, but he did what God asked him to do at great personal cost.
July 10, 2021 Jeremiah was born during the reign of Manasseh – Judah’s worst king. Little is known about his early life, but in the 13th year of Josiah’s reign {627 BC}, Jeremiah got THE CALL. Which brings us to My Favorite Thing About JEREMIAH. He was a reluctant prophet. He did not apply ...read more
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17. Ezekiel
Contributed on Jul 19, 2021
He was called to be a WATCHMAN for Israel. To blow the trumpet of warning to a people who did not want to listen
July 17, 2021 Ezekiel was: • A priest and a contemporary of Jeremiah and Daniel. • A part of the 2nd deportation in 597 BC Ezekiel was in exile when God called him to ministry. But what was the point? There had been 2 deportations already and much of Judah lay in ruins. What more could ...read more
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18. Daniel
Contributed on Jul 25, 2021
Loyalty to God ---- NO MATTER THE COST
July 24, 2021 We have now arrived at the Book of DANIEL. I love this book. I love that God gave Nebuchadnezzar a glimpse of the future {Ch 2} and I love the passion with which God pursued him {Ch 4}. I love that God told Daniel he was well loved in heaven {9:23; 10:11, 19}. And yes, I love ...read more
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19. Hosea
Contributed on Aug 4, 2021
Is the concept of AND/BOTH. God called Hosea to reveal BOTH His hatred of sin AND His desperate love for people who didn't love Him back.
July 31, 2021 Why are the “minor” prophets of the Old Testament called “minor”? Were their messages less important than Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel? Not at all. The “Majors” are longer – with an average of 36.5 chapters – and their content has broad global implications, while the ...read more
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20. Joel And Amos
Contributed on Aug 7, 2021
A shot across the bow
August 07, 2021 The phrase “a shot across the bow” is an expression that comes from the navy. It is a deliberate miss or warning shot that demonstrates to the enemy vessel that he is within range of your guns and that he’d better stop whatever he’s doing BECAUSE what’s coming next WILL NOT end ...read more
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21. Obadiah, Jonah And Nahum
Contributed on Aug 15, 2021
The Sovereignty of God over ALL the earth
August 14, 2021 Today we are going to do the “Minor Prophet Shuffle”. We are skipping over Micah and will come back to it next week. 1 Peter 4:17 reminds us that “Judgment Begins in the House of God…”, therefore, the overwhelming focus of the Old Testament is on the descendants of Abraham, ...read more
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22. Micah
Contributed on Aug 22, 2021
God's expectations are actually pretty simple: act in just manner, extend mercy, walk humbly with God.
August 21, 2021 Israel was called out of a life of slavery and into a life of holiness. Through fidelity and faithfulness Israel would be a living example and their witness would bring a knowledge of the One True God to the entire world. Hundreds of years later we come to the book of Micah. ...read more
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23. Habakkuk
Contributed on Aug 30, 2021
Habakkuk and God have one of the greatest conversations in all Scripture
August 28, 2021 Virtually nothing is known about Habakkuk. He was in active ministry in Judah during the final years before the Babylonian Exile and he is the only one specifically identified as a “prophet”. Which brings us to My Favorite Thing About HABAKKUK – The candid and open conversation ...read more
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24. Zephaniah
Contributed on Sep 5, 2021
The God of the Universe dances and sings over His people
September 04, 2021 Zephaniah’s prophetic ministry took place during the reign of Josiah, the last king to bring revival (641-609) in Judah. There is quite a bit of bad news in Zephaniah – more than 2/3 of the book is filled with woes and warnings – The Day of the Lord is coming! First to ...read more
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25. Haggai
Contributed on Sep 12, 2021
Priorities - Faithfulness - Obedience - Cooperation
September 11, 2021 Gone were the glory days of Israel and Solomon’s Temple…. For 70 years God’s people lived in their self-created exile, but just as Isaiah had prophesied, Cyrus the Great granted the Jews freedom to return to Palestine. Those who did return arrived to find a pile of rubble and ...read more
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26. Zechariah
Contributed on Sep 21, 2021
The burning stick snatched from the fire.
September 18, 2021 Two months after Haggai presented his 4-part sermon series, Zechariah “Yahweh Remembers” began his prophetic ministry. Zechariah’s Messianic Prophecies are among the greatest and most comprehensive of all the minor prophets. With the exception of Isaiah, Zechariah gives us ...read more
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27. Malachi
Contributed on Sep 26, 2021
The Refiner and Purifier of silver
September 25, 2021 We have arrived at the end of the Old Testament. We know nothing about the man, “Malachi” or the specific dates of his ministry. We do, however, get some clues from the text: The use of “governor” instead of “king” in Ch. 1:8 and references to the Temple being up and ...read more
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28. Matthew
Contributed on Oct 3, 2021
Matthew's insistence that Jesus is the Messiah of Old Testament Prophecy.
October 02, 2021 Between the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament there is a span of about 400 years known as the quiet/silent years – a period of time that is not reflected in Scripture. When the curtain closed on the Old Testament, Medo-Persia – located in the near ...read more
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29. Mark
Contributed on Oct 11, 2021
Teachable Moments
October 09, 2021 On to the book of Mark. Mark does not identify himself as the writer of the book that bears his name and the earliest attribution does not occur until the 2nd Century. Mark: • Is the shortest and most action packed of the Synoptic Gospels. The word “immediately” is used ...read more
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30. Luke
Contributed on Oct 18, 2021
The Role of Women
October 16, 2021 And now…. Luke. As with the other Gospels, Luke does not identify himself as the author of the book that bears his name. Biblical evidence, however, points us to Luke, the Physician, as the author {see Acts 1:1 and Colossians 4:14}. Luke: • Was written in Greek • Was written ...read more