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Biblical Greek Basics

Biblical Greek Basics

Learning biblical Greek can enrich your Bible study. Even a little knowledge of biblical Greek can help. Check out these tools and tips.

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Jewish Day (1st Century) explained

Jewish Day (1st Century) explained

What does the first watch mean? What is the “third hour”? The Jewish day ran from sunset to sunset and was divided in 8 equal parts called watches and hours. Here’s what they mean.

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13 Matthew 4:12-25 Jesus’ Early Ministry

13 Matthew 4:12-25 Jesus’ Early Ministry

As Matthew closes this first section of his gospel, he highlights the Galilean nature of Jesus’ early ministry. Matthew summarizes Jesus’ early ministry as marked by healing and teaching.

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Greek Word Studies

Greek Word Studies

Greek Word Studies: Tools to help you study the Greek words in the New Testament from Wednesday in the Word

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April 2021 Reflections

April 2021 Reflections

In May, we’ll start the beatitudes from the Sermon on the mount. We’ll talk about what they mean and how Jesus expects us to respond.

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How to do a word study

How to do a word study

Word studies are one of the basic tools of Bible study. With today’s tools, you don’t have to know Greek and Hebrew to do a good word study. Here’s how.

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12 Matthew 4:8-11 3rd Temptation: Bow Down

12 Matthew 4:8-11 3rd Temptation: Bow Down

Satan offers Jesus a shortcut to gaining the blessings God has promised him. But idolatry is looking to someone or something other than God to grant us Life. For each of the temptations, we’ll answer 3 questions: Why is the choice wrong? Why is the choice attractive?...

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11 Matthew 4:5-7 2nd Temptation: Jump from the pinnacle

11 Matthew 4:5-7 2nd Temptation: Jump from the pinnacle

While the temptation to jump to from the top of a high mountain may not appear very enticing at first glance, it’s a temptation we all face today. When life gets hard or overwhelming, like Jesus, we’re very tempted to believe God has ceased to take care of us and we need to take a “leap of faith” to get back in His good graces.

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