Thought of the Week | Let the Bible Speak

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Decision for Quality (10/25/2020)

“To do evil is like sport to a fool, But a man of understanding has wisdom” (Proverbs 10:23). Contextually, this proverb is talking about...

Joe Norton

Oct 18
1 min

The Greater Profit (10/18/2020)

Final in a series of studies of Mark 8:34-37 “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or wha...

Joe Norton

Oct 11
1 min

Losing to Save (10/11/2020)

“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it” (Mark 8:35). Cr...

Joe Norton

Oct 4
1 min

Recipe for a Happy Eternity (10/4/2020)

First in a series of studies in Mark 8:34-37 “When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, ‘Whoeve...

Joe Norton

Sep 27
1 min

First Things First (9/27/2020)

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers?” (3 John 2). John rather sets up a ba...

Joe Norton

Sep 20
1 min

Observations Can Mislead (9/20/2020)

“Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped For I...

Joe Norton

Sep 13
1 min

Who Is A God Like You? (9/13/2020)

“Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? Because He delights in merc...

Joe Norton

Sep 6
1 min

Open Ears to Hear (9/6/2020)

Third of a three-part study on Mark 4:21-23 “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear’ ” (Mark 4:23). While this verse clearly goes back ...

Joe Norton

Aug 30
1 min

Message Revealed (8/30/2020)

Second of a three-part study on Mark 4:21-23 “For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret b...

Joe Norton

Aug 23
1 min

Message on a Lampstand (8/23/2020)

First of a three-part study on Mark 4:21-23 “Also He said to them, ‘Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not ...

Joe Norton

Aug 17
1 min

Love One Another (8/16/2020)

“Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another with a pu...

Joe Norton

Aug 9
1 min

Growth (8/9/2020)

“Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the w...

Joe Norton

Aug 2
1 min

Considering God (8/2/2020)

“The kings of earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, Let us brea...

Joe Norton

Jul 26
1 min

Controlling the Fire (7/26/2020)

“If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless”...

Joe Norton

Jul 19
1 min

Act Like a Christian (7/19/2020)

“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (Ephesians 5:8) At one time, the Ephesian Chr...

Joe Norton

Jul 12
1 min

The Dead Do Rise (7/12/2020)

“Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in ...

Joe Norton

Jul 5
1 min

Love (7/5/2020)

“Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law” (Romans 13:10). The Apostle Paul re-emphasizes a signif...

Joe Norton

Jun 28
1 min

Steering In Troubled Waters (6/28/2020)

“Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety” (Proverbs 11:14). Two heads are better ...

Joe Norton

Jun 21
1 min

Know Him (6/21/2020)

Final in a Study of Philippians 3:8-10 “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, bein...

Joe Norton

Jun 14
1 min

Faith In the Righteous One (6/14/2020)

Second in a Study of Philippians 3:8-10 “And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is t...

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