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Genesis 37, 40-47 Introduction I use my computer a lot and sometimes when I do, I press a key and nothing happens. My reaction is to press more keys and before I know it, I have gotten myself into a mess. If I had been patient, the expected reaction would have happened. Instead, I make problems because…

Genesis 2:18-25 Introduction When answering phones for the Billy Graham Telephone ministry on Tuesday, I spoke with one woman whose husband had left her. He was a lawyer and made a lot of money, but did not support her after he left. She felt abandoned by him. I was saddened by the way in which their…

Genesis 1-3 Introduction Where does your thinking begin? Suppose you had a mysterious pain in your body. Where would you go? If you believe… In science - to a doctor That sickness is not God’s will - to a faith healer That sickness is caused by demons - to an exorcist That doctors are suspect - to a…

Genesis 1-3 Introduction The average person who works at a job will be at the job for more than 80,000 hours in a lifetime. If you have a forty hour work week, two weeks of vacation a year and work for 40 years that adds up to 80,000 hours. That is a lot of time! How do you spend those hours? How do…

Genesis 25 - 27 Introduction THE ROAD NOT TAKEN Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the…

Genesis 28-35 Introduction I once visited a family who had built their own home. When I was there, it had already been several years since they had built it and they were living in it, but there were still a number of things that were not finished. Some of the wood trim was unfinished and so were several…

Genesis 24 Introduction During these first days of the new year, and as we have concluded the past year, there are certain thoughts which often come to mind. We look back at what has happened in the year past and we think about how God has led us. We also look towards the new year and as we wonder what…

Genesis 12-17 Introduction Some of you play soccer and some don’t, but I doubt if anyone watching the game would have trouble understanding it. You kick a ball and try to get it in the opposite net. The same is not true for cricket, rugby and football. You have to watch it many times and have it explained…

Genesis 12:10-20; 15:1-19; 16:1-16 Introduction - Every day we exercise faith - on the highway. -pick me up - hardware store without my wallet - faith in God - looking for direction - experience an illness, - When our resources are not sufficient - When our hopes are not being fulfilled, - “Can I really…

Genesis 3-11 Introduction Mom leaves the house cleaned up and goes out to visit a friend. When she comes home several hours later, the house is a mess. One plant is knocked over, there is dirt on the floor, water dripping from the counter and pieces of balled up newspaper all over the place. What is…

Genesis 46-50 Introduction Have you ever watched a person turn off a light and then walk in the dark. Even though they know the room well, they walk with caution, fearful that the next step will bring them pain from something that was not there a few minutes ago. They are not at all certain of what they…

Genesis 34,38,39 Introduction Each spring, as soon as the ice was off the Pembina River, a group of friends and I would put our canoes in and take a little canoe trip. The point, of course, was that with the spring runoff, the water was flowing quite fast and often over its banks and it made for a fun…

Genesis 16 & 18 Introduction Which of these chairs would you be willing to sit on? Why? This one looks pretty flimsy. The evidence of what your eyes tell you is that there is a pretty good chance that you would end up on the ground if you tried to sit on it. This one, on the other hand, is solid. If…

Genesis 6:1-9:17 Introduction The Floods Interpretive Center has recently opened in St. Agathe. I have not had an opportunity to visit it, but I understand that they have a series of story boards with pictures and write ups about the various floods which have been in the Red River valley. Although I…

Genesis 21,22 Introduction He had shown a lot of potential early on and so the coach put a lot of effort in to guiding him and helping him become a better player. He had all the moves, good skating ability and the coach thought that with the right kind of direction, he could really go places. The only…