1 Timothy

1 Timothy was penned and taken to the city of Ephesus – to where Timothy was, sometime between 63 A.D. and 65 A.D. Paul was on his fourth missionary journey when he penned the six chapters that make up 1 Timothy.

2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians is the second letter that was sent in 51 A.D. to the emergent Christ-follower fellowship that was in the city of Thessalonica.

1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians is one of the first canonized letters that Paul penned. Paul was on his second God-planned, God-directed mission journey when he penned 1 Thessalonians.

Colossians

Colossians was written by Paul during his first incarceration in the city of Rome. As a way to be debriefed and to bring closure to his third journey as an itinerant missionary– which lasted somewhere around four years.

Philippians

Philippians was written in 61 A.D. by Paul who was under house arrest in the city of Rome. Paul wrote Philippians to thank the Christ-follower fellowship that was in the city of Philippi.

Ephesians

Ephesians is a Christ-follower’s dogma and life manual. Paul was doing house arrest time in the city of Rome when he saw to the penning of a syllabus that succinctly explains Christ-follower faith doctrines and living norms.

Galatians

Galatians is a circular letter that Paul penned that he wanted passed between the Christ-followers that were in the towns of Derbe, Lystra, Iconium and Antioch.

2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians is a follow-up letter. Paul, an itinerant apostle/missionary penned 2 Corinthians in 55 A.D.

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians is the first canonized letter that Paul penned to the emergent Christ-follower community that was in the city of Corinth – in the country of Greece, that he was instrumental in initiating on his second missionary journey.

Romans

Romans is an apologetic for Christ-followers. Paul begins his Romans Letter by establishing a mindset among his readers – who were both Jew and Gentile Christ-followers, that the world that they are living in is a lost world.

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Psalm 9

Psalm 9

“For you have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on your throne, judging righteously.”
– Psalm 9:4

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Psalm 42

Psalm 42

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.”
– Psalm 42:1

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1 Kings 7

1 Kings 7

“whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was a man of Tyre and a craftsman in bronze, Huram was highly skilled and experienced in all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him.”
– 1 Kings 7:14

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Psalm 105

Psalm 105

“that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD”
– Psalm 105:45

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Psalm 63

Psalm 63

“I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.”
– Psalm 63:2

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1 Thessalonians 2

1 Thessalonians 2

“On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts.”
– 1 Thessalonians 2:4

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Genesis 24

Genesis 24

“Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.”
– Genesis 24:15

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Daniel 8

Daniel 8

“As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.””
– Daniel 8:17

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Job 42

Job 42

“I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted.”
– Job 42:2

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1 Samuel 5

1 Samuel 5

"This is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold." - 1 Samuel 5:5   Hi James and Ellen, Have you ever been someplace where you have felt alone with God? Have you ever been someplace...

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Judges 7

Judges 7

“”This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.”
– Judges 7:14

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Psalm 133

Psalm 133

“How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!”
– Psalm 133:1

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Psalm 59

Psalm 59

“But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.”
– Psalm 59:16

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2 Kings 20

2 Kings 20

“Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.”” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.”
– 2 Kings 20:3

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2 Chronicles 23

2 Chronicles 23

“All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed Mattan the priests of Baal in front of the altars.”
– 2 Chronicles 23:17

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Numbers 23

Numbers 23

“The LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth and said, ‘“Go back to Balak and give him this message.”
– Numbers 23:16

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Ezekiel 7

Ezekiel 7

“The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and by their own standards I will judge them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
– Ezekiel 7:27

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