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written 11 February 2014 Contents ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture ):   Where?                   Coasts of Judea beyond Jordan Who? Jesus, multitudes, Pharisees, Disciples, children, young man 1 1 When J finished these sayings, departed Galilee, came into coasts of Judea beyond Jordan. 2 2-3 Great multitudes followed, He healed; Pharisees came, tempting: lawful for man to put away wife for every cause? 3 4-6 J: have ye read He made them male & female, man shall leave father/mother, cleave to wife, they one flesh; what God joined, let not man put asunder. 4 7-8 P: why Moses command writing of divorcement/put her away; J: because of hardness of your hearts, but from beginning it was not so. 5 9 J: whosoever put away wife (except for fo...

Welcome to Boot Camp!   For the next seven weeks we will be training with our weapons (God’s Word and prayer) in preparation for the battle of our lives and the lives of others!   And we will be learning how to equip ourselves with the Armor of God. Priscilla Shirer’s Armor of God Bible study is a MUST-DO for EVERY BIBLE STUDENT!   I don’t mean to shout, but I can’t emphasize this enough!!!   We are at war boys and girls.   And our enemy wants to keep us in the dark about that fact.   If he can convince us that he does not exist or that our God is not good or that we are not loved and treasured by the King and Creator of the Universe, he wins the battle.   But can I share something with you?   OUR ENEMY HAS ALREADY LOST THE WAR!!!!!   His time is short and he is grasping at anything we leave dangling in an attempt to drag us down.   So let’s not leave too much dangling. My church begins the Armor of God study tonight (9/9/15). ...

written 4 February 2014 Contents ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture ):   Where?                 Capernaum                        Who? Jesus, disciples 1 1-3 Disc to J: Who greatest in KoH; J called child, said: Except ye be converted/become as children, ye not enter KoH. 2 4-6 Whosoever humble himself as this child, same is greatest in KoH; whoso receive such child in my name receiveth me; whoso offend one which believe in me, better for him millstone hanged around neck/drowned. 3 7-9 Woe unto world because of offences, offences come but woe to man by whom cometh; if hand/foot offend, cut off, better enter life maimed than be cast into everlasting fire; if eye offend, pluck, better enter lif...

Counting on a Cowboy  by Debra Clopton     Contemporary Romance A Four of Heart Ranch Romance book 2 Thomas Nelson  After losing everything dear to her, Abby never wants to love again. But a certain cowboy spurs her to wonder if maybe love is worth the risk. Running from a past that haunts her, Abby Knightly is drawn to the homey town of Wishing Springs, Texas, after her favorite advice columnist found love and a home there. Maybe this small town could offer hope and healing and a future for Abby too . . . if she's brave enough to reach out and take it. Bo Monahan isn't interested in the new romantic destination his little town has become---or the women who might be looking at him like he's their next Mr. Right. Between taking care of his Pops and his growing stirrup business, he isn't looking for serious romantic commitments. But unexpectedly the young child he never knew about appears on his doorstep and Bo's world is turned upside down. This c...

written 28 January 2014 Contents ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture ):   Where?                   Mountain, Galilee, Capernaum                 Who?   Jesus, Peter, James, John 1 17:1-3 After 6 days, J taketh P, Jas & Jo up mountain/ was transfigured: face shine as sun, raiment white as light & appeared Moses & Elias w/Him. 2 17:4-6 P: Lord, good us be here, let us make 3 tabernacles for thee, Moses & Elias; while he spake, bright cloud overshadowed, voice out of cloud: This my beloved Son, in whom I well pleased, hear Him; when D heard, fell on face, afraid. 3 17:7-8 J touched them: arise, be not afraid; when they lifted eyes, saw no man save J. 4 17:9-13 As they came down mountain, J: tell vision to no man...