DARKNESS OR LIGHT

In The Word Read Exodus 10-11 The Plague of Locusts 10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may perform these signs of Mine among them,2 and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your grandson, how I made a mockery of the Egyptians […]

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NO DEAL

In The Word Read Exodus 8 Frogs over the Land 8 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2 But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite your whole territory with frogs. 3 The Nile will swarm with frogs, which will come […]

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THE CREATOR AND THE COPIER

In The Word Read Exodus 6:10–7:25 10 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 11 “Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the sons of Israel go out of his land.” 12 But Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, “Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled in speech?” 13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and […]

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AUTHORITY

In The Word Read Exodus 4:18–6:9 18 Then Moses departed and returned to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please, let me go, that I may return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see if they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” 19 Now the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, […]

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INCLUDING OTHER IN THE WORK

In The Word Read Acts 11:19-30 The Church at Antioch 19 So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching […]

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UNITY IN DISAGREEMENT

In The Word Read Acts 11:1-18 Peter Reports at Jerusalem 11 Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who were circumcised took issue with him, 3 saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4 But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain to […]

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ALL NATIONS IN THE HARVEST

In The Word Read Acts 10:34-48 Gentiles Hear Good News 34 Opening his mouth, Peter said: “I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, 35 but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.36 The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)— 37 you […]

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FULL COUNSEL OF THE WORD

In The Word Read Acts 9:43-10:33 43 And Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon. Cornelius’s Vision 10 Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, 2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in […]

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