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And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food. 1 Kings 21:4 I was…
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And he said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.’” 1 Kings 20:42 I commonly meet those in jail who’re begging to go to treatment.…
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And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him. 1 Kings 20:16 Years ago, we had a pastor who often said, The Christian life is a battle. He didn’t make the Christian life out to be some fairy tale, promising the…
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Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.” 1 Kings 20:14 Often, when I’ve gone to God, asking that he do something for me, I’ve had this expectation that I should just be able to sit back and watch him do the thing I asked. In the case of my drug addiction,…
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Just a reminder. We’re still meeting at the Spicer Cinema every Sunday morning. If you don’t have a church and need one, come and check us out. If you’re not familiar with Eagle Brook, they are a mega-church out of the twin cities with multiple viewing groups around the world, who watch their service online.…
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And the king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.’” 1 Kings 10:11 I think I can confidently say that I have been overconfident. Years ago, I went through a self-inflicted disaster and desperately turned to God. My need for God…
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And he returned from following him and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh with the yokes of the oxen and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and assisted him. 1 Kings 19:21 Occasionally, I’ll meet with those who want to…
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Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him. 1 Kings 19:18 If I were Satan, and I wanted you to wallow in failure and misery your entire life, leaving you spiritually bereft and ineffective, I’d make you think…
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And the LORD said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.” 1 Kings 19:15 Yesterday, I wrote about looking down at our lives and finding that we’ve gone somewhere terrible that we never intended to go. In…
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And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 1 Kings 19:13 Have you ever suddenly looked at your life and realized you’d gone somewhere…
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