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The Resurrection of a Misfit Leader: How Moses Became a Great Leader in Forty Short Years

  The Resurrection of a Misfit Leader How Moses Became a Great Leader in Forty Short Years   Larry R Evans   December 25, 2021   Some Highlights from Our Study of Deuteronomy    We are now coming to the end of our study of Deuteronomy. It’s been a rewarding experience with many applications for our lives today. A few of the insights that have emerged are:    ·        When taken as a whole, it is the longest sermon in the Bible. ·        It is not so much a 2 nd  law as much as a reapplication of certain laws. ·        It is not a political treaty but rather a covenant between God and His people. ·        God wanted a people that would be different from the Canaanites in the land to which they were going. ·        God can be known and He is faithful to His word. ·        God cannot be controlled by what He has created – the worshippers do not control their Creator ·        Deuteronomy is foremost a book about God’s grace and His love for the people of Israel.   Introduction The Man Mose

Hidden No Longer: "How Can I Get More of God in My Life?"

  Hidden No Longer  “How Can I Get More of God in My Life?”   Larry R Evans   December 11, 2021   Introduction “ And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.  I will be found by you,  says the LORD, and  I will bring you back  from your captivity ” (Jeremiah 29:13,14) On January 8, 1918, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson made a speech to Congress. The U.S. had entered what would become known as WWI.  Wilson delivered the so-called Fourteen Points.  In it, he outlined America’s political postwar aims. The points were clear, concrete, and had  specific objectives . Key tasks that were to be accomplished were laid out to Congress.   It was almost twenty-three years to the day, January 6, 1941, that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made a speech to Congress. WWII had erupted about seven months earlier. Roosevelt delivered the so-called Four Freedoms address in which he painted for Congress what America’s objectives were. Roosevelt spoke passionately about hi