FAITH WALK TOGETHER FOREVER

Ezekiel 47-48, 1 John 3 • Key Verse: Ezekiel 48:35 Weddings are special events filled with hope, commitment and happiness. The day finally has come when the bride and groom are no | longer separated; from now on the two are one. Being together is one | of the great...

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FAITH WALK THREE ENEMIES

Ezekiel 45-46, 1 John 2 • Key Verses: 1 John 2:15-16 First John 2 contains a much-needed reminder about the three enemies who are constantly trying to defeat the Christian. The more conscious we are of their existence and activities, the more likely we will be to have victory over...

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FAITH WALK EVIDENCE TO THE CHANCE

Ezekiel 42-44, 1 John 1• Key Verse: 1 John 1:6 There is a simple phrase that goes like this: “Do you walk the walk or just talk the talk?” The alliteration and rhyming make it catchy, easy to remember. But don’t lose sight of the insightfulness of the question just...

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FAITH WALK THE DAILY DOUBLE

Ezekiel 40—41, 2 Peter 3 * Key Verse: 2 Peter 3:18 Have you noticed how some things just naturally go together? Like bacon and eggs. Batman and Robin. Peanut butter and jelly. That’s true in the Bible too. Adam and Eve. David and Goliath. Priscilla and Aquila. The last verse...

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FAITH WALK DRY BONES

Ezekiel 37-39, 2 Peter 2 • Key Verses: Ezekiel 37:3-7 Someone has said that an archaeologist is a person who makes his living digging up dead people. If you lived in Israel today, you might believe that is true. Israel is bustling with archaeological activity. Professionals and volunteers are digging...

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FAITH WALK EVERYTHING WE NEED

Ezekiel 35-36, 2 Peter 1 • Key Verse: 2 Peter 1:3 Complete is a wonderful word, especially when putting together something like a computer system. Its encouraging when the advertisement promises, “Everything you need is included.” All the necessary parts are there, with no additional cables to buy. You open...

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FAITH WALK EASIER SAID THAN DONE

Ezekiel 33-34, 1 Peter 5 Key Verse: 1 Peter 5:7 Some things are easier said than done. One of those things is casting “all [our] anxiety on him,” even though we are told that “he cares for [us]” (5:7). We do have anxieties. Our concerns range from physical needs to...

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FAITH WALK READY FOR HIS RETURN

Ezekiel30-32, 1 Peter 4 • Key Verse: 1 Peter 4:7 What will you be doing on the evening of April 15? Millions of Americans will feverishly be finishing their income-tax returns. Postal workers will be stationed at the post office waiting to collect the forms of those last-minute filers. If...

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FAITH WALK THE PERIL OF PROSPERITY

Ezekiel 27-29, 1 Peter 3 • Key Verse: Ezekiel 28:5 We live in prosperous times. Not everyone shares in the prosperity, but it is still a time of abundance. Increasingly, there is a desire to be wealthy. Advertisements are intended to create a dissatisfaction that 1 can be assuaged only...

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FAITH WALK AGAINST THE ODDS

Ezekiel 24—26, 1 Peter 2 • Key Verse: Ezekiel 26:3 Lottery tickets are sold in grocery stores, convenience food marts and gas stations. People buy the tickets even though the chances of them winning are infinitesimally small. The odds are against them, just as with all forms of organized gambling....

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