Living Room Study

Mark 13

“Then, if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!  Look – there!’ do not believe it!  For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.  And you must watch.  I have told you everything in advance.”  Mark 13:21-23

Something I noticed [...]

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Romans 8

“Now, if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.  And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through His [...]

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Romans 7

“The commandment that was meant for life resulted in death for me.  For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment deceived me, and through it killed me.  So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just.”  Romans 7:10b-12

Was there a problem with the law and the commandment? That is, the [...]

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John 2

“On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee.  Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding as well.  When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother told Him, ‘They don’t have any more wine.’  ‘What has this concern of yours to do with Me, Woman!?’ [...]

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Job 28

“And to human beings He said, ‘Look, fear of the Lord is wisdom!  Shunning evil is understanding.’” Job 28:28

I became a follower of Jesus when I was almost 21 years old. I was raised by parents who took me to church, but for some reason, religion didn’t seem to have worked on me. Some [...]

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Mark 12

“Sitting across from the temple treasury, He watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury.  Many rich people were putting in large sums.  And a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.  Summoning His disciples, He said to them, ‘I assure you: This poor widow has put [...]

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Job 35

“Are you so convinced you are right, that you say, ‘I am more just than God’?  For you ask what advantage is it to you, ‘How do I gain from not sinning?’” Job 35:1-3

When my wife and I moved from suburban Chicago to Southern California four years ago, we were amazed at how many [...]

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Romans 6

“For when you were slaves to sin, you were free from allegiance to righteousness.  And what fruit was produced then from the things you are now ashamed of?  For the end of those things is death.  But now, since you have become liberated from sin and become enslaved to God, you have your fruit [...]

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John 1

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.  All things were created through Him, and apart from Him , not one thing was created.  Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men.  That light [...]

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Mark 11

“The next day when they came out from Bethany, He was hungry. After seeing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, He went to find out if there was any fruit on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves because it was not the season for figs. He said [...]

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