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dave57pope
May 31, 20241 min read
The Ends of Our Means
Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them deliver you in the time of your oppression. - Judges 10:14 As every student of the...
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dave57pope
May 30, 20241 min read
The Difference Maker
For when I am weak, then I am strong. - 2 Corinthians 12:10 Have you ever noticed how "new" often equates with "popular" in many...
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dave57pope
May 29, 20241 min read
Sure Judgment
In this way, the evil that Abimelech had done against his father, by killing his 70 brothers, God turned back on him. - Judges 9:56...
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dave57pope
May 28, 20241 min read
Our Greatest Recommendation
If boasting is necessary, I will boast about my weaknesses. – 2 Corinthians 11:30 The Apostle Paul had been slandered by some members of...
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dave57pope
May 27, 20241 min read
Letting Go of Past Victories
Gideon made an ephod from all this and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. Then all Israel prostituted themselves with it there, and it...
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dave57pope
May 26, 20242 min read
Performance Reviewed
So the one who boasts must boast in the Lord. For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one the Lord commends. –...
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dave57pope
May 25, 20241 min read
A Leader of God's Choosing
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; YHWH will rule over you."Â - Judges 8:23 Israel's...
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dave57pope
May 24, 20241 min read
The One the Lord Commends
So the one who boasts must boast in the Lord. For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one the Lord commends. -...
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dave57pope
May 23, 20241 min read
You're Invited
The men of Ephraim said to him, "Why have you done this to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites?" And they...
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dave57pope
May 22, 20241 min read
Thanks to the Savior
For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many acts of thanksgiving to...
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dave57pope
May 21, 20241 min read
In Our Weakness
The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many people for Me to hand the Midianites over to you, or else Israel might brag: 'I did it...
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dave57pope
May 20, 20241 min read
If the Eagerness is There
For if the eagerness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. – 2 Corinthians 8:12...
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dave57pope
May 19, 20241 min read
Let God Do the Counting
YHWH said to Gideon, "You have too many people for Me to hand the Midianites over to you, or else Israel might brag: 'I did it...
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dave57pope
May 18, 20241 min read
You Cannot Afford It
Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia, that in a great ordeal of...
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dave57pope
May 17, 20241 min read
The Victory in Trusting Obedience
The Lord said to Gideon, "You have too many people for Me to hand the Midianites over to you, or else Israel might brag: 'I did it...
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dave57pope
May 16, 20241 min read
How to Measure a Gift
During a severe testing by affliction, their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed into the wealth of their generosity. - 2...
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dave57pope
May 15, 20241 min read
Living Up to His Expectations
Then the Angel of YHWH appeared to him and said: "YHWH is with you, mighty warrior." - Judges 6:12 Were you aware that God has a greater...
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dave57pope
May 14, 20241 min read
Persuade People
Knowing then, the fear of the Lord, we persuade people. - 2 Corinthians 5:11 I have sometimes heard this quote from Paul used as a...
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dave57pope
May 13, 20241 min read
Rise Up!
Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger at the ships? Asher remained at the seashore and stayed in his harbors....
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dave57pope
May 12, 20241 min read
Adding Spiritual Weight
Therefore, we do not give up; even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day. - 2...
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