Every Word – The Tension Between Faith and Works
Don’t get the cart before the horse.
“They were judged every man according to their works.”
– Revelation 20:13 (KJV)
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Every Word – The Bridge
They were teetering on the edge… “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you! But we will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth.” – Jeremiah 44:16-17 NKJV
Every Word – He Almost Didn’t Make It
History would have been different. “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV
Every Word – Found Again
Flushed down the toilet! “And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’” – Luke 15:9
Every Word – Discipline
God is the same. “You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you.” – Deuteronomy 8:5 (NKJV)
Every Word – Don’t Fall for That
You have ample evidence. “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” – John 4:48 RSV
Every Word – Obvious?
What if you did the same? “So David inquired of the Lord, saying, ‘Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?’ And He answered him, ‘Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.’” – 1 Samuel 30:8