Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Judges 17, Ezekiel 6, and Proverbs 18:13-24. This devotional is about Ezekiel 6. One of God’s goals for Israel was to proclaim his glory through their greatness. If Israel had obeyed God’s laws and worshipped him wholeheartedly, God promised abundance to them—long lives, plenty […]
Judges 14, Ezekiel 3, Acts 22
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Judges 14, Ezekiel 3, and Acts 22. This devotional is about Judges 14. In Judges 13, which we read yesterday, God spoke about Samson before he was even born. He was given to and raised by God-fearing parents. So, I would expect Samson to […]
Judges 7, Lamentations 1, Romans 13
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Judges 7, Lamentations 1, and Romans 13. This devotional is about Lamentations 1. Imagine if you had lived in Hiroshima or Nagasaki in 1945 and survived the atomic bomb our country dropped on your city. Imagine the grief you would feel about the thousands […]
Judges 6, Jeremiah 52, Romans 12
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Judges 6, Jeremiah 52, Romans 12. This devotional is about Judges 6. This chapter in Judges describes how the Lord disciplined Israel’s idolatry using the Midianites. The Midianites’ flavor of oppression was unusual. They weren’t into swordplay and slaughter; rather, stealing was their brand. […]
Judges 2, Jeremiah 48, Romans 10
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Judges 2, Jeremiah 48, and Romans 10 today. This devotional is about Judges 2. The end of Judges 1, which we read yesterday, chronicles Israel’s failure to be fully obedient to the Lord and drive out all the nations that had occupied Canaan, the […]
Joshua 23, Jeremiah 44, Romans 7
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Joshua 23, Jeremiah 44, and Romans 7. This devotional is about Joshua 23. People are social creatures and that means we are drawn to conform to whatever the people around us are doing. We conform for two reasons. First, we conform to other so […]
Joshua 22, Jeremiah 43, Romans 6
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Joshua 22, Jeremiah 43, and Romans 6. This devotional is about Jeremiah 43. A carpet remnant is what is left over from carpet installed in a room or hallway. The people who remained in Judah are called a “remnant” (v. 5) but, honestly, carpet […]
Joshua 10, Jeremiah 36 and 45, Romans 1
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Joshua 10, Jeremiah 36 & 45, and Romans 1. This devotional is about Jeremiah 36 & 45. Many years ago, I was writing an academic paper that I was supposed to discuss at a conference of scholars on preaching. I was more than 70% […]
Deuteronomy 32, Jeremiah 24, 2 Corinthians 8
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Deuteronomy 32, Jeremiah 24, 2 Corinthians 8. This devotional is about Jeremiah 24. When we read the Old Testament prophets, we see passage after passage that condemns the people for their sins and warns of coming judgment. The language that describes their disobedience seems […]
Deuteronomy 31, Jeremiah 23, 2 Corinthians 7
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Deuteronomy 31, Jeremiah 23, and 2 Corinthians 7. This devotional is about Deuteronomy 31. God had made extraordinary promises to his people and he had given them the complex gift of his law. I call his law “complex” because it should have been a […]