Lessons on Living from Abraham – OBEY ALL THE WAY

GENESIS 12:5 Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan. Louis Cassels...

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THE GREATEST CALLING

GENESIS 12:1-3 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your kindred and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be...

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Lessons on Living from Abraham – THE FIRST STEP

GENESIS 11:31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law. Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there....

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LESSONS ON LIVING FROM JOB – BOOMERANG PRAYER

JOB 42:10 And the LORD restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. In my office in Lincoln, Nebraska, I have on my desk two boomerangs from Australia. One is the genuine article, the other is a...

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LESSONS ON LIVING FROM JOB – NO PARTIALITY

Job 37:23-24 “As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, in judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress. Therefore men fear Him; He shows no partiality to any who are wise of heart.” Gandhi says in his autobiography that in his student days he...

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LESSONS ON LIVING FROM JOB – NO PLACE TO HIDE

Job 34:21-22 “For His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees all his steps. There is no darkness nor shadow of death where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.” Have you noticed that when people try to hide from trouble they rarely succeed? A true story...

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LESSONS ON LIVING FROM JOB – DON’T BLAME GOD

Job 34:10 “Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God to do wickedness, and from the Almighty to commit iniquity.” A man was handing out business cards that read, “Federman and Coe, Merchants.” When asked about his partner the man admitted there was no such...

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LESSONS ON LIVING FROM JOB – NO GUARANTEES

Job 32:9 “Great men are not always wise, nor do the aged always understand justice.” When we buy a product, especially an expensive item such as an automobile or a computer, we want to know what guarantees come with it. What does the company that made the item promise to...

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