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Bible
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| Wednesday,
August 13 - Congregations |
The Rev. Dr. Wanda
Deifelt (bio)
Sao Leopoldo, Brazil |
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Full Text of Bible Study 1
Philippians 2:1-8
1 If then there
is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any
sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, 2 make my joy
complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in
full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing
from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard
others as better than yourselves. 4 Let each of
you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of
others. 5
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he
was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as
something to be exploited, 7 but emptied
himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human
likeness. And being found in human form, 8 he humbled
himself and became obedient to the point of death-- even death
on a cross.
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| Thursday,
August 14 - Global/Ecumenical |
The
Rev. Dr. Anastasia Boniface-Malle (bio)
Nairobi, Kenya |
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Full Text of Bible Study 2
Genesis 12:1-4
1 Now the LORD
said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and
your father's house to the land that I will show you.
2 I will
make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make
your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3
I will bless those who bless you, and the one who
curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the
earth shall be blessed." 4
So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went
with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed
from Haran.
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| Friday,
August 15 - Public Church |
Bishop Munib Younan
(bio)
Jerusalem |
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Full Text of Bible Study 3
Micah
6:8
He has told you, O
mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly
with your God?
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| Saturday,
August 16 - Leadership |
Dr. Monica
Melanchthon (bio)
Madras, India |
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Full Text of Bible Study 4
2 Samuel 20:14-22
14 Sheba passed
through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah; and
all the Bichrites assembled, and followed him inside. 15 Joab's forces
came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah; they threw
up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood against the
rampart. Joab's forces were battering the wall to break it
down. 16 Then a
wise woman called from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell
Joab, 'Come here, I want to speak to you.'" 17 He came near
her; and the woman said, "Are you Joab?" He
answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen
to the words of your servant." He answered, "I am
listening." 18 Then
she said, "They used to say in the old days, 'Let them
inquire at Abel'; and so they would settle a matter. 19 I am one of
those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel; you seek to
destroy a city that is a mother in Israel; why will you
swallow up the heritage of the LORD?" 20
Joab answered, "Far be it from me, far be it, that
I should swallow up or destroy! 21 That is not
the case! But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, called
Sheba son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King
David; give him up alone, and I will withdraw from the
city." The woman said to Joab, "His head shall be
thrown over the wall to you." 22 Then the
woman went to all the people with her wise plan. And they cut
off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab.
So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, and
all went to their homes, while Joab returned to Jerusalem to
the king.
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