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#1191: What kind of reverence is proper? | 1 Peter 1 | Jeremiah 21-23:8

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#1191: What kind of reverence is proper? | 1 Peter 1 | Jeremiah 21-23:8

Today in 1 Peter 1, pay attention today to the call to be holy — that’ll be a theme we’ll touch on in tomorrow’s Sunday Reflection. And two, today’s focus question is, “What kind of reverence is proper?”

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#1190: What good would a robotic God be? | James 5 | Jeremiah 18-20 | Psalm 79

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#1190: What good would a robotic God be? | James 5 | Jeremiah 18-20 | Psalm 79

What good would it be if God was like a robot? This might seem like a weird focus question for the day, but it not only relates to something we’ll read today as we finish up James, it also might be an interesting concept for you to use when you talk to someone else.

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#1189: What's the fruit of maturity? | James 4 | Jeremiah 16-17 | Proverbs 16:17-25

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#1189: What's the fruit of maturity? | James 4 | Jeremiah 16-17 | Proverbs 16:17-25

What is the fruit of maturity (at least according to James 4)? Following yesterday's description of envy being the root of discord and evil practice, James describes what happens in community.

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#1186: How should we face difficulty? | James 1 | Jeremiah 11-12 | Proverbs 15:11-14

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#1186: How should we face difficulty? | James 1 | Jeremiah 11-12 | Proverbs 15:11-14

James was the half brother of Jesus who didn’t “believe” until after the resurrection. But then he goes on to become one of the major leaders in the early Christian church. So buckle up because, among other things, he’ll answer today’s focus question, “How should you face difficulties?”

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#1164: When should you judge someone? | 1 Corinthians 5 | Isaiah 41:21-43:13 | Proverbs 14:7-12

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#1164: When should you judge someone? | 1 Corinthians 5 | Isaiah 41:21-43:13 | Proverbs 14:7-12

Today and tomorrow you’re going to hear Paul talking about specific sins. And at the end of today you’ll hear Paul talk about judging people. What?!? Didn’t Jesus say we’re not supposed to judge people? Well, we will get to that after we read when we get to answering today’s focus question: “When should you judge someone?”

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#1163: When is “beyond what is written” okay? | 1 Corinthians 4 | Isaiah 40-41:20 | Psalm 65

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#1163: When is “beyond what is written” okay? | 1 Corinthians 4 | Isaiah 40-41:20 | Psalm 65

Today you’re going to hear Paul use the phrase, “nothing beyond what is written.” You might guess what the means, but I want you to hear it in context of the passage today that’s about Christian leaders and our focus question, “When is it okay to go beyond what is written?”

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