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Falling Short ... and It's Good to Win

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom . Last week’s contribution was Falling Short for June 24, 2024. This week’s contribution is It’s Good to Win for July 2, 2024, to celebrate University of Tennessee’s baseball national championship

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He Hit Me Back! and God Has No Future Land Promise

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom/ . Last week's contribution is He Hit Me Back! for October 17, 2023. This week’s contribution is God Has No Future Land Promise for October 24, 2023.

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Strangers Within: Slides Available

My slides Strangers Within, based on Exodus 12:43-51 and delivered March 19, 2023, is now available. Look for the word FEATURED or the name of the file in Sermon PowerPoints.

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He Knew the Few

My sermon slides for He Knew the Few, based on Judges 7:1-4, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Words of Wisdom Radio: July 25 - 29, 2022

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com / FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:
    - 7/25/2022 - God’s Land Promise              
    - 7/26/2022 - Who Is In Christ  
    - 7/27/2022 - Jesus Marked the Last Times 
    - 7/28/2022 - Jesus Is Hope in Resurrection 
    - 7/29/2022 - Signs of the End, Part 2                           

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Who Is "Anti Christ"?

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom/ . This week's contribution is Who Is "Anti Christ"? for March 14, 2022.

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Words of Wisdom Radio: February 28 - March 4, 2022 Available Now

My Words of Wisdom Radio are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com / FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:

    - 2/28    What God Still Requires  
    - 3/1      Signs of the End #1  
    - 3/2      Signs of the End #2  
    - 3/3      Signs of the End #3 
    - 3/4      The Throne of Christ

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A Beginning Or Ending Year


Israel’s Promised Land was “a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year” (Deuteronomy 11:12).  The “end of the year” was as important as “the beginning of the year,” to God. The beginning is filled with anticipation, hope, and promise. Paul told the Corinthian Christians: “It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago; but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have” (2 Corinthians 8:10-11).  It does no good to still want to do what we wanted to do a year ago. We must do it! - 12/27/2021

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Nations That Forget God

Before Israelites entered the Promised Land, Moses warned they "will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger through the work of your hands" (Deuteronomy 31:29).  How bad would they get?  “The LORD will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with severe burning fever, with the sword, with scorching, and with mildew; they shall pursue you until you perish” (Deuteronomy 28:22).  “A nation whom you have not known shall eat the fruit of your land and the produce of your labor, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually” (Deuteronomy 28:33).  When they would not return back to God, God said, “Prepare to meet your God” (Amos 4:12).  “The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God” (Psalm 9:17). As a nation, let’s remember God. - 11-8-2021

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REVISED: Outline of the Book of Judges

My REVISED Outline of the Book of Judges is now available in Bible Books Outlined.

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REVISED: Outline of Joshua

My revised Outline of the Book of Joshua is now available in Bible Outlines.

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Revised Outline for Deuteronomy Now Available

My REVISED Bible Outline for Deuteronomy is now available in Bible Book Outlined.

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Psalm 83: Trouble Leads To Appeal To God

My Psalms Commentary continues with Psalm 83: Trouble Leads to Appeal to God, which is now available in Devotions from Psalms.

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Psalm 85: The Lesson of Israel

My Psalms Commentary continues with Psalm 85: The Lesson of Israel, which is now available in Devotions from Psalms.

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QA: Why Do Governments Never Change?

My QA: Why does it seem that, no matter what people are voted into office, government(s) never seem to change?, from January 6, 2019, is now available in Questions Answered.

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Falling Short - Words of Wisdom Available Now

“Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it” (Hebrews 3:17 - 4:1).

1) Israelites in the wilderness failed to enter the Promised Land because they did not finish the journey as God commanded.

2) “Unbelief” is not obeying.

3) The resurrected Jesus said "preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned” (Mark 16:15-16). Falling short of His command is “unbelief.” - 7/5/2021

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Commentary Segment #161: The Sin of Revisionist History

As part of my Commentary series, Proverbs Segment #161: The Sin of Revisionist History, taken from Proverbs 22:28, is available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs. The Complete Proverbs Commentary is COMPLETELY FREE and downloadable as a PDF here as well.

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Psalm 105: Keep Your Focus on God

My commentary on Psalm 105: Keep Your Focus on God, is available in Devotions from Psalms.

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Nations that Forget God: Mini Article

Before Israelites entered the Promised Land, Moses warned they "will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger through the work of your hands" (Deuteronomy 31:29).  How bad would they get?  “The LORD will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with severe burning fever, with the sword, with scorching, and with mildew; they shall pursue you until you perish” (Deuteronomy 28:22).  “A nation whom you have not known shall eat the fruit of your land and the produce of your labor, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually” (Deuteronomy 28:33).  When they would not return back to God, God said, “Prepare to meet your God” (Amos 4:12).  “The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God” (Psalm 9:17).  All nations should learn.

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Commentary for Psalm 126 Now Available

My commentary for Psalm 126, When Yahweh Brought Back, is available in Devotions from Psalms, in Commentaries.

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