Written by Charles Wesley in 1744, this hymn first appeared in the 1745 “Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord”. Listen for the story behind the song. . Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Music: Rowland H. Pritchard Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from…
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Today, in Genesis 43 and 44, Joseph’s brothers are sent back to Egypt to buy more food. Did they take Benjamin with them? Again, we’re reading from the Easy-to-Read Version READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Just what Israel did not want. Joseph wants to keep Benjamin from returning home. Will Judah…
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Joseph meets the brothers who sold him into slavery in our reading today. Genesis chapter 42, from the Easy-to-Read Version READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Did you notice Joseph’s reaction to his brothers? At one point, he is overcome with emotion and has to leave the room so the won’t see…
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UPDATE. CORRECTED EPISODE LINK. Thanks to Lifespring! Media Facebook Group member Jeff for alerting me to the fact that I had the wrong episode linked up. It’s now been fixed. Thanks, Jeff!!! Have I told you that I love Sundays? I’m sure I have. I love gathering with my church family to praise and worship…
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Today, we’ll see that not only does Joseph dream dreams, but he interprets them, too. We’ll read Genesis chapter 40 from the New International Version. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Well, how would you like to be the deliverer of the meanings of those dreams. Not so bad for the cupbearer,…
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It’s Friday, and today we’ll read Genesis 38 and 39 from the Darby Translation. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. So in Chapter 38 we see that God did not tolerate those who were wicked and those who refused to do what was right. In the space of four verses, He killed…
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Today is Thursday, and we’ll read Genesis 36 and 37 from the World English Bible. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Chapter 36 had a bunch of unusual names in it, didn’t it? Used to be that I hated reading chapters like that, because of the difficulty in trying to pronounce the…
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Today is Wednesday, and we’ll read Genesis 34 and 35 from the World English Bible. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Well, Jacob’s sons, Dinah’s brothers, were very clever, weren’t they? They knew when to attack and take revenge on those who had defiled their sister. And then, we saw Jacob’s name…
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Today we’ll read Genesis 32 and 33 from the New Life Version. Remember the underhanded things Jacob did to his brother Esau? Well today, they meet again. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Were you surprised by Esau’s reaction to Jacob? What do you make of the wrestling match in which his…
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Well how was your Easter, your Resurrection Sunday? We had a wonderful service at church, including three baptisms and a salvation. What better way to celebrate the risen Lord? Today we’ll read Genesis 31 from the New Life Version. Jacob makes a move. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. As a grandfather,…
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