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Psalms 62 overview — us to wait, or find rest in God. God is our Salvation. God is our Expectation. God is our Vindication. We all face difficulties with people, or things, or circumstances, wait on the Lord. Which, as a side note, Book of Philippians is about, 4 things that will steal your joy: Circumstances (ch.1) People (ch.2) Possessions (ch.3) Worry (ch.4). This is an affirmation of faith...faith in God not man, not money, not position. God Elohim, is used 7 x’s. El in its plural form,

Leviticus 2:1-16 — THE MEAL OFFERING! (1-3) Meal Offering – minah. A gift of any kind may be termed a minah. In this case here it is a gift to God of the daily food of the people! The meal offering stood apart from the other 4, as it was a “bloodless” sacrifice. There was thus no life given up, but a part of it was burned on the altar for a sweet aroma. “It does not speak to us of our Savior as sacrificed for sinners on the cross, but it is God’s

Ecclesiastes overview — if we could be born at age 80 and then gradually approach age 18. - Imagine that. Imagine being born with all that wisdom and experience of that age and then moving to the vim and vigor of youth. THE TITLE, ECCLESIASTES (1-1) Hebrew - ת ֶלֶהֹק Qoheleth. A rare word translated The Preacher only found in Eccl. (Eccl. 1:1,2,12; 7:27; 12:8-10) Means to assemble, or one who gathers, collects, assembles, & addresses an assembly, a preacher.

Song of Solomon 5:2-16 — Intro: Book outline: Courtship (1-3:5) Marriage (3:6-5:1) The Joys & Trials of Marriage (5:2-8:14). “We see our Saviors face on every page of the bible, but here we see his heart & feel his love to us.” (Spurg) BEHOLD I STAND AT THE DOOR & KNOCK! (2) I Sleep (2a) “I sleep, but my heart is awake” –

Isaiah 62:1-12 — Lord’s rt. (2) All the Nations will see it. (3) Q: A crown in the hand? A presentation for others to see He is King. A way to show off those that are His! Crown = a sign of royal dignity! (& that’s us! ☺) Prov.12:4 “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,” Maybe this is what Paul was eluding to when he said, “For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?

Acts 2:42-47 — community/intimacy whatever the size. The church is about both quantity & quality. The 2 should never be thought of as separate. Healthy churches usually grow! Well, let’s check out the 1st church plant! THE CHURCH’S QUAD’S! (42-47) The 1st church of Jerusalem: Wouldn’t it be great to peek at the “minutes”, the records of the 1st church, & hear what was important to them. That’s exactly what we get to do. This contains the germ of everything

Romans 4:1-25 — time! It is a process by which an individual is brought into an unmerited, right relationship w/God. It does not encompass the whole salvation process. It does mark that instantaneous point of entry that makes a person right w/God. Paul in ch.4 gives a “PS” to ch.3 as if to say, “By the way, this isn’t some new doctrine…look it up yourself back in Moses’ books!” Outline: Wiping Out Works; Ripping Ritual; Leveling The Law. WIPING OUT WORKS!

1 Corinthians 10:1-13 — Israel’s history, so the Corinthians, & now the Calvary Murrietians, won’t be doomed to repeat it! Yet…WE DO repeat it! :( Ecclesiastes 1:3-11 teaches us that Life has “cycles” of time. Especially see vs.4 & 11. So it has been aptly said, “Those who do not learn from History ARE doomed to repeat it!” Spirituality doesn’t guarantee infallibility! There is a big danger in overconfidence! People that enjoy great

2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 — Intro: Slide#4 Title: Carbonated Christians Illust: (shaking up coke) There was a problem with the Thes bel’s...they were All Shook Up. Sodas are "saturated" with Carbonation (CO2). The soda flows into the bottle under 1200 psi of pressure

1 Timothy 1:1-20 — “Lois”(Lane). Lois & Eunice step right of the pages of Scriptures here to remind us that there is nothing moms & grandmom’s that is more important in your calling than the early training of your children! Make your goal to be like Prov 4:11 “I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.” Read 2 Tim.3:15 Pray for Mothers! Mother’s Day Card read: (Picture) Little boy w/untied sneakers, wagon, toys, cut on his face, smudges

Hebrews 1:4-14 — Intro: The Ishihara Color Test (named after its designer, #12 & #74) is an example of a color perception test for red-green color deficiencies. Each of these plates contains a circle of dots appearing randomized in color and size. Within the pattern are dots which form a number or shape clearly visible to those with

James 5:1-12 — Settlement - committed suicide. Ivar Kruegar - the head of the world’s greatest monopoly - committed suicide. All of these men had learned how to make money, but not one of them had learned how to live. (Paul Lee Tan; 7700 Illustrations p.824) Ch.5 answers, How should we live in the last days? - What does God want for our lives? James kicks into OT prophet mode as he denounces the very callous rich. He warns the rich & encourages the poor (i.e. the disenfranchised,

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