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Contaminated Salt

Contaminated Salt By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  07/05/24 When Jesus called us “the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13a), He most likely was referring to the preservation function of salt. Jesus’ first disciples would have been intimately familiar with this function...
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A Jonah-Sized Challenge

Turning from Tarshish 06/27/24 – 07/04/24 A Jonah-Sized Challenge By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  07/04/24 After Jonah allowed God to use him, we see the greatest miracle in the book of Jonah: the salvation of the Ninevites. These cruel pagan people experienced one of the greatest...
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Praying Your Way Out

Turning from Tarshish 06/27/24 – 07/04/24 Praying Your Way Out By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  07/03/24 Read Jonah 1:17-2:10. Jonah’s prayer from the belly of the fish is honest and genuine. He doesn’t try to cover up his past failures; instead, he acknowledges his...
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Praying the Word

Turning from Tarshish 06/27/24 – 07/04/24 Praying the Word By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  07/02/24 When we study the book of Jonah, we often focus on the miraculous journey he experienced inside a giant fish: “Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in...
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Reacting to the Storm

06/27/24 – 07/04/24 Reacting to the Storm By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  07/01/24 There are many ways we can react to a storm. We can try to run away from its source, or we can keep ourselves so busy that we don’t have a moment’s rest to dwell on our problems. But these...
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