Category: Proverbs
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(Listen to the audio) Proverbs 11:25 “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” I used to play in R&B and jazz bands when I was younger. There was a term we used to describe how well a drummer was playing. If a drummer just kept the tempo and…
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(Listen to the audio) Proverbs 20:27 “The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.” Proverbs 28:13 “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.” When I was a “Little Vic“ (meaning when I was a child), I remember going…
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(Listen to the audio) Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” Once upon a time there was this young aspiring college student in his senior year of engineering school trying to decide where to go after graduation. He grew…
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By Jamere King (Listen to audio) Proverbs 14:23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game- winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over…
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(Listen to the audio) Romans 15:1-2 “Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not just please ourselves. Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification.” (NASB) One day I during the summer I let my dog out into the backyard so…
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(Listen to the audio) Psalms 91:4b “…his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” Psalms 91 is one of the key chapters in the Bible that focuses on protection for the believer. We usually think of God’s protection in terms of His doing something specific, like parting the Red Sea, putting an entire army into confusion,…
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(Listen To The Audio) Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Imagine saving your hard earned money to go to a big sporting event like the Superbowl or World Series. And right before…
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(Listen to audio) 1 Thessalonians 5:17 “be unceasing and persistent in prayer;” (AMP) The book of Nehemiah tells the story of how a Jewish exile living in the capital of the Persian Empire, returned to Jerusalem and led the remnant of Jews to rebuild the city walls in 52 days. An amazing task considering he…
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(Listen to the audio) Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” I recently heard the story of a single mother and her young school aged son. Her husband had died in an accident while her son was still in diapers. Needless…
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(Listen to audio version) Proverbs 25:4 Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel; (NIV) Before silversmiths can fashion sheets of silver metal in to cups, jewelry and other things of value, they first have to purify the silver ore. Silver ore is a mixture of metallic silver and impurities. To purify…
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