Song of Solomon 1-3, Galatians 2 • Key Verse: Galatians 2:16 Those who are taught how to teach will sooner or later hear that “repetition aids learning.” Repeat your point, in a different way, restating it so your hearers will have more than one opportunity to learn the lesson. Sometimes...
Ecclesiastes 10-12, Galatians 1 • Key Verse: Ecclesiastes 12:13 Sometimes we need to be reminded of the importance of KISS. That word can be an acronym reminding us to “Keep It Short” or “Keep It Simple.” I know that is only “KIS,” but I prefer to leave off the last...
Ecclesiastes 7—9, 2 Corinthians 13 • Key Verse: Ecclesiastes 9:12 Sophisticated forecasting devices warn us when storms move into our area. Efforts are continually made to improve the equipment and techniques so we can receive even more accurate information. Long gone are the days of looking at the sky and...
Ecclesiastes 4-6, 2 Corinthians 12 • Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:9 As usual, strength is “in.” Join the fitness center, work out, eat right, take supplements, be strong. Then be self-reliant, capable, assured, accomplished, using your connections and abilities to get where you want to be. Overcome your weaknesses and...
Ecclesiastes 1-3, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 Key Verse: Ecclesiastes 1:15 A bundle of studs delivered to a building site will invariably have some boards that are twisted, and no amount of nails seems to be sufficient to straighten them Then there is the frustration of running out of nails. “How many...
Proverbs 25-26, 2 Corinthians 9 • Key Verses: Proverbs 26:20-21 A few years ago my wife and I decided to make the change from charcoal to liquid propane gas. We enjoy grilling and opted for convenience over taste. The flavor, in our humble palettes’ opinion, is better with charcoal, but...
Proverbs 22-24, 2 Corinthians 8 Key Verse: Proverbs 24:10 He was a paunchy, stem-looking, cigar-chewing Englishman, an unlikely candidate to stand against the tyranny of Nazism. But Winston Churchill will be forever remembered for his motivational one-liner: “Never give up!” That’s good advice for the Christian. Our verse for today...
Proverbs 19-21, 2 Corinthians 7 • Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 7:1 Imagine sitting down at the table for a meal. A place has been set for you. Imagine looking at the plate and seeing on it the remnants of previous meals eaten from that plate. You just might protest a...
Proverbs 16-18, 2 Corinthians 6 Key Verse: Proverbs 16:32 In our fast-paced world, with lives stuck on fast forward, rage comes quicker than ever. Someone gets cut off in traffic and rage kicks in— we lay on the horn or scream out the window, if not something even more drastic....
Proverbs 13—15, 2 Corinthians 5 Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:1 It is not unusual to see a canopy tent set up in the cemetery near our house. These are temporary structures, providing some relief from the weather during a graveside service. Soon after the burial, the tent is removed. I...