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Curated Sermon Illustrations from Romans 12
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John Calvin: A Reformer's Humility
The Protestant Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) arrived in Geneva to lead the city’s church in 1536, but not, as we might imagine, to universal acceptance. Rather, there was significant resistance and... -
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How Biblical Authors Loved Scripture
The people God used to record his words were themselves uncommonly moved by them. They said the Word of God is honey in my mouth (Ezekiel 3:3) spiritual food for the hungry (Job 23:12) dwel... -
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The Cellist of Sarajevo
From 1992 to 1995 the world witnessed one of the worst civil conflicts, the Bosnian War. Three factions, each tied to a religion (Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats, and Muslim Bosniaks), began attacking... -
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Learning Peacemaking Through the Dishes
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks tells a true story in one of his books about peacemaking in what is arguably one of the world's most difficult places to achieve it: the Middle East. One evening in the early ... -
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This Blasted Smartphone!
Tony Reinke does a great job capturing the deep ambivalence many of us feel about our smartphones in this short excerpt: This blasted smartphone! Pesk of productivity. Tenfold plague of beeps and ... -
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Heart & Head?
At a Christian high school, a theology teacher strode to the front of the classroom, where he drew a heart on one side of the blackboard and a brain on the other. The two are as divided as the two sid... -
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Evangelicals Love Politics
Nothing illustrates evangelicals’ infatuation with politics more clearly than a story related by a Christian lawyer. Considering whether to take a job in the nation’s capital, he consulted with the le... -
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The Power of the V Formation
Have you ever noticed geese soaring across the sky in a V formation? Scientists have uncovered the wisdom behind this flight pattern: as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the one beh... -
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The Diamond Merchant
A wealthy Dutch collector was searching for a rare diamond to complete his collection. When a renowned New York dealer located the perfect stone, he invited the man to come see it in person. The Du... -
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To the Roofs
On the evening of October 15, 1940, London experienced one of the fiercest attacks of the Blitz. A total of 480 German aircraft dropped approximately 386 tons of high explosives and 70,000 incendiary ... -
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The Dead Poet’s Society
The film the Dead Poets Society is set in 1959 at Welton Academy, a strict, elite, all-boys preparatory school. The main character, Todd Anderson, is a shy and insecure student who struggles wit... -
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Preventing Vengeance
I did some of my Clinical Pastoral Education Units in Gastonia. One of the units that I served was the Emergency Department. If there was an incident that was suspected to be gang related, they would ... -
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Abusing a Very Small Amount of Power
My wife is a big fan of an advice column called “Ask a Manager.” The articles offer a variety of subjects, many of which are serious, but some are downright hilarious. They often capture the absurditi... -
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Following Jesus Requires Real Commitment
What are you willing to do for love? An instructor for the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement course shared with a class the major hang-up he had to get over before asking his wife to ma... -
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Empathy Defined
“Empathy” literally means “in-feeling”—it is to project myself into another person’s feelings so that I begin to understand what it is like to have his experiences. If I want to gain empathy for a nei... -
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Defending the Truth
I once had the opportunity to speak briefly to a large Mormon audience at the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. I told them that I feel badly about the fact that we evangelicals often tell Mormons what th... -
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Dwelling with Those We Love
An Irish church once had a humorous yet insightful motto that gets at the heart of the pain that often accompanies our relationships: “To dwell above with those we love will certainly be glory. But to... -
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Developing Intimacy
Intimacy happens as we bring more and more of ourselves into God’s presence. To pray with soul and body means, says Jane Vennard, “praying with all of who we are: our physicality, our emotions, our in... -
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Technology's impact on our Minds
As we become more intentional about living according to our deepest desires, it becomes increasingly important to notice the effects of technology on our mind, our soul and our relationships. The ... -
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Dying from the Unspoken War Back Home
I was sixteen when a white deputy sheriff shot and killed my twenty-five-year-old brother, Clyde, in New Hebron, Mississippi, where we had grown up. Clyde had returned home from fighting in World War ... -
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In the early fifth century, even as Rome
In the early fifth century, even as Rome had officially embraced Christianity, the brutal spectacle of gladiatorial combat continued in the Colosseum, drawing massive crowds. One day, a Christian herm... -
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Repentance: A Mental Revolution
Lesslie Newbigin, the great missiologist and missionary, shares a powerful analogy of repentance from his days serving as a missionary in India. I remember once visiting a village in the Madras di... -
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I Knew You would Come
Though Jim was just a little older than Phillip and often assumed the role of leader, they did everything together. They even went to high school and college together. After college they decided to jo... -
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The Most Powerful Choices in our Lives
The most powerful choices we will make in our lives are not about specific decisions but about patterns of life: the nudges and disciplines that will shape all our other choices. This is especially tr... -
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Nudges for the Better
As popularized in Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein’s fascinating book by the same name, nudges are small changes in the environment around us that make it easier for us to make the choices we want to ... -
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Modern Parents Need Help with Technology
If there is one word that sums up how many of us feel about technology and family life, it’s Help! Parents know we need help. We love the way devices make our lives easier amid the stress and busy... -
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Play to Your Strengths
In an old joke, people refer to seminary as cemetery. Attending one does feel like that at times, so the last thing I expected to discover in a dingy classroom in the basement of a Pasadena seminary s... -
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Is it a Sin to Bore Adults with the Gospel?
Jim Rayburn, the founder of Young Life, a nationwide youth ministry, used to say, “It’s a sin to bore a kid with the gospel.” But what about adults? Is it okay to bore grownups with the gospel? I ask ... -
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We Will Still Love You
The Sermon on the Mount contains some of the most difficult ethical injunctions in all of scripture. Many of us do not know how to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. Martin Luther K... -
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If You Want to Fill your Sunday School Class
Within the Christian community this leads to a prominence of teaching on the will of God and how to know it. Russ Johnston draws upon his own wide experience to remark how this continues to be one of ...
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A
- Abiding in Christ (1)
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- Arguments (6)
- Arrested (2)
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- Assumptions (3)
- Attacks (1)
- Attention (3)
- Attitude (3)
- Authentic Faith (2)
- Authenticity (3)
- Authority of Scripture (1)
- The Ancient World (2)
B
- Beauty (1)
- Behavior (3)
- Behavior Modification (1)
- Being Heard (2)
- Being Known (2)
- Being Offended (1)
- Being Right (1)
- Being Stretched (1)
- Being Wrong (3)
- Belief (2)
- Belonging (3)
- Bias (2)
- Bible Characters (1)
- Bible Knowledge (2)
- Biblical Faithfulness (1)
- Biblical World (1)
- Bitterness (4)
- Blessing (2)
- Body and Soul (2)
- Body Image (1)
- Boldness (1)
- Boredom (3)
- Brain (1)
- Bravery (2)
- Breaking Down (1)
- Broken Families (1)
- Broken Relationships (3)
- Brokenness (3)
- Bullying (1)
- Burdens (1)
- Burnout (1)
- Business (3)
- Busyness (1)
- The Beatitudes (1)
- The Bible (2)
- The Body (8)
- The Body of Christ (3)
C
- Calling (8)
- Care (1)
- Carrying our Cross (1)
- Causes (1)
- Challenges of Parenting (1)
- Change (9)
- Changing Habits (1)
- Changing World (1)
- Character (3)
- Character Formation (1)
- Cheer (1)
- Child Development (1)
- Childhood (1)
- Children (2)
- Choices (3)
- Christ and Culture (4)
- Christ The King Sunday (1)
- Christian Character (2)
- Christian Community (7)
- Christian Identity (3)
- Christian Leadership (1)
- Christian Love (3)
- Christian Values (2)
- Christianity (6)
- Christians (4)
- Christlikeness (1)
- Christmas (3)
- Christmas Gift-Giving (2)
- Christmas Love (1)
- Church (3)
- Church and Politics (2)
- Church Attendance (2)
- Church Culture (1)
- Church Family (2)
- Church Health (3)
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- Church is the People (2)
- Church Leaders (1)
- Church Leadership (1)
- Church Life (2)
- Church Unity (3)
- Churches (3)
- Circumstances (2)
- Civil Rights (1)
- Civility (1)
- Civilization (1)
- Climbing the Ladder of Success (2)
- Coffee (1)
- Comfort (3)
- Comfort Zone (1)
- Comforter (1)
- Comforting Others (2)
- Commitment (2)
- Commitments (1)
- Common Good (1)
- Common Vision (1)
- Communication (4)
- Communion (1)
- Communion of Saints (1)
- Communion with God (1)
- Community (11)
- Community Development (2)
- Community Service (3)
- Comparison (11)
- Compassion (6)
- Competition (1)
- Complacency (1)
- Complementarity (2)
- Confidence (1)
- Conflict (18)
- Conflict Resolution (4)
- Conformity (2)
- Confrontation (1)
- Confusion (1)
- Connection (2)
- Conscience (3)
- Consolation (1)
- Consoling Others (1)
- Construction (1)
- Consumer Christianity (1)
- Consumerism (1)
- Contentment (1)
- Context (2)
- Controlling your Children (1)
- Controversy (5)
- Conversation (6)
- Conversion (1)
- Convictions (1)
- Coping Mechanisms (1)
- Correction (1)
- Corruption (1)
- Courage (5)
- Covid Pandemic (1)
- Creation (Human) (1)
- Crises (6)
- Criticism (3)
- Cross-Cultural Experience (2)
- Crowds (1)
- Cruelty (1)
- Cultural Assumptions (2)
- Cultural Differences (1)
- Culture (4)
- The Christian Faith (3)
- The Christian Life (3)
- The Christian Walk (2)
D
- Dancing (1)
- Dangers of Success (1)
- Dangers of Technology (3)
- Daydreaming (1)
- Death and Dying (1)
- Death of a Loved One (1)
- Deception (1)
- Decision-Making (5)
- Decisions (2)
- Depression (2)
- Desire (1)
- Desires (1)
- Despair (1)
- Destruction (1)
- Development Work (1)
- Digital Age (3)
- Dignity (1)
- Direction (1)
- Directions (1)
- Disability (1)
- Disciple Making (1)
- Discipleship (5)
- Disciplines (3)
- Discontent (1)
- Disease (1)
- Disobedience (1)
- Distortion (1)
- Distraction (3)
- Diversity (1)
- Divine Love (1)
- Division (2)
- Divisions (2)
- Doctrine (1)
- Dreams (1)
- Drifting (1)
- Driving (1)
- Dwelling Place (1)
- Dying (1)
- Dying to Self (1)
- The Digital World (2)
E
- Education (1)
- Elections (Political) (2)
- Emotions (2)
- Empathy (4)
- Encouragement (5)
- Enemies (3)
- Energy (1)
- Entrepreneurship (1)
- Envy (1)
- Equality (1)
- Eternal Life (1)
- Ethics (1)
- Evangelicalism (1)
- Evangelism (3)
- Evil (1)
- Example (1)
- Excellence (1)
- Excuses (1)
- Exhaustion (1)
- Expectations (1)
- Expressing Emotions (1)
- Expressing Yourself (1)
- The Early Church (2)
- The Epiphany (1)
F
- Faith (5)
- Faith and Doubt (1)
- Faith and Prayer (1)
- Faith in Action (1)
- Faith of the Church (2)
- Faithfulness (3)
- Fallacies (1)
- Fame (1)
- Family (2)
- Family Discipleship (1)
- Family Dysfunction (1)
- Family of God (1)
- Family Systems (1)
- Fatigue (1)
- Favoritism (1)
- Fear (4)
- Fear of Death (1)
- Fears (1)
- Feelings (2)
- Fellowship (4)
- Financial Loss (1)
- First Love (1)
- Five Senses (1)
- Floods (1)
- Flourishing (1)
- Focus (1)
- Following (1)
- Football (American) (1)
- Forgiveness (16)
- Forgiveness of Sin (1)
- Formation (1)
- Foundations (1)
- Freedom from Sin (2)
- Freedom of Religion (1)
- Friends (1)
- Friendship (12)
- Fruit of the Spirit (1)
- Fulfillment (1)
- Fun (1)
- Fundamentalism (1)
- Funerals (1)
G
- Galilee (1)
- Genetics (1)
- Gentleness (2)
- Genuineness (1)
- Getting Help (1)
- Gifts (7)
- Giving (2)
- Giving to the Poor (1)
- Global Christianity (1)
- Global Church (1)
- Glory (1)
- Goals (1)
- God (3)
- God's Existence (1)
- God's Forgiveness (1)
- God's Gifts (3)
- God's Guidance (1)
- God's Love (1)
- God's Nearness (1)
- God's Power (Omnipotence) (1)
- God’s Presence (2)
- God's Unfailing Love (1)
- God's Will (3)
- Going to Church (3)
- Good Life (2)
- Good Samaritan (2)
- Gospel (3)
- Gossip (1)
- Grace (1)
- Grace and The Spiritual Disciplines (1)
- Grace upon Grace (1)
- Great Exchange (1)
- Grief (1)
- Growing Up (1)
- Growth (1)
- Guidance (1)
- Guilt (3)
- The Glory of God (1)
- The Golden Rule (1)
H
- Habits (2)
- Hands and Feet of Christ (1)
- Happiness (2)
- Hatred (2)
- Healing (3)
- Healing the Past (1)
- Health (1)
- Healthy Parenting (1)
- Heart (2)
- Hearts (1)
- Heaven (1)
- Help (2)
- Helping Others (1)
- Helping the Poor (1)
- Heroes (1)
- Hiding (1)
- Holding on to Something (1)
- Holiness (1)
- Home (1)
- Home Ownership (1)
- Homelessness (1)
- Hope (1)
- Hospitality (1)
- Human Condition (3)
- Human Creation (1)
- Human Development (1)
- Human Judgment (1)
- Human Life (1)
- Human Nature (2)
- Human Qualities (2)
- Human Sexuality (1)
- Humanity (1)
- Humankind (3)
- Humble Leadership (2)
- Humble Service (2)
- Humility (9)
- Humor (1)
- Hurting Others (1)
- Hypocrisy (4)
- The Holy Spirit (1)
I
- Identity (4)
- Idolatry (1)
- Illness (2)
- Imitation of Christ (1)
- Impact (4)
- In Love (1)
- In, But Not Of, the World (1)
- Indispensability (1)
- Indwelling of the Holy Spirit (1)
- Inequality (3)
- Influence (1)
- Information (1)
- Information Overload (1)
- Inheritance (1)
- Injustice (2)
- Innovation (2)
- Insults (3)
- Intelligence (1)
- Intentionality (1)
- Intimacy (4)
- Intimacy with God (2)
- Irritations (1)
- Isolation (3)
- Israel-Palestine Conflict (1)
- The Incarnation (1)
- The Internet (2)
K
L
- Lack of Communication (2)
- Lack of Forgiveness (2)
- Lack of Leadership (1)
- Language (1)
- Laws (1)
- Lawsuits (1)
- Laying Down Your Life (1)
- Laziness (1)
- Leadership (6)
- Leadership Challenges (1)
- Leadership Integrity (1)
- Learning (2)
- Legacy (1)
- Lent (3)
- Life of Faith (2)
- Life of Purpose (1)
- Limitations (1)
- Listening (3)
- Little Things (1)
- Living for Christ (1)
- Living Sacrifice (2)
- Local Church (2)
- Loneliness (3)
- Loneliness of Pain (1)
- Longing (1)
- Losing your Temper (1)
- Loss (2)
- Love (8)
- Love and Pain (2)
- Love of God and Neighbor (1)
- Loving God (1)
- Loving Others as Yourself (1)
- Loving our Enemies (2)
- Loving your Neighbor (1)
- Loyalty (2)
M
- Making the Bible (1)
- Manners (1)
- Maps (1)
- Marriage (3)
- Martyrdom (1)
- Masks (4)
- Meals (4)
- Measuring Up (1)
- Media (1)
- Mediation (1)
- Mediocrity (1)
- Meditation (1)
- Meekness (1)
- Memorial Day (1)
- Mental Health (2)
- Mental Illness (1)
- Mercy (1)
- Message of the Bible (1)
- Military Service (3)
- Millenials (1)
- Mind (4)
- Mind and Body (4)
- Ministers (1)
- Ministry (2)
- Misery (1)
- Mission of the Church (1)
- Missionaries (1)
- Missions (6)
- Mistaken Identity (1)
- Mistakes (3)
- Modern Life (5)
- Modern Religious Life (1)
- Modernity (1)
- Money (1)
- Moral Indignation (1)
- Morality (1)
- Moses (1)
- Motivations (1)
- Mourning (1)
- Multiculturalism (1)
- Music (3)
- The Military (1)
N
O
P
- Pacifism (1)
- Pain (1)
- Paradigm Shift (1)
- Parental Advice (1)
- Parents (1)
- Partisanship (1)
- Passion (1)
- Pastor Responsibilities (1)
- Pastors (1)
- Peace (2)
- Peacemaking (7)
- Pentecost (1)
- Persecution (1)
- Perseverance (1)
- Personal Transformation (1)
- Personality (1)
- Perspective (4)
- Persuasion (1)
- Pessimism (1)
- Pharisaism (1)
- Pharisees (1)
- Phones (1)
- Physical Presence (1)
- Play (1)
- Political Leaders (3)
- Politicians (2)
- Politics (4)
- Poor (1)
- Poor in Spirit (1)
- Possessions (1)
- Poverty (2)
- Power (3)
- Power of Love (2)
- Power of Sin (1)
- Praying for your Enemies (2)
- Preaching (3)
- Preaching Christ (1)
- Preaching the Gospel (2)
- Preciousness (1)
- Prejudice (1)
- Presence (2)
- President (1)
- Presidential Elections (2)
- Price (1)
- Pride (4)
- Problem of Evil (1)
- Problems (1)
- Proclamation Of God’s Word (1)
- Purpose (1)
- The Prince of Peace (1)
R
- Race (2)
- Race (Running) (1)
- Race and Reconciliation (1)
- Racial Reconciliation (4)
- Racism (1)
- Rage (3)
- Raising Children (1)
- Reading the Bible (1)
- Reason (1)
- Receiving God (2)
- Receiving Grace (1)
- Receiving Help (1)
- Receiving Love (1)
- Reconciliation (12)
- Redemption (2)
- Reflection (1)
- Reframing (4)
- Rejection (1)
- Relationship with God (1)
- Relationships (8)
- Relevance (1)
- Religion and Politics (3)
- Religions (1)
- Religious Arguments (1)
- Religious Conflict (2)
- Religious Pluralism (1)
- Renewal (1)
- Renewing our Minds (1)
- Repentance (1)
- Rescue (3)
- Resentment (3)
- Resistance (1)
- Resisting Change (1)
- Respect (2)
- Restoration (1)
- Revenge (4)
- Right and Wrong (1)
- Right Relationships (2)
- Risks (2)
- Road Rage (1)
- Roles (1)
- Roles and Responsibilities (2)
- Ruthlessness (1)
S
- Sacrifice (8)
- Sacrificial Love (4)
- Salt (1)
- Salt and Light (2)
- Salvation (2)
- Sanctification (2)
- School (1)
- Science (3)
- Science and Religion (1)
- Screens (2)
- Scripture (2)
- Sea (1)
- Seeking Approval (1)
- Seeking Happiness (1)
- Seeking Power (2)
- Seeking the Truth (1)
- Self-Actualization (1)
- Self-Awareness (2)
- Self-Centeredness (1)
- Self-Control (1)
- Self-Esteem (1)
- Self-Expression (1)
- Self-Forgetfulness (1)
- Self-Image (1)
- Self-Righteousness (1)
- Self-Sacrifice (4)
- Self-Worth (1)
- Selfishness (1)
- Selflessness (2)
- Sense of Humor (1)
- Sermon on the Mount (3)
- Sermons (1)
- Servant Leadership (1)
- Servanthood (2)
- Service (5)
- Serving God (1)
- Sexual Temptation (1)
- Shame (2)
- Shock (1)
- Sin (5)
- Sin Nature (1)
- Sinfulness (1)
- Singing (1)
- Sinners (1)
- Slavery (1)
- Smart Phones (4)
- Social Justice (1)
- Social Media (4)
- Societal Norms (1)
- Society (1)
- Solitude (1)
- Spacing Out (1)
- Speaking in Tongues (1)
- Spectacle (2)
- Spiritual Direction (1)
- Spiritual Disciplines (3)
- Spiritual Gifts (3)
- Spiritual Growth (2)
- Spiritual Health (1)
- Spiritual Leadership (2)
- Spiritual Problems (1)
- Spiritual Transformation (1)
- Sports (4)
- Stillness (1)
- Stories (1)
- Storms (1)
- Stretching Experiences (1)
- Success (5)
- Suffering (2)
- Suicide (3)
- Sunday School (1)
- Support (3)
- Surrender (3)
- Systems (1)
- The Saints (1)
- The Sick (1)
T
- Taking A Leap Of Faith (2)
- Taking Inventory (1)
- Taking Thoughts Captive (1)
- Talents (1)
- Talking (2)
- Taxes (1)
- Teaching (2)
- Teamwork (4)
- Technological Progress (1)
- Technology (8)
- Teenagers (2)
- Temper (1)
- Temptation (2)
- Tension (1)
- Theological Division (1)
- Theology (2)
- Therapy (1)
- Thoughts (2)
- Tired (1)
- Tradition (2)
- Transformation (2)
- Trauma (1)
- Trees (1)
- Trials (2)
- Triangulation (1)
- Trust (1)
- Truth (1)
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V
W
- The Work of the Holy Spirit (1)
- Walls (1)
- War (6)
- Warnings (1)
- Wealth (1)
- Western Culture (1)
- Willpower (1)
- Wisdom (1)
- Women (1)
- Word of God (1)
- Work (4)
- Work-Life Balance (1)
- Works-Righteousness (1)
- World (2)
- World Christianity (1)
- World Events (1)
- World Leaders (2)
- Worldly Power (2)
- Worldview (1)
- Worship (1)
- Wounds (1)
- Writing (1)
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Index by Reference
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Joshua
Ruth
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
2 Chronicles
Nehemiah
Esther
Psalm
- Ps 1 (1)
- Ps 2 (1)
- Ps 5 (1)
- Ps 8 (1)
- Ps 15 (3)
- Ps 18 (1)
- Ps 19 (4)
- Ps 23 (2)
- Ps 24 (1)
- Ps 25 (2)
- Ps 27 (4)
- Ps 32 (1)
- Ps 34 (12)
- Ps 37 (4)
- Ps 42 (5)
- Ps 46 (5)
- Ps 51 (3)
- Ps 57 (1)
- Ps 62 (1)
- Ps 63 (3)
- Ps 72 (1)
- Ps 73 (1)
- Ps 82 (5)
- Ps 85 (1)
- Ps 90 (1)
- Ps 100 (2)
- Ps 103 (1)
- Ps 104 (1)
- Ps 119 (8)
- Ps 126 (2)
- Ps 127 (1)
- Ps 133 (4)
- Ps 139 (13)
- Ps 146 (1)