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A woman desperate for the healing of her daughter. Jesus calls her a dog in refusal! How would you respond if you were the mother? Would you be offended? Wouldn't we all? We labor so hard and so long to build up our self-esteem, but…

Passage Read: 1 Timothy 1-2 Meditation Verses: 2:1-4 Paul wants us making requests and praying for everyone, especially kings and all those in authority, with thanksgiving, so that we could live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. Paul links this to men…

Passage Read: 2 Thessalonians 2-3 Meditation Verses: 3:7-9 This is a high bar. To work night and day, both to set an example and to provide for their own needs, even while Macedonian churches were sending gifts to aid them, that's exhausting. Did they take…

Passage Read: 1 Thessalonians 5 - 2 Thessalonians 1 Meditation Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:1 The day of the Lord will come like a thief; it will surprise everyone who does not know that it is coming. But we are not to be surprised by it,…

Passage Read: 1 Thessalonians 3-4 Meditation Verses: 4:3-8 When we believed the gospel, we were called to live a holy life, not to continue to walk in impurity. The immediate context has to do with sexual immorality, but holiness is not just about that, but…