Tag: listen
Guard Your Heart (Be Careful How You Talk)
The Bible says a lot about how we talk and the important role our speech plays in our lives. In the post entitled “Guard Your Heart (How to Keep Yourself from Sin),” I talked about the importance of replacing bad (i.e. worldly) input sources with good ones. Flooding your life with positive influences while ridding…
The Prayer Bowl: A Great Exercise to Teach Kids About Prayer
This post was written by Sandy Farmer. I recently read the book The God Who Sees You by Tammy Maltby. In this book, Tammy Maltby mentions how the “Israelites would pile up pillars of stones—stones of remembrance—to commemorate times when God moved powerfully and showed Himself to them.” (46% Kindle Edition) Joshua 4 (verses 1-9) is one example…
October 28 – Jesus’ Strong Rebukes
Reading Luke 11:37-54; 12:1-59; 13:1-17 Devotional Jesus is very much a loving Person. He is GOD and GOD is love (1 John 4:8). Jesus demonstrated His great love and compassion every day He walked the earth, healing and teaching others, giving of Himself. It is equally important that we recognize that Jesus was very direct…
September 16 – Sometimes Young People Must Confront the Older
Reading Job 32:1-37:24 Devotional Now that Job’s three friends—Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar—have finally run out of things to say to Job, we are introduced to a young man named Elihu who has been present throughout the dialogue thus far, but is just now choosing to speak. Elihu accuses the other three of condemning Job despite…
May 17 – Fear GOD and Trust in Him
Reading Value of Wise Sayings – Prov. 22:17-21 Purpose of Proverbs – Prov. 1:1-7; 25:1 Preeminence of God Fear of the Lord – Prov. 9:10-12; 10:27; 14:2, 26-27; 15:33; 19:23; 28:14 Trust in God or Self – 3:5-8; 14:12; 16:3, 20; 18:2, 4, 10; 19:3; 20:24; 21:22; 26:12; 28:26; 29:25 Divine Providence – 15:3; 16:1,…
May 12 – Recognizing the Value of Wisdom
Reading 1 Kings 2:13-46; 3:1; 9:16; 3:2-3 2 Chron. 1:2-6 1 Kings 3:5-28 Devotional Solomon has taken over for his father David, who recently died. His first few recorded actions as king are to deal with problems that arose prior to his taking the throne. Solomon had his brother Adonijah executed because Adonijah asked to…
May 3 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 15)
Reading Psalm 119 Devotional At 176 verses, Psalm 119 is the longest “chapter” in all of GOD’s word. The focus of this psalm is on the importance of the word of GOD and His law, and upon obeying it. GOD has given us commands that are to be fully obeyed. A young man may keep…
Church Notes: Speaking and Listening
These are my notes in preparation for our 12/29/2010 church meeting. Leader: Russ Farmer Description We’ll be discussing “speaking” and “listening”…think of times in your life where your mouth may have gotten you in trouble when your ears could have saved you. We will be examining the wisdom of the Bible on these topics, and…