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Wrestling with Truth — July 22 2012
Ezekiel and the Good Shepherd When we lived in Lancashire, England in the 1970’s, Timothy once had the opportunity to help a farmer-friend dip sheep. It’s necessary to dip sheep in a bath of a disinfectant-type solution every year in … Continue reading
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Wrestling with Truth — July 15 2012
EZEKIEL and GOD’S GLORY We considered Ezekiel’s visions and observations: Chapter 1: Describes a special “machine” or “entity” which is characterized by power, movement, lights, wheels, a raised platform, and a throne. It seems to be a picture of God’s … Continue reading
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Wrestling with Truth — July 8, 2012
TEARS Jeremiah delineates the events leading up to the destruction of the city of Jerusalem described in Lamentations 1. In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month—that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan … Continue reading
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Tagged bowls, destruction, holy to the lord, jar of clay, Jerusalem, lamentations, sons and daughters, zechariah
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Wrestling with Truth — July 1, 2012
HEART (the message of Jeremiah and Ezekiel) We addressed the topic of how people can be changed and how people’s hearts need to be transformed. THE PROBLEM (Jer 17:1 NIV) Judah’s sin is engraved with an iron tool, inscribed with … Continue reading
Wrestling with Truth — June 24, 2012 — Come
Today, in the Wrestling with Truth Adult Bible Fellowship, we addressed the great passage of evangelistic invitation from Isaiah 55. (Isa 55:1-2 NIV) “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, … Continue reading
Wrestling with Truth — June 17, 2012 — Servant
Useful Outlines on the concept of “Servant’ in the Servant Songs of Isaiah. Servant Songs Is 42:1-9 Call Chosen Servant Character Is 49:1-7 Commission Mission of the Servant Calling Is 50:4-11 Commitment Steadfast Obedient Servant Work Is 52:12 – 53:13 … Continue reading
Wrestling with Truth — May 27, 2012
HOLINESS Using 2 Chronicles 26 and Isaiah 6, we compared the statements: “KING UZZIAH DIED” and “I SAW THE LORD” (see Isaiah 6:1) and made a list of the respective characteristics of UZZIAH and ISAIAH. Uzziah was a successful king … Continue reading
Wrestling with Truth — May 20, 2012
WISDOM A few weeks ago, we addressed the six ULTIMATE QUESTIONS. These can be reviewed at QUESTIONS. Our focus today was on the sixth of these, MORALITY: WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LIVE? The special focus was on … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, discernment, good judgment, hillside, hillsidelaughter, laughter, prudence, skill, wisdom
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Wrestling with Truth — May 6, 2012
RESURRECTION — Job 19 We considered and then sang two great hymns which arise from this passage: HYMN 1 I know that my redeemer lives; What joy the blest assurance gives! He lives, He lives, who once was dead; He … Continue reading
Wrestling with Truth — April 29, 2012
Today, the WWT class broadly addressed the question: “Why do the righteous suffer? We sang a great hymn by Thomas Moore: Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish, Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel. Here bring your wounded hearts, here … Continue reading
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Tagged earth has no sorrow, encouraging thoughts, God, pain, spirituality, suffering
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