Lessons on Living from Isaiah THE TROUBLE WITHIN

ISAIAH 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool. A pastor discovered that the clock at the back of the sanctuary was unable...

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Lessons on Living from Esther DEDICATED TO SERVICE

ESTHER 10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and was great among the Jews and well received by the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his kindred. John Brodie, former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was once...

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Lessons on Living from Esther JUST A REMINDER

ESTHER 9:26-28 So they called these days Purim, after the name Pur. Therefore, because of all the words of this letter, what they had seen concerning this matter, and what had happened to them, the Jews established and imposed it upon themselves and their descendants and all who would join...

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Lessons on Living from Esther GOOD NEWS

ESTHER 8:17 And in every province and city, wherever the king’s command and decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a holiday. Then many of the people of the land became Jews, because fear of the Jews fell upon them. Have you noticed how much bad...

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Lessons on Living from Esther NO HURRY

ESTHER 8:9-10 So the king’s scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day; and it was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded. . . . And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with...

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Lessons on Living from Esther FROM RAGS TO RICHES

ESTHER 8: 1-2 On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. So the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman,...

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Lessons on Living from Esther THE SLIPPERY SLOPE

ESTHER 7:8-10 When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?”As the word left the king’s mouth, they...

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Lessons on Living from Esther THE MOMENT OF TRUTH

ESTHER 7:5-6 ThenKing Ahasuerus answered and said to QueenEsther, “Who is he, and where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing?” And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!”So Haman wasterrified before the king and queen. One of the early...

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Lessons on Living from Esther LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP

ESTHER 6:6 So Haman came in, and the king asked him, “Whatshall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?” Now Haman thought in his heart, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?” Divers in Acapulco, Mexico, daily leap from the 87.5″foot-high La Quebrada...

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