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Joe Norton
May 5, 20241 min read
Joy In Serving (5/5/2024)
“Obey those who have the rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do...


Joe Norton
Apr 28, 20241 min read
In Much Wisdom (4/28/2024)
“For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases in knowledge increases sorrow” (Ecclesiastes 1:18). By reversing customary...


Joe Norton
Apr 21, 20241 min read
A Perfect Savior (4/21/2024)
“And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him” (Hebrews 5:9). The writer of this book has...


Joe Norton
Apr 14, 20241 min read
Israel’s Rejection of God’s Word (4/14/2024)
A study of the Woes of Isaiah 5 “Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, “And the flame consumes the chaff, “So their root will be as...


Joe Norton
Apr 7, 20241 min read
No Pandering from God (4/7/2024)
A study of the Woes of Isaiah 5 “For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, “And the men of Judah are His pleasant...


Joe Norton
Mar 31, 20241 min read
Danger of Impaired Judgement (3/31/2024)
A Study of the Woes of Isaiah 5 “Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink, Who justify the...


Joe Norton
Mar 25, 20241 min read
Self-Conceit Condemned (3/24/2024)
A Study of the Woes of Isaiah 5 “Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!” (Isaiah 5:21)....


Joe Norton
Mar 10, 20241 min read
Iniquity (3/10/2024)
A Study of the Woes of Isaiah 5 “Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, “And sin as if with a cart rope” (Isaiah 5:18). In...


Joe Norton
Mar 3, 20241 min read
Avoiding Intoxicating Drink (3/3/2024)
A Study of the Woes of Isaiah 5 “Woe to those who rise early in the morning, “That they may follow intoxicating drink; “Who continue...


Joe Norton
Feb 25, 20241 min read
Greed (2/25/2024)
A Study of the Woes of Isaiah 5 “Woe to those who join house to house; “They add field to field, “Till there is no place “Where they may...


Joe Norton
Feb 18, 20241 min read
On Being Selfless (2/18/2024)
“But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in...


Joe Norton
Feb 11, 20241 min read
Avoid Hypocrisy (2/11/2024)
“Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips,...


Joe Norton
Feb 4, 20242 min read
A Reasonable Estimate of Self (2/4/2024)
“For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but...


Joe Norton
Jan 28, 20241 min read
Betrayal (1/28/2024)
“Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to...


Joe Norton
Jan 22, 20241 min read
Sincerity (1/21/2024)
“Jesus answered them and said, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the...


Joe Norton
Jan 13, 20241 min read
Expectations (1/14/2024)
“And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God” (1...


Joe Norton
Jan 9, 20241 min read
The Keeping of Vows (1/7/2024)
“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it...


Joe Norton
Dec 31, 20231 min read
The Love of the Father (12/31/2023)
“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know...


Joe Norton
Dec 24, 20231 min read
To Appear with Christ (12/24/2023)
Fourth in a series in Colossians 3 “When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory” (Colossians 3:4)....


Joe Norton
Dec 17, 20231 min read
A Life Hidden in God (12/17/2023)
Third in a series in Colossians 3 “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3.3). Several passages in...
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