Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? Overview: What's going on here? Reflection: Why does this matter? Expectations: What do we do about it?

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? Overview: What's going on here? Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, where your ancestors tested me, tried me, and saw my…

Context New Testament Paul writing to address issues in the Corinthian Church Valentine’s Story Two Valentines are actually described in the early church, but they likely refer to the same man — a priest in Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius II. According to tradition, Valentine, having been imprisoned…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? Isaiah, roughly 680ish BC Overview: What's going on here? Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not considered the foundations of the earth? God is enthroned above the circle of…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? Overview: What's going on here? “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations. No one among you is to sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire, practice divination, tell…