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Tag: Ernie Bursey

Prayers of Praise: Revelation

  • Lesson 13 for the week of March 24 to March 31
Two related themes run through the book of Revelation. First, Jesus calls the persecuted to resist persecution and temptation; and second, the faithful utter prayers for His coming and the trials to end. The book...

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Beverly Beem

Prayers for the Church: Paul

  • Lesson 12 for the week of March 17 to March 24
Paul’s letters reveal him as a praying pastor. It was common for non-Christian Greek letter-writers to mention they are praying to the gods for the persons to whom they are writing, often speaking of their...

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Beverly Beem

The High Priestly Prayer: Jesus

  • Lesson 11 for the week of March 10 to March 17
Relevant Passages: John 17 This prayer of consecration by a sinless Jesus to his Father can be divided into four sections depending on who Jesus is praying for: Himself, that the Father will glorify him,...

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Beverly Beem

Prayer: Listening to Jesus

  • Lesson 10 for the week of March 3 to March 10
Relevant Passages: John 14-16 In John 14-16 Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure. Soon he will be arrested, put on trial and executed as a criminal. He points out that his followers will experience...

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Beverly Beem

The Prayers of Intercession: Daniel

  • Lesson 9 for the week of February 24 to March 3
The book of Daniel three times mentions the prayers of Daniel while he was held as a captive in Babylon. First, he and his three companions pray for wisdom in uncovering and interpreting the king’s...

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Beverly Beem

Prayers of Desperation: Hezekiah

  • Lesson 8 for the week of February 17 to February 24
Relevant Passages: 2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chronicles 32 Hezekiah had the challenge of being the king of the southern kingdom of Judah at the at the time the kingdom of Israel just to the north...

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Beverly Beem

Prayers for Reformation: Elijah

  • Lesson 7 for the week of February 10 to February 17
Elijah we see a prophet to the king and the northern kingdom of Israel. A powerful figure, he brings both king and renegade nation to repentance for national sins. Ahab the king had married Jezebel,...

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Beverly Beem

A Prayer for God’s Dwelling: Solomon

  • Lesson 6 for the week of February 3 to February 10
Relevant Passages: 1 Kings 8; 2 Chronicles 6 When the first Temple in Jerusalem was built a service of consecration was held at which King Solomon contributed a major prayer. In the ancient Middle East...

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Beverly Beem

Prayers of Penitence: David

  • Lesson 5 for the week of January 27 to February 3
Relevant Passages: Psalms 32, 51, 130; 2 Samuel 11, 12 1. David King David committed adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, a loyal soldier away at battle. When she tells David she is pregnant,...

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Beverly Beem

Prayers of Triumph: Hannah and Mary

  • Lesson 4 for the week of January 20 to January 27
Relevant Passages: 1 Samuel 1-2; Luke 1 1. Hannah Hannah was praying for a son in the sacred tent at Shiloh. Because she was childless, she lived under constant ridicule from her husband’s other wife....

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Beverly Beem

A Prayer of Supplication: Moses

  • Lesson 3 for the week of January 13 to January 20
Relevant Passages: Psalm 90 Psalm 90, a somber and elegant psalm directed towards God consists of three parts: (1) The contrast between “You,” the eternal God, and “we”, his ephemeral creatures, vs. 1-6; (2) Our...

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Beverly Beem

Prayers of Despair: Job

  • Lesson 2 for the week of January 6 to January 13
To embrace the vast book of Job in one study is impossible. So we limit ourselves to Job’s words directed to God, and to a final prayer Job offered on behalf of his accusers. You...

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Beverly Beem

The Model Pray-er and the Model Prayer

  • Lesson 1 for the week of December 30 to January 6
1. Jesus’ Practice of Prayer Among the Gospels, Luke gives the most sustained attention to the praying Jesus. Only Luke records the story Jesus told to urge his disciples to always pray and not lose...

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Bruce Johanson

God Reveals His Righteousness

  • Lesson 13 for the week of June 17 to June 24
Discussion: The New Testament writers do not typically depict God as on trial before the universe as Seventh-day Adventists have often presented the matter. For Peter and John, if there is a question about his...

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Rick Baskett
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The Priority of the Promise

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Major Themes in 1 and 2 Peter

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The Character of Job

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The Curse Causeless

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Jesus in the Writings of Peter

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The Church Militant

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Josiah’s Reforms

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Rewards of Faithfulness

March 18, 2023

Managing in Tough Times

March 11, 2023

Giving Back

March 4, 2023

Beware of Covetousness

February 25, 2023

Planning for Success

February 18, 2023

Unto the Least of These

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Laying Up Treasure in Heaven

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Dealing With Debt

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Offerings for Jesus

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The Tithing Contract

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God’s Covenants With Us

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Part of God’s Family

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Introduction

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The Authority of the Bible

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At Ease in Zion

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Tiny Sins, Huge Results

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Faith Amid Turmoil

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Frightened, Foolish, Faithful Hezekiah

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How Jesus Forgave

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A Wind, a Worm, and a Plant

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Parenthood – Joys and Responsibilities

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He is Risen

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