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What is important about our last words? 
 
1. C ___________________________ (6:8-15) 
6:8 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen. 10 But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke. 11 Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” 
Who brought the accusation against Stephen and why? 
 
 
 
What were the complaints against Stephen? 
 
 
 
Have you ever been falsely accused? How did you respond? 
 
 
2. C ___________________________ (7:1-53) 
7:51 “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still un-circumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 52 Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him— 53 you who have received the law that was given through angels but have not obeyed it.” 
Who are the main individuals that Stephen talks about and why? 
 
I. 
 
II. 
 
III. 
What did Stephen accuse the Sanhedrin of? 
 
 
 
 
How could we be guilty of these same things ourselves? 
 
 
 
3. C ___________________________ (7:54-8:3) 
7:54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58 dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep. 8:1 And Saul approved of their killing him. 
What was the response of the Sanhedrin to Stephen’s speech? Why? 
 
 
 
What were the last words of Stephen? 
 
 
 
What can we learn through Saul’s inclusion into this narrative? 
 
 
 
Challenge: What legacy would you like to leave? Start today. 
 
 
 
Thank you for watching. We hope that you were encouraged by what you heard! 
 
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What is important about our last words?
 
1. C ___________________________ (6:8-15)
6:8 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen. 10 But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke. 11 Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
Who brought the accusation against Stephen and why?



What were the complaints against Stephen?



Have you ever been falsely accused? How did you respond?


2. C ___________________________ (7:1-53)
7:51 “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still un-circumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 52 Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did no

Famous Last Words: Acts 6:8-8:3

Have you been in a bad situation that you couldn’t get out of? How so? 
 
Act I: ___________________________ (5:17-18) 
4:17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 
Who put the apostles in prison, and why? 
 
 
What do you think it’d be like to spend a night in prison? 
 
 
Act 2: ___________________________ (5:19-21) 
19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20 “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.” 21a At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. 
What do you think this supernatural jailbreak would’ve looked like? 
 
 
What is impressive about the response of the apostles? 
 
 
Act 3: ___________________________ (5:21-27) 
21b When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles. 22 But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported, 23 “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.” 24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to. 25 Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them. 27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 
Why was the Sanhedrin so confused? 
 
 
How did the Sanhedrin respond? 
 
 
Act 4: ___________________________ (5:28-40) 
38 Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” 40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 
What was the case against the apostles? (28) 
 
 
What was their defense? (29-32) 
 
 
What was the verdict? (33-40) 
 
 
How do we fight against God today? 
 
 
Act 5: ___________________________ (5:41-42) 
41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. 42 Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah. 
How did the apostles react to this verdict? 
 
 
How do you view persecution today? 
 
 
Challenge: Humbly rejoice in suffering for the Gospel. 
 
 
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Have you been in a bad situation that you couldn’t get out of? How so?
 
Act I: ___________________________ (5:17-18)
4:17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 
Who put the apostles in prison, and why?


What do you think it’d be like to spend a night in prison?


Act 2: ___________________________ (5:19-21)
19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20 “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.” 21a At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people.
What do you think this supernatural jailbreak would’ve looked like?


What is impressive about the response of the apostles?


Act 3: ___________________________ (5:21-27)
21b When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the San

Acts 5:17-42: The Great Escape

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Thank you for watching. We hope that you were encouraged by what you heard!

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True Wisdom: Psalm 14:1-2

What were the circumstances surrounding your birth? 
 
1. ________________________ (Acts 2:1-13) 
What was the context for Pentecost? (1) 
 
 
What happened? (2-11) 
 
 
 
How did the crowd respond? (12-13) 
 
 
How do people respond when the LORD moves in your life? 
 
 
2. ________________________ (Acts 2:14-21) 
What is the Book of Joel about? What is its context? 
 
 
How is Joel 2:28-32 connected to the events of Pentecost? 
 
 
When did you receive the Holy Spirit? 
 
3. ________________________ (Acts 2:22-32) 
Who is the “LORD” that King David referred to in Psalm 16:8-11? 
 
 
How did King David respond to seeing the resurrected Christ? 
 
 
What significance is the resurrection of Christ to you personally? 
 
 
4. ________________________ (Acts 2:33-36) 
Who are King David’s two ‘Lords?’ 
 
 
Why does the divinity of Jesus matter to you? 
 
 
5. ________________________ (Acts 2:37-41) 
What was the point of Peter’s speech? 
 
 
How did the crowd respond to Peter’s message? 
 
 
Challenge: Will you respond to Peter’s message today? If so, how? 
 
 
Thank you for watching. We hope that you were encouraged by what you heard! 
 
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What were the circumstances surrounding your birth?

1. ________________________ (Acts 2:1-13)
What was the context for Pentecost? (1)


What happened? (2-11)



How did the crowd respond? (12-13)


How do people respond when the LORD moves in your life?


2. ________________________ (Acts 2:14-21)
What is the Book of Joel about? What is its context?


How is Joel 2:28-32 connected to the events of Pentecost?


When did you receive the Holy Spirit?

3. ________________________ (Acts 2:22-32)
Who is the “LORD” that King David referred to in Psalm 16:8-11?


How did King David respond to seeing the resurrected Christ?


What significance is the resurrection of Christ to you personally?


4. ________________________ (Acts 2:33-36)
Who are King David’s two ‘Lords?’ 


Why does the divinity of Jesus matter to you?


5. ________________________ (Acts 2:37-41)
What was the point of Peter’s speech? 


How did the crowd respond to Peter’s message?


Challenge: Will you respond to Peter’s messag

Acts 2:1-41 The Birth of the Church

What would stop God from hearing your prayers? Is that even possible? 
 
Yes, if we disrespect God by… 
1. ________________________________ 
Pr 1:24-29 Pr 28:9 
 
Who is calling? Who or what is Wisdom a metaphor for? 
 
Wisdom said She called, and you refused. Are there areas of self-examination we are “refusing to look at in our life?” 
 
Does God really “laugh” at our calamity? 
 
How does the fear of the Lord relate to listening to God’s word? 
 
What is turning an ear away mean? 
 
What is turning our ear back mean? 
 
How can we avoid turning the deaf ear to God? 
 
Do we study God’s word for ourselves or just trust others to teach us? 
 
2. ________________________________ 
Psalm 103:1 Praise the Lord, my soul; 
 all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 
2 Praise the Lord, my soul, 
 and forget not all his benefits— 
3 who forgives all your sins 
 and heals all your diseases, 
4 who redeems your life from the pit 
 and crowns you with love and compassion, 
5 who satisfies your desires with good things 
 so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 
 
What are the benefits of the LORD? 
 
Does healing all my diseases mean sin and death or actual diseases? 
 
How can we know when our whole being is praising God? 
 
What does “oof that is a hard-hit mean?” 
 
To listen means what in the bible? 
 
3. ________________________________ 
Jeremiah 9:23 This is what the Lord says: 
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom 
 or the strong boast of their strength 
 or the rich boast of their riches, 
24 but let the one who boasts boast about this: 
 that they have the understanding to know me, 
that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, 
 justice and righteousness on earth, 
 for in these I delight,” 
declares the Lord. 
 
Can you list several of the meanings of abomination? 
 
Does it help you to study from God’s perspective? 
 
What are the plans and purposes of God in our lives? 
 
What is a good place to start with God to start on this journey? 
 
Challenge: Return. Pursue Wisdom. Pursue the Word of God. Pursue the Fear of the Lord, Pursue the Lord Jesus Christ 
 
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What would stop God from hearing your prayers? Is that even possible? 

Yes, if we disrespect God by…
1. ________________________________ 
Pr 1:24-29 Pr 28:9

Who is calling? Who or what is Wisdom a metaphor for?

Wisdom said She called, and you refused. Are there areas of self-examination we are “refusing to look at in our life?”

Does God really “laugh” at our calamity?

How does the fear of the Lord relate to listening to God’s word?

What is turning an ear away mean?

What is turning our ear back mean?

How can we avoid turning the deaf ear to God?

Do we study God’s word for ourselves or just trust others to teach us?

2. ________________________________ 
Psalm 103:1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
    and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with goo

God, Can You Hear Me? Proverbs 28:9

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Thank you for watching. We hope that you were encouraged by what you heard!

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God Can You Hear Me? Proverbs 28:9

What can God do with your life? 
 
We will explore how David became King 
 
 
As we go into the new year let’s let God have a shot at our life 
 
 
Let’s open with selections of Psalm 139. What is significant about Psalm 139? 
 
What are your thoughts on praying back a Psalm as if you wrote it? 
 
As our Creator He did something unusual what was it? 
 
Can you describe what frames affect you? 
 
 
Can you articulate both frames? 
 
You frame? 
 
God Frame? 
 
What frame do you use in Bible Study? 
 
Would it make a difference if you changed frame? 
 
What steps would you take? 
 
Our scriptures to study today are: 1 Sam 16:1-13, 14-ff, Acts 13:22 
 
Starting with God’s point of view in 1 Sam 16 what is His view? 
 
What are your thoughts on Amar and Dabbar? 
 
How did finding the clues about David’s character and how God used that for him to become King affect your walk? 
 
 
What are the Summary of Spiritual Disciplines of David 
 
 
Back to Samuel 16:14 After David became anointed how did the Holy Spirit move in his life? 
 
Was this good or bad? 
 
Have you experienced a move like this? 
 
 
Did David know he was going to be king? 
 
Can you engage God like David? 
 
 
Was it fair for God to make him king when there was still a king? 
 
Why? 
 
What is a person after God’s own heart? Acts 13:20-23 
 
What did Jesus say about Himself? And why is David a “type” of Christ 
 
 
Adam and Eve were sinless but what did they choose? 
 
What is sin? 
 
What "mark" are we missing? 
 
 
In the Sanctuary 
 
Exodus 29: Did you know the purpose of the two lambs sacrificed each day, morning and night? 
 
What was the problem with lambs? 
 
First, they were pointing to what? 
 
Second, the lambs were not guilty of sin. 
 
Why do we need a "human" that is sinless to die for us? 
 
Why is it important that it be God? 
 
How do you by faith put your sins on Christ? 
 
 
John 3 Jesus said "You must be born again" 
 
 
Are you? Do you know how? 
 
What is the Gospel in a few sentences? 
 
Can you articulate the spiritual disciplines of David? 
 
 
 
Are you willing to be a man or woman after God’s heart? 
 
Is it good to know we can start at any age and bear fruit for Christ? 
 
 
Will you let God have a chance at your life? He made you! 
 
 
Thank you for watching. We hope that you were encouraged by what you heard! 
 
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What can God do with your life?

We will explore how David became King


As we go into the new year let’s let God have a shot at our life


Let’s open with selections of Psalm 139. What is significant about Psalm 139?

What are your thoughts on praying back a Psalm as if you wrote it?

As our Creator He did something unusual what was it?

Can you describe what frames affect you? 
 

Can you articulate both frames?

You frame? 

God Frame?

What frame do you use in Bible Study?

Would it make a difference if you changed frame?

What steps would you take? 

Our scriptures to study today are: 1 Sam 16:1-13,  14-ff, Acts 13:22

Starting with God’s point of view in 1 Sam 16 what is His view?

What are your thoughts on Amar and Dabbar?

How did finding the clues about David’s character and how God used that for him to become King affect your walk?


What are the Summary of Spiritual Disciplines of David


Back to Samuel 16:14 After David became anointed how did the Holy Spirit move in his li

What Can God Do with Your Life? 1 Sam 16:1-13, 14-ff, Acts 13:22

How do you feel about New Years? 
 
R ___________________ 
15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy. 
Who were God’s messengers, what was their message, and why did God send them? 
 
 
What was the response of God’s people to His messengers? 
 
 
What does rebellion against God’s messengers look like today? 
 
 
R ___________________ 
17 He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians, who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and did not spare young men or young women, the elderly or the infirm. God gave them all into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. 18 He carried to Babylon all the articles from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king and his officials. 19 They set fire to God’s temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed everything of value there. 20 He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power. 
21 The land enjoyed its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolation it rested, until the seventy years were completed in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah. 
What were the consequences of Israel’s sin? 
 
 
 
Why did God do this? 
 
Do you feel like God’s judgement was excessive? Why or why not? 
 
 
R ___________________ 
22 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing: 23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: “‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with them.’” 
How did the LORD rescue His people from captivity? 
 
 
What was involved in taking back the Promised Land? 
 
 
Challenge: What will you return to the LORD in 2022? 
 
 
Thank you for watching. We hope that you were encouraged by what you heard! 
 
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How do you feel about New Years? 

R ___________________ 
15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.
Who were God’s messengers, what was their message, and why did God send them?


What was the response of God’s people to His messengers?


What does rebellion against God’s messengers look like today?


R ___________________ 
17 He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians, who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and did not spare young men or young women, the elderly or the infirm. God gave them all into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. 18 He carried to Babylon all the articles from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures o

Return: 2 Chronicles 36:15-23

Jan 2 2022 Return: 2 Chronicles 36:15-23

Have you ever researched your ancestry? If so, what did you learn? 
 
What can we learn from the genealogies in the Gospels? 
 
_____________________________ 
Matthew 1:1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: 
 
Luke 3:23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, ... 
 
How are the genealogies in Matthew and Luke different? 
 
 
 
 
 
How are they similar? 
 
 
 
The purpose of the genealogy in Matthew: 
 
 
The purpose of the genealogy in Luke: 
 
 
What do you do when you see apparent contradictions in God’s Word? 
 
_____________________________ 
2 Samuel 7:12–16 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom... I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son... Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’” 
What comfort were these words of the Prophet Nathan to King David? 
 
To Israel? 
 
To us today? 
 
Which of God’s promises do you need to cling to most today? 
 
 
 
_____________________________ 
Luke 3:21-22 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” 
What does it mean to be the Son of God? 
 
 
Challenge: How does the reality that Jesus is the Son of God impact your daily life? 
 
 
Thank you for watching. We hope that you were encouraged by what you heard! 
 
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Have you ever researched your ancestry? If so, what did you learn?

What can we learn from the genealogies in the Gospels?

_____________________________ 
Matthew 1:1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:

Luke 3:23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, ...

How are the genealogies in Matthew and Luke different?





How are they similar?



The purpose of the genealogy in Matthew:


The purpose of the genealogy in Luke:


What do you do when you see apparent contradictions in God’s Word?

_____________________________ 
2 Samuel 7:12–16 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom... I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son... Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your thr

The Genealogies of Jesus: Matthew 1:1-17, Luke 3:21-38

Preserving the Peace: Titus 3:9-11

When was a time you took a big step of faith? What was it? 
 
 
1. P ____________________________ 
3:1 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you, where you will be well provided for. 
What were Naomi’s intentions? 
 
 
Why was this a pressing concern for Naomi and Ruth? 
 
 
 
What pressing concerns do you have in your life? 
 
 
 
2. P ____________________________ 
2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor” 3 “Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.” 
What was Boaz doing? 
 
 
 
What did Naomi tell Ruth to do and why? 
 
 
 
 
What plans do you have to deal with your pressing concerns? 
 
 
3. P ____________________________ 
5 “I will do whatever you say,” Ruth answered. 6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do. 7 When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down. 8 In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned—and there was a woman lying at his feet! 9 “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer of our family.” 
Why did Ruth agree to Naomi’s plan? What was at risk for Ruth? 
 
 
How did Ruth deviate from Naomi’s plan? Why did she? 
 
 
 
What faith-filled actions could you take this week to address your pressing concerns? 
 
 
Challenge: Trust Jesus. Take the next steps. 
 
 
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When was a time you took a big step of faith? What was it?


1. P ____________________________ 
3:1 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you, where you will be well provided for. 
What were Naomi’s intentions?


Why was this a pressing concern for Naomi and Ruth?



What pressing concerns do you have in your life?



2. P ____________________________ 
2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor” 3 “Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.” 
What was Boaz doing?



What did Naomi tell Ruth to do and why?




What plans do you have to deal with your pressing concerns?


3. P _________________________

Courageous Faith: Ruth 3:1-9

22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles foolishness, 24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 
1 Corinthians 1:22-24 
14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. 
1 Corinthians 2:14 
Misconceptions 
1. Religion vs. Relationship 
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.” 
John 14:6 
Resolved: 
Hebrews 9:27 
John 10:17-18 
1 John 3:1 
2. Reason for Worship 
Barabbas: Matthew 27:16, John 18:40, Mark 15:7, Luke 23:19 
Reading: 
Matthew 27:20-26 
Romans 3:23 
Resolved: 
Romans 3:24 
Psalms 22:1, 6, 16, 17, 31 
Isaiah 50, 52, 53 
3. God: Cruel and Unworthy vs. Loving and Caring God 
16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.” 
John 3:16-17 
His name 
21 “She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” 
Matthew 1:21 
True reason He came to lay down His life 37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, 
and for this I have come into the world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.” 
John 18:37 
 
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22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles foolishness, 24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1:22-24
14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
1 Corinthians 2:14
Misconceptions
1. Religion vs. Relationship
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.”
John 14:6
Resolved:
Hebrews 9:27
John 10:17-18
1 John 3:1
2. Reason for Worship
Barabbas: Matthew 27:16, John 18:40, Mark 15:7, Luke 23:19
Reading:
Matthew 27:20-26
Romans 3:23
Resolved:
Romans 3:24
Psalms 22:1, 6, 16, 17, 31
Isaiah 50, 52, 53
3. God: Cruel and Unworthy vs. Loving and Caring God
16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyo

Christ Crucified: 1 Corinthians 1:23-24

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 
You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? But he gives us more grace. 
-James 4:1-6 
 
Early Church Concern: 
- Their passions drove their actions 
- Their unfaithfulness... adultery 
-Their actions: declared their allegiance and provoked God's jealousy 
 
Present Day Concern: 
-Worldliness is a real threat today. What encourages it? How is it manifested? 
-Tools given for faithfulness 
 
How shall we respond? 
-Repent 
-Be Converted 
-Live our what we are.... in community! 
 
Worldliness is a threat to our faithfulness. God help us to see and repent of any action or thought that is provoking His jealousy. 
 
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What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? But he gives us more grace.
-James 4:1-6

Early Church Concern:
- Their passions drove their actions
- Their unfaithfulness... adultery
-Their actions: declared their allegiance and provoked God's jealousy

Present Day Concern:
-Worldliness is a real threat today. What encourages it? How is it manifested?
-Tools given for faithf

Spiritual Adultery, the real threat of Worldliness: James 4:1-5

How would you define true love? 
 
1) The LORD is L _______________ 
1 Now Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. 4 He built altars in the temple of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” 5 In both courts of the temple of the LORD, he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6 He sacrificed his children in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the LORD, arousing his anger. 7 He took the image he had made and put it in God’s temple, of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever. 8 I will not again make the feet of the Israelites leave the land I assigned to your ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them concerning all the laws, decrees and regulations given through Moses.” 9 But Manasseh led Judah and the people of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites. 10 The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. 
What did Manasseh do wrong? 
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Do we still do these today? 
Why did God spare Manasseh? Why does He spare us? 
 
2) The LORD L _______________ 
11 So the LORD brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon. 12 In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. 13a And when he prayed to him, the LORD was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; 
How did the LORD deal with Manasseh? 
 
 
How should we approach the LORD in prayer? Why does he hear us? 
 
3) The LORD L _______________ 
13b so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.14 Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and encircling the hill of Ophel; he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah. 15 He got rid of the foreign gods and removed the image from the temple of the LORD, as well as all the altars he had built on the temple hill and in Jerusalem; and he threw them out of the city. 16 Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed fellowship offerings and thank offerings on it, and told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel. 17 The people, however, continued to sacrifice at the high places, but only to the LORD their God. 
How did the LORD answer Manasseh’s prayer? What did this prove? 
 
 
What reforms did Manasseh institute? 
 
 
 
Challenge: What is the love of the LORD leading you to do? 
 
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How would you define true love?

1) The LORD is L _______________ 
1 Now Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. 4 He built altars in the temple of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” 5 In both courts of the temple of the LORD, he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6 He sacrificed his children in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the LORD, arousing his anger. 7 He took the image he had made and put it in God’s temple, of which God had said to Dav

True Love: 2 Chronicles 33:1-17

How long will you cheer for a team before you give up? 
 
1) The W _______________ 
1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” 3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. 
All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. 7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night. 
And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” 
Why was Elijah so discouraged? 
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What was Elijah doing about it? 
How can you relate to Elijah’s discouragement? How do you typically respond? 
 
 
2) The W _______________ 
11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. 
How did the LORD speak to Elijah? How is this surprising? 
 
 
 
How does the LORD speak today? How do we hear His voice? 
 
 
3) The W _______________ 
15 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. 17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. 18 Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.” 
How did the LORD take care of Elijah’s concerns? 
 
 
Challenge: Is there a work God has called you to that you are discouraged about? What are you going to do about it? 
 
 
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How long will you cheer for a team before you give up?

1) The W _______________
1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” 3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. 7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched

Defeating Despair: 1 Kings 19:1-18

What are the strangest monuments you have ever seen? 
 
Do you have any ‘monuments’ or tokens for remembering something in your life? 
 
I. The Israelites erected monuments to help them remember ________________________ 
 
II. The Rough Beginnings of Our Country 
 
III. The Forefathers Monument Is the Blueprint from our Forefathers for Building a Nation 
 
a. Faith 
 
Jesus had faith as our foundation—Matthew 7:24-27 
 
Faith is the ‘above all’ of the spiritual armor—Eph. 6:10-13 
 
Faith is the basis for righteousness (right standing) with God—Philippians 3:8,9 
 
b. Morality 
 
A new self, patterned after Christ—Colossians 3:5-10 
 
The focus is not on the flesh but the Spirit – Romans 8:5,6 
 
The mouth reveals what’s in the heart—Matthew 5:15-17 
 
c. Law 
 
Must have God behind it—Psalm 19:7-11 
 
Was meant to lead us to Christ—Romans 3:19,20; Galatians 3:22-26 
 
d. Education 
 
Obtaining wisdom, understanding, and knowledge is not for ‘couch potatoes’—Proverbs 2:1-9 
 
Education begins in the home—Deuteronomy 6:4-7 
 
True knowledge is knowing God—Jeremiah 9:23,24; John 17:3 
 
e. Liberty 
 
Freedom is choosing the right master—Sin? God? 
 
Romans 6:20-23; 2Corinthians 3:17 
 
Liberty has guidelines—Galatians 5:13,14 
 
Knowing Jesus, again, is the key to liberty—John 8:31,32 
 
IV. How will we ‘uncover’ the Monument, before it’s too late? 
 
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What are the strangest monuments you have ever seen?

Do you have any ‘monuments’ or tokens for remembering something in your life?

I. The Israelites erected monuments to help them remember ________________________

II. The Rough Beginnings of Our Country

III. The Forefathers Monument Is the Blueprint from our Forefathers for Building a Nation

a. Faith

Jesus had faith as our foundation—Matthew 7:24-27

Faith is the ‘above all’ of the spiritual armor—Eph. 6:10-13

Faith is the basis for righteousness (right standing) with God—Philippians 3:8,9

b. Morality

A new self, patterned after Christ—Colossians 3:5-10

The focus is not on the flesh but the Spirit – Romans 8:5,6

The mouth reveals what’s in the heart—Matthew 5:15-17

c. Law

Must have God behind it—Psalm 19:7-11

Was meant to lead us to Christ—Romans 3:19,20; Galatians 3:22-26

d. Education

Obtaining wisdom, understanding, and knowledge is not for ‘couch potatoes’—Proverbs 2:1-9

Education begins in the home—Deuteronomy 6:4-

What Do These Stones Mean? Deuteronomy 6:4-18; Joshua 4:4-9

How do you typically respond when overwhelmed? 
 
 
Rahab was: 
 
1) C ______________________________ 
2:1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. 2 The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” 3 So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab: “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land.” 
Who was Rahab? 
 
 
Why Rahab was in danger from Israelites? From her own people? 
 
 
 
How would you respond if you were in Rahab’s shoes? 
 
 
2) C ______________________________ 
4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from. 5 At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate, they left. I don’t know which way they went. Go after them quickly. You may catch up with them.” 6 (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the roof.) 
7 So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut. 
8 Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof 9 and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10 We have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below. 
How did Rahab get out of her predicament? How is this faith??? 
 
What happened to Sihon and Og? How did this affect all Jericho? 
 
 
What aspect of Rahab’s faith do you admire most? 
 
 
3) C ______________________________ 
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days. 31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient. 
How does Rahab’s story end? 
 
How will your story end? 
 
Three Reasons God CAN NOT use me: 
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3-   
 
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How do you typically respond when overwhelmed?


Rahab was:

1) C ______________________________ 
2:1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. 2 The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” 3 So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab: “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land.”
Who was Rahab?


Why Rahab was in danger from Israelites? From her own people?



How would you respond if you were in Rahab’s shoes?


2) C ______________________________ 
4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from. 5 At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate, they left. I don’t know which way they went. Go after them quickly. 

Faith Against Overwhelming Odds: Joshua 2:1-11, Hebrews 11:30-31

What is your best test-taking strategy? 
 
The Ultimate Test: 
22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” 
How did God refer to Isaac? 
What did God ask Abraham to do? 
 
Has God asked you to sacrifice something dear to you? If so, what? 
 
3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.” 
What was Abraham’s response? 
 
How do you think you would respond? 
 
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” 8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. 
What was Isaac’s response? 
How do you think you would respond? 
 
9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” 
“Here I am,” he replied. 12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” 
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” 
How did God provide? 
 
How has God provided in your life? Has he ever provided like this? 
 
Passing the Ultimate Test: 
17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death. 
If God knows all things, why would he need to test Abraham? 
 
Why would God ask Abraham to kill his son? Why Isaac? 
 
Why did Abraham obey God? What was his reasoning? 
 
Challenge: What is God asking you to lay on the altar today? 
 
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What is your best test-taking strategy?

The Ultimate Test:
22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
How did God refer to Isaac?
What did God ask Abraham to do?

Has God asked you to sacrifice something dear to you? If so, what?  

3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”
What was Abraham’s response?

How do you think you would respond?

6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offeri

Faith that Passes the Test: Genesis 22, Hebrews 11:17-19

What keeps you going during the challenging times? 
 
 
Don’t Give Up! 
 
1) W __________________________________ 
6:8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. 9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. 
What was the culture of Noah’s day like? 
 
How did Noah find favor with God? 
 
What does it look like, practically, to walk with God? 
 
How susceptible are we to lose heart in this current age? 
 
2) W __________________________________ 
6:11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. 22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him. 
Why did Noah construct the Ark? 
 
What was the Ark like? 
 
 
How did Noah construct the ark? 
 
 
What has God called you to build today? 
 
3) W __________________________________ 
7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith. 
What happened after Noah built the Ark? 
 
 
What did Noah accomplish through his faith? 
 
 
On what basis can we have confidence that God will rescue us from our trials today? (2 Peter 2:5,9) 
 
 
What trials are you trusting God to deliver you from? 
 
 
Challenge: 
 
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What keeps you going during the challenging times?


Don’t Give Up!

1) W __________________________________ 
6:8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. 9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
What was the culture of Noah’s day like?

How did Noah find favor with God?

What does it look like, practically, to walk with God?

How susceptible are we to lose heart in this current age?

2) W __________________________________ 
6:11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. 14 So  make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. 22 Noah did ev

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