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October 28, 2025 -Time Is Short
MARK 13:32-37 MATTHEW 24:36-51 LUKE 21:34-38 MATTHEW 25:1-46 Chronological Bible Readings Luke 21:34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. The hearts of many today are weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and anxieties of life. This unchurched age is trying to deal with the diffic
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Oct 281 min read


October 27, 2025 -Come Lord Jesus
MARK 13:1-23 MATTHEW 24:1-25 LUKE 21:5-24 MARK 13:24-31 MATTHEW 24:26-35 LUKE 21:25-33 Chronological Bible Readings Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. This reminded me of a conversation I had with a teacher on the last women's retreat I was on. I had said that Jesus won't return until everyone that He has chosen has come to faith. She had expressed that she does not belie
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Oct 272 min read


October 26, 2025 -God Talk in a Bar
MARK 12:28-34 MATTHEW 22:34-40 MARK 12:35-37 MATTHEW 22:41-46 LUKE 20:41-44 MARK 12:38-40 MATTHEW 23:1-12 LUKE 20:45-47 MATTHEW 23:13-39 MARK 12:41-44 LUKE 21:1-4 Chronological Bible Readings Matthew 23:11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Just last night I had a pretty long and intensive conversation with a guy in a bar about being a Christian. Humility was a big
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Oct 263 min read


October 25, 2025 -Can't Trap Jesus
MATTHEW 21:28-32 MARK 12:1-12 MATTHEW 21:33-46 LUKE 20:9-19 MATTHEW 22:1-14 MARK 12:13-17 MATTHEW 22:15-22 LUKE 20:20-26 MARK 12:18-27 MATTHEW 22:23-33 LUKE 20:27-40 Chronological Bible Readings Mark12:12 Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away. Jesus' parables over and over again speak against the c
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Oct 252 min read


October 24, 2025 -Jesus Puts Jesus on the Cross
JOHN 12:37-50 MARK 11:12-14 MATTHEW 21:18-22 MARK 11:15-19 MATTHEW 21:12-17 LUKE 19:45-48 MARK 11:20-33 MATTHEW 21:23-27 LUKE 20:1-8 Chronological Bible Readings Mark 11:15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as he taught t
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Oct 243 min read
October 23, 2025 - Another Step Down the Road
MARK 14:3-9 MATTHEW 26:6-13 JOHN 12:1-11 MARK 11:1-11 MATTHEW 21:1-11 LUKE 19:28-40 JOHN 12:12-19 LUKE 19:41-44 JOHN 12:20-36 Chronological Bible Readings John 12:9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him. If you
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Oct 232 min read


October 22, 2025 -Jesus Teach
MATTHEW 20:1-16 MARK 10:32-34 MATTHEW 20:17-19 LUKE 18:31-34 MARK 10:35-45 MATTHEW 20:20-34 MARK 10:46-52 LUKE 18:35-19:27 Chronological Bible Readings Reading done. I love being in the New Testament and have such good things that I love but nothing really new to say about them. I hope you enjoy Jesus' teaching.
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Oct 221 min read


October 21, 2025 -The Needle
LUKE 18:9-14 MARK 10:1-12 MATTHEW 19:1-12 MARK 10:13-16 MATTHEW 19:13-15 LUKE 18:15-17 MARK 10:17-31 MATTHEW 19:16-30 LUKE 18:18-30 Chronological Bible Readings Mark 10:17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit
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Oct 213 min read


October 20, 2025 -So it Begins
JOHN 11:38-57 LUKE 17:11-18:8 Chronological Bible Readings John 11:41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” Jesus is preparing the way for the path to the cross. The raising of Lazarus from the dead is when the Jewish leaders make the decision that Jesus must die. Jesus' wo
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Oct 201 min read


October 19, 2025 -The Father's Will
LUKE 14:25-17:10 JOHN 11:1-37 Chronological Bible Readings Luke 14:11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and h
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Oct 194 min read


October 18, 2025 -Great Is Our Lord
JOHN 10:1-42 LUKE 13:22-14:24 Chronological Bible Readings Really in awe of our great God today. Resting in the peace of trusting Him. That is all I can think about today. He is our shepherd. I hear His voice and find comfort and peace. I listen for His voice and meditate on His great love and have no need to think about anything else. I rejoice that I have been let into the gate and have no need to worry about anything. Great reading today but nothing to write about other th
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Oct 181 min read


October 17, 2025 -Figs, Mustard and Dough
LUKE 12:35-13:21 JOHN 9:1-41 Chronological Bible Readings Luke13:6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ 8 “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around
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Oct 172 min read


October 16, 2025 -The Cure to Worry
LUKE 11:14-12:34 Chronological Bible Readings Luke 11:16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be mer
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Oct 164 min read


October 15, 2025 -Children of the Devil
JOHN 8:21-59 LUKE 10:1-11:13 Chronological Bible Readings John 8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When h
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Oct 153 min read


October 14, 2025 -Judge Correctly
JOHN 7:1-9 LUKE 9:51-56 MATTHEW 8:18-22 LUKE 9:57-62 JOHN 7:10-8:20 Chronological Bible Readings John 7:23 Now if a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing a man’s whole body on the Sabbath? 24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.” When I read this it seems so simple to me. As I have written about a lot lately it is all about the heart. It is not about what we know or w
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Oct 143 min read


October 13, 2025 -Just the Facts
MARK 9:14-29 MATTHEW 17:14-21 LUKE 9:37-43 MARK 9:30-32 MATTHEW 17:22-23 LUKE 9:43-45 MATTHEW 17:24-27 MARK 9:33-37 MATTHEW 18:1-6 LUKE...
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Oct 132 min read


October 12, 2025 -Worldly Words
MARK 8:22-30 MATTHEW 16:13-20 LUKE 9:18-20 MARK 8:31-9:1 MATTHEW 16:21-28 LUKE 9:21-27 MARK 9:2-13 MATTHEW 17:1-13 LUKE 9:28-36...
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Oct 123 min read


October 11, 2025 -Parables, Puzzles and Symbolism
MARK 7:24-30 MATTHEW 15:21-28 MARK 7:31-37 MATTHEW 15:29-31 MARK 8:1-10 MATTHEW 15:32-16:4 MARK 8:11-21 MATTHEW 16:5-12 Chronological...
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Oct 112 min read


October 10, 2025 -Predestination
JOHN 6:22-71 MARK 7:1-23 MATTHEW 15:1-20 Chronological Bible Readings John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever...
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Oct 102 min read


October 9, 2025 -Slow Down That Tongue
LUKE 9:7-9 MARK 6:14-29 MATTHEW 14:1-21 MARK 6:30-44 LUKE 9:10-17 JOHN 6:1-15 MARK 6:45-52 MATTHEW 14:22-33 JOHN 6:16-21 MARK 6:53-56...
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Oct 93 min read
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