Tag archive: history
The Glorified Past
The problem with glorifying the past is that we don’t appreciate the present or see the possibilities for the future. Psalm 137:1-9 Reference: By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. (Psalm 137:1 TNIV) Explore: History can have a powerful pull on our lives. We can often look back with…
Tales From the Past
They’d try to impress the ladies with their fast car Psalm 44:1-26 Reference: “We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.” Psalm 44:1 NIV Explore: My father had four brothers and a sister. He and his two younger brothers…
Knowing The Future
She realises how difficult it is to speak of things that will happen without people thinking she is crazy. Amos 5:1-27 Reference: “This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Israel: “Your city that marches out a thousand strong will have only a hundred left; your town that marches out a hundred strong will have…
Revealing Christians
Our actions are the best ways we can evangelize 2 Kings 15:1-38 Reference: “He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. During his entire reign he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.” 2 Kings 15:18 NIV Explore: There are some people…
Copycat Lives
We can be similar to our parents but we still bend to make our lives our own. 2 Kings 14:1-29 Reference: “He (Azariah) was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah (his father) rested with his ancestors.” 2 Kings 14:22 NIV Explore: My cousin, Henry, is a second generation Australian…