Acts 2

Acts 2 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson Acts 2 begins with a problem which prompts Peter to explain what is happening by a quote from the minor prophet Joel.  Then…

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Acts 1

Acts 1 by Pastor David Groendyk Acts is a unique book in the New Testament, because it is the only history book we have in the New Testament. In the…

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Judges 21

Judges 21 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence What a depressing conclusion of the book of Judges, for it ends just as it started with there being no king in Israel and…

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Judges 20

Judges 20 by Pastor Mark Hudson Judges 20 is descriptive not normative or prescriptive, as if I needed to mention that.  In other words, these chapters are describing not prescribing…

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Judges 19

Judges 19 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence After the passing of the generation of Joshua, who famously said, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord,” it appears…

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Judges 18

Judges 18 by Pastor Mark Hudson I always thought these last few chapters of Judges are stories when the Israelites go off the rails.  This is when the readers shakes…

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Judges 17

Judges 17 by Pastor David Groendyk Something feels different about the last five chapters of the book of Judges and this story of Micah. We’re not introduced to anymore judges.…

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Judges 16

Judges 16 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Unlike Joshua and his fellow spies, Samson doesn’t visit the house of the prostitute on a reconnaissance mission. No, he has fallen in love…

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Judges 15

Judges 15 by Pastor Mark Hudson In our chapter, we discover a violent, destructive Samson.  Recall, that Samson stands out from his fellow Israelites.  In v. 11, the men of…

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Judges 13

Judges 13 by Pastor Mark Hudson Judges 13 is an extended and unusual birth narrative.  We do not often see this in Judges, nor do we often get a birth…

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