Category Archives: Christian Leadership

Levi by the Lake

Posted on September 2, 2020 by

Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told … Continue reading →

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Rain in the Springtime

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime; it is the Lord who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone. The idols speak deceitfully, diviners see visions that lie; … Continue reading →

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Mildew and Hail

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

Now give careful thought to this from this day on —consider how things were before one stone was laid on another in the Lord ’s Temple. When anyone came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When … Continue reading →

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A Lion Tearing Prey

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

Again the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, say to the land, ‘You are a land that has not been cleansed or rained on in the day of wrath.’ There is a conspiracy of her princes … Continue reading →

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Muddy Cistern

Posted on February 20, 2016 by

Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehukal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will … Continue reading →

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Weep and Wail you Shepherds

Posted on February 2, 2016 by

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Look! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”   At that time those slain by the Lord will be everywhere—from one end of … Continue reading →

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Like a Wasteland

Posted on January 31, 2016 by

For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah: “Though you are like Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon, I will surely make you like a wasteland, like towns not inhabited.   I … Continue reading →

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Cool Waters from Distant Sources

Posted on January 29, 2016 by

Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Inquire among the nations: Who has ever heard anything like this? A most horrible thing has been done by Virgin Israel.   Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do … Continue reading →

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Famine and Sword

Posted on January 22, 2016 by

Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their … Continue reading →

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Poisoned water to drink

Posted on January 5, 2016 by

How can you say, “We are wise, for we have the law of the Lord ,” when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?   The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and … Continue reading →

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