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The Gospel to all the world in my generation. Lofty aim but often seems an unattainable goal. Seems like we have misconceptions, faulty assumptions & apathy towards the idea of “getting it done”. Join us as we tackle this in our latest episode.➡️ Download this FREE Bible Study Guide “Let’s Read!” https://rb.gy/q335wa➡️ Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/theonlyelementshttps://instagram.com/harroneguthrie https://www.instagram.com/chitchatwiththeguthries➡️ Contact us: [email protected] [email protected]

We come naturally by our self-absorption. From our earliest moments, we’re congratulated for taking first steps, trying new foods, mastering new skills, for learning how to navigate the myriad complexities of an ever-widening world. The story is, and has always been, about us—our goals, our striving, our gaining, our getting.

But then one day the world refused to be our private oyster.  There was no pearl inside—just grit and sand and disappointment. And we began to long from somewhere deeper than the ocean floor for rescue from our pain, our foolishness, our disillusion with ourselves.

Enter the selfless hero who became one of us to teach us how to find the joy. The Pearl of great price offers each of us His priceless grace. In Jesus, we discover One who never disappoints, who never falls short of saving us, who never walks away in righteous indignation from our follies and our failures. He’s the friend who knows both when to speak and when to be silent, when to laugh and when to weep—the incomparable companion who merged His story with our own. “In Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).

His gracious offer of relief and liberation alters every other storyline. And yes, this hero always gets the last word.

 So stay in grace. -Bill Knott

We come naturally by our self-absorption. From our earliest moments, we’re congratulated for taking first steps, trying new foods, mastering new skills, for learning how to navigate the myriad complexities of an ever-widening world. The story is, and has always been, about us—our goals, our striving, our gaining, our getting.

But then one day the world refused to be our private oyster.  There was no pearl inside—just grit and sand and disappointment. And we began to long from somewhere deeper than the ocean floor for rescue from our pain, our foolishness, our disillusion with ourselves.

Enter the selfless hero who became one of us to teach us how to find the joy. The Pearl of great price offers each of us His priceless grace. In Jesus, we discover One who never disappoints, who never falls short of saving us, who never walks away in righteous indignation from our follies and our failures. He’s the friend who knows both when to speak and when to be silent, when to laugh and when to weep—the incomparable companion who merged His story with our own. “In Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).

His gracious offer of relief and liberation alters every other storyline. And yes, this hero always gets the last word.

 So stay in grace. -Bill Knott

Exodus — Passover — The Divine Judgment

Join us as we study the Bible Study Guide for the third quarter of 2025 called Exodus. We are studying the lesson for week 5 called Passover.    

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What to do when Christians have fallen in sin? We don’t always get it right but there is a better way. Join us as we discuss.➡️ Download this FREE Bible Study Guide “Let’s Read!” https://rb.gy/q335wa➡️ Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/theonlyelementshttps://instagram.com/harroneguthrie https://www.instagram.com/chitchatwiththeguthries➡️ Contact us: [email protected] [email protected]

If the end is near, how should we pray? With the Doomsday Clock ticking and eternity at stake, discover four bold prayers that prepare your heart to stand—and serve—at the close of earth’s history.

The Divine Judgment

Read Exodus 12:29-30 on how God struck down the firstborn in Egypt. Why did God focus on the firstborn? (See also Heb. 11:28.)

The last Egyptian plague fell on the firstborn. It was a divine judgment on all the gods of Egypt and upon all the families who worshiped these false gods, which were worthless idols that reflected the people’s own passions, desires, and fears.

As the earlier plagues had shown, these idols were unable to save the people. Their worthlessness was even more apparent now, during the tenth plague, which brought, by far, the greatest consequences on the Egyptians.

"Throughout the vast realm of Egypt the pride of every household had been laid low. The shrieks and wails of the mourners filled the air. King and courtiers, with blanched faces and trembling limbs, stood aghast at the overmastering horror."—Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 280.

Pharaoh represented the ultimate power and god of Egypt, and his firstborn son was considered a son of a god. Isis was a goddess protecting children; Heqet was a goddess attending women at childbirth; and Min was a god of reproduction. Besides these, there were several Egyptian gods of fertility. All these gods were powerless in comparison to the living Lord. Moses says: "Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?" (Exod. 15:11, ESV). Jethro later testified: "Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly" (Exod. 18:11, NIV).

According to Exodus 1, the Egyptians had killed newborn sons of Israel on the command of Pharaoh to weaken the Israelites, and to subdue and humiliate them. Now God’s punishment strikes the firstborn sons of Egypt. What people sow, they reap.

Our decisions and actual behavior bring consequences. And the painful truth, which we all have experienced, is that we alone don’t suffer from the consequences of our wrong actions. Others, sometimes many others, even innocent others, suffer, as well. Such is the nature of sin.

In what ways have you suffered from others’ sins? Or, what are ways others have suffered from your sins? What is our only hope?