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959. Jesus the Light of the World — John 8:12-20

8/31/2019

959.

Jesus the Light of the World

1.

Today's Passage: John 8:12-20

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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

1st strategy
From the Ancients - Lectio Divina

Ask God to open your heart and mind to what is written in the passage.
Read the passage
Re-read the passage looking for 3 words or phrases that really resonate in your heart.
Write those words down.
Re-read the passage. Of the 3 words which 1 resonates most in your heart?
- Ask yourself what does this word mean in my life?
- Where do I need change/growth/revelation?
Write this word down. Or, remember this word throughout your day.
Ask God to show you meaning from the passage.
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Don't forget to thank God for being with you during this endeavor to find intimacy with Him.

12. Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."

13. The Pharisees replied, "You are making those claims about yourself! Such testimony is not valid."

14. Jesus told them, "These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don't know this about me.
15. You judge me by human standards, but I do not judge anyone.
16. And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone. The Father who sent me is with me.
17. Your own law says that if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact.
18. I am one witness, and my Father who sent me is the other."

19. "Where is your father?" they asked.
Jesus answered, "Since you don't know who I am, you don't know who my Father is. If you knew me, you would also know my father."
20. Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come.
John 8:12-20 NLT

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958. A Woman Caught in Adultery — John 8:1-11

8/30/2019

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958.

A Woman Caught in Adultery

1.

Today's Passage: John 8:1-11

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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

3rd strategy
For Familiar Passages. Read Anew!
Read the passage from Last to First!

Sometimes we have read a passage of Scripture so many times we can't see it with new eyes.
How can we change the passage without changing the meaning?
What would we see if we take a passage and begin with the last verse and read the verses from for example:

Chapter 3:10-1.

Begin with asking God to open your heart to allow you to see these verses afresh with new eyes and hear with new ears.
Now begin reading Chapter 3 beginning with verse 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Does the passage change in meaning? Does it give you a new insight into it?
Finalize with re-reading the passage in the way it was originally written.
Look back over the verses. Does any one verse stand out in your heart?
Pray over that verse. Place it in our heart, your journal, on a 3X5 card or sticky note. Tape it in your bible, on a mirror, or on your desk.
Be sure to thank God for being here with you today. He gets great pleasure from our gratitude.

1. Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives,
2. but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them.
3. As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd.

4. "Teacher," they said to Jesus, "this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
5. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?"

6. They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger.
7. They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, "All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!
8. Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.

9. When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.
10. Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, "Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?"

11. "No Lord," she said.
And Jesus siad, "Neither do I. Go and sin no more."
John 8:1-11 NLT

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957. The Family of Terah — Genesis 11:27-32

8/29/2019

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957.

The Family of Terah

1.

Today's Passage: Genesis 11:27-32

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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

5th strategy.
A simple strategy: Building Blocks

Begin by asking God to join you in building into your heart what He would want you to build.
Read the passage completely
Read the passage again. With the second reading pause after each phrase/sentence and think about the phrase/sentence. Take the phrase/sentence in slowly.
You might want to reread the phrase/sentence until the meaning, or importance of the phrase/sentence really sinks in.
After reading each phrase/sentence at least once, sometimes more. Go back and reread the entire passage.
Do you find that the passage builds phrase/sentence upon phrase/sentence in importance? Why? or Why not?
What phrase/sentence do you find most important in the passage?
Thank God for this phrase/sentence and commit it to memory today.
Don't forget to thank God for being here today with you.

27. This is the account of Terah's family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran: and Haran was the father of Lot.
28. But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still living.
29. Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor's brother Haran.)
30. But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children.

31. One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram's wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran's child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there.
32. Terah lived for 205 years and died while still in Haran.
Genesis 11:27-32 NLT

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956. The Line of Descent from Shem to Abram — Genesis 11:10-26

8/28/2019

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956.

The Line of Descent from Shem to Abram

1.

Today's Passage: Genesis 11:10-26

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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

25th Strategy.
Genealogies, Lists, and Such.

Ask God to open your eyes to the wonders of His plan.
Read the surrounding text of the list.
Now read the list.
Is there a reason the list has been placed in this passage?
What is the list revealing?
Is the list of people, items, places, disasters?
Is the list a positive or a negative?
Does the list reveal facts?
If the list is a list of people, could you take a moment and find one of those people on the list that you are drawn to.
Could you pray a prayer for the descendants of that person?
Ask God to give you love for your own ancestors and your own heritage.
Close your times with the LORD thanking Him for the family He put you in. (if the list of items, Thank Him for your belongings. If the list is of places, ask Him to bless yours. If the list is for disasters ask Him to protect you and yours from those disasters in the future and to protect anyone that is going through them now with the purpose of drawing them closer to HIM.
Be blessed ⏤ Jezreel ('God Plants') is planting depth into your spirit.

10. This is the account of Shem's family.

Two years after the great flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
11. After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
12. When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
13. After the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
14. When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
15. After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
16. When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
17. After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
18. When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
19. After the birth of Reu, Peleg lived another 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
20. When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
21. After the birth of Serug, Reu lived another 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
22. When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
23. After the birth of Nahor, Serug lived another 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
24. When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
25. After the birth of Terah, Nahor lived another 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
26. When Terah was 70 years old, he had become the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Genesis 11:10-26 NLT

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955. The Tower of Babel — Genesis 11:1-9

8/27/2019

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955.

The Tower of Babel

1.

Today's Passage: Genesis 10:1-9

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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

12th strategy.
History - So, now I know where it is.

Begin by asking God to join you in building into your heart what He would want you to build.
Read the passage completely
Read the passage again. With the second reading pause after each phrase/sentence and think about the phrase/sentence. Take the phrase/sentence in slowly.
You might want to reread the phrase/sentence until the meaning, or importance of the phrase/sentence really sinks in.
After reading each phrase/sentence at least once, sometimes more. Go back and reread the entire passage.
Do you find that the passage builds phrase/sentence upon phrase/sentence in importance? Why? or Why not?
What phrase/sentence do you find most important in the passage?
Thank God for this phrase/sentence and commit it to memory today.
Don't forget to thank God for being here today with you.

1. At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.
2. As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.

3. They began saying to each other, "Let's make bricks and harden them with fire." (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.)
4. Then they said, "Come, let's build a great city for ourselves and a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world."

5. But the LORD came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building.
6. "Look!" he said. "The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!
7. Come, let's go down and confuse the people with different languages. They they won't be able to understand each other."

8. In that way, the LORD scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.
9. That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.
Genesis 11:1-9 NLT

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954. Descendants of Shem — Genesis 10:21-31

8/26/2019

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954.

Descendants of Shem

1.

Today's Passage: Genesis 10:21-31

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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

25th Strategy.
Genealogies, Lists, and Such.

Ask God to open your eyes to the wonders of His plan.
Read the surrounding text of the list.
Now read the list.
Is there a reason the list has been placed in this passage?
What is the list revealing?
Is the list of people, items, places, disasters?
Is the list a positive or a negative?
Does the list reveal facts?
If the list is a list of people, could you take a moment and find one of those people on the list that you are drawn to.
Could you pray a prayer for the descendants of that person?
Ask God to give you love for your own ancestors and your own heritage.
Close your times with the LORD thanking Him for the family He put you in. (if the list of items, Thank Him for your belongings. If the list is of places, ask Him to bless yours. If the list is for disasters ask Him to protect you and yours from those disasters in the future and to protect anyone that is going through them now with the purpose of drawing them closer to HIM.
Be blessed ⏤ Jezreel ('God Plants') is planting depth into your spirit.

21. Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22. The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphazad, Lud, and Aram.
23. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24. Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
25. Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means "division"), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother's name was Joktan.

26. Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27. Hadoram, Uzal. Diklah,
28. Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
30. The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains.

31. These are the clans that descended from Noah's sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.
Genesis 10:21-32 NLT

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953. Descendants of Ham — Genesis 10:6-20

8/25/2019

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953.

Descendants of Ham

1.

Today's Passage: Genesis 10:6-20

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Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the
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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

25th Strategy.
Genealogies, Lists, and Such.

Ask God to open your eyes to the wonders of His plan.
Read the surrounding text of the list.
Now read the list.
Is there a reason the list has been placed in this passage?
What is the list revealing?
Is the list of people, items, places, disasters?
Is the list a positive or a negative?
Does the list reveal facts?
If the list is a list of people, could you take a moment and find one of those people on the list that you are drawn to.
Could you pray a prayer for the descendants of that person?
Ask God to give you love for your own ancestors and your own heritage.
Close your times with the LORD thanking Him for the family He put you in. (if the list of items, Thank Him for your belongings. If the list is of places, ask Him to bless yours. If the list is for disasters ask Him to protect you and yours from those disasters in the future and to protect anyone that is going through them now with the purpose of drawing them closer to HIM.
Be blessed ⏤ Jezreel ('God Plants') is planting depth into your spirit.

6. The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

7. The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8. Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.
9. Since he was the greatest hunter in the world. his name became proverbial. People would say, "This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world."
10. He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.
11. From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
12. and Resen (the great city located between Ninevah and Calah).

13. Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
14. Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.

15. Canaan's oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonian. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
16. Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
17. Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
18. Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,
19. and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, near Lasha.

20. These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
Genesis 10:2-20 NLT

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952. Descendants of Japheth — Genesis 10:2-5

8/24/2019

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952.

Descendants of Japheth

1.

Today's Passage: Genesis 10:2-5

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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

31st Strategy.
A Verse of Treasure

1. Enter your time with the LORD in prayer.
2. Ask Him to give your heart what you need.
3. Read the verse or few verses you have set before you.
4. Ask Him to bring you what He wants to share with you.
5. Thank Him for His guidance.

2. The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3. The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4. The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
5. Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.
Genesis 10:2-5 NLT

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950. Noah's Sons — Genesis 9:18-29

8/23/2019

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I failed to post this day...
It was my 6 month anniversary of my heart attack.
I was reminded how disappointed I am that I am not as healed as I thought I would be by now.
I spent the day, questioning many things.
I felt a little like a child sucking her thumb and holding her blankie... LOL!
But as God moved inside me and reminded me - I am weak but He is strong, I woke this morning with an encouraging email from one of you and my reality: Nothing I am doing can be claimed as my own. It is only by His grace that I have the strength of body and mind to continue through this adventure He has laid before me.
Please forgive me. I hope it never happens again.
One thing I know - even though my earthly garden is filled with weeds in this season of recovery, my heavenly garden is being plucked daily. (that is what I told one of our members that emailed - and it is so true)!!!!
May God bless your day today!

950.

Noah's Sons

1.

Today's Passage: Genesis 9:18-29

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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

5th strategy.
A simple strategy: Building Blocks

Begin by asking God to join you in building into your heart what He would want you to build.
Read the passage completely
Read the passage again. With the second reading pause after each phrase/sentence and think about the phrase/sentence. Take the phrase/sentence in slowly.
You might want to reread the phrase/sentence until the meaning, or importance of the phrase/sentence really sinks in.
After reading each phrase/sentence at least once, sometimes more. Go back and reread the entire passage.
Do you find that the passage builds phrase/sentence upon phrase/sentence in importance? Why? or Why not?
What phrase/sentence do you find most important in the passage?
Thank God for this phrase/sentence and commit it to memory today.
Don't forget to thank God for being here today with you.

18. The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)
19. From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.

20. After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard.
21. One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent.
22. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.
23. Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.

24. When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son had done.
25. Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham:
"May Canaan be cursed!
My he be the lowest of servants to his relatives."
26. Then Noah said,
"May the LORD, the God of Shem, be blessed, and may Canaan be his servant!
27. May God expand the territory of Japheth!
May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant."

28. Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood.
29. He lived 950 years, and then he died.
Genesis 9:18-29 NLT

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951. Noah's Family — Genesis 10:1

8/23/2019

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951.

Noah's Family

1.

Today's Passage: Genesis 10:1

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2.

Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

3.

2nd strategy
Meditation in WORSHIP

God is able to speak to us through those words that we read and reread, as we think about what we have read and ponder those words infiltrate our minds and change us. They give us a better understanding of what God is saying in His word. Through that better understanding we begin to think differently, and our attitudes and lives change. Even our actions toward ourselves, others and the world change to be more Christlike.

And isn't that what Christians desire? To be Christ like. To be Christ followers. To know God.

1. This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah.
Many children were born to them after the great flood.

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959. Jesus the Light of the World — John 8:12-20

958. A Woman Caught in Adultery — John 8:1-11

957. The Family of Terah — Genesis 11:27-32

956. The Line of Descent from Shem to Abram — Genesis 11:10-26

955. The Tower of Babel — Genesis 11:1-9

954. Descendants of Shem — Genesis 10:21-31

953. Descendants of Ham — Genesis 10:6-20

952. Descendants of Japheth — Genesis 10:2-5

950. Noah's Sons — Genesis 9:18-29

951. Noah's Family — Genesis 10:1

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