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    “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: … but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭24‬:‭15‬

    1. Dr. Chris Harper with Betterman, on marriage…

      1. Oswald Chambers on love…

        1. Oswald Chambers on trusting God. “We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises.”

          1. A sobering reminder from Thomas Merton…

            1. Jeremiah 45:5 offers a timeless antidote to self-centered ambition while providing assurance of God’s care for His servants. It calls us to release grasping after personal greatness and rather embrace contentment in God’s provision and presence, wherever He leads.

              1. Digging into John 10:9–10 How is Jesus the gate or door of salvation? (10:9) How does Jesus make your life full? (10:10) How can we better hear the voice of Jesus with all the competing voices shouting at us constantly?

                1. Digging into John 10:4-6 What prevents you from hearing or knowing his voice? (10:4) What are the “strangers” in our culture that try to lure us away from the Good Shepherd? (10:5) What are some teachings of Jesus that you have a hard time understanding? (10:6)

                  1. Digging into John 10:1-3 1. In what way has Jesus been a gate or door in your life? (10:1-2) 2. How important is the fact that the Shepherd calls the sheep by name? What does that mean to you? (10:3) 3. When you hear his voice, how prone are you to follow? (10:3)

                    1. Digging in to Luke 24:32… When was the last time (or a significant time in your life) when your heart burned at what you read in the Bible? (24:32) We can be so casual in reading the Bible, unless we seek to apply the words we read. Let Jesus speak and the Spirit convict.