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Sermons, devotionals and weekly bulletins from Clarity Church in Brooklyn Park.
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Galatians 5:13-23 calls us to serve one another in love. Learn why the fruit of the Spirit, not rhetoric, shows whether Jesus defines our love.
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About This Bible Story: At the time of this story, Jesus was likely one or two years old and living with his family in a house in Bethlehem. This contradicts accounts of the Christmas story that place the wise men in the stable with the shepherds, the manger, and newborn Jesus. With a star as…
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About These Bible Stories: In the Frolic Preschool Bible, the story of Christmas begins with Mary’s story. She received amazing news from the angel Gabriel, who greeted her, assured her of the Lord’s presence, and told her, “Do not be afraid.” When Mary learned she would have a child, she was surprised and asked “How…
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Dear Parents, After Elijah was taken to heaven in a whirlwind, his successor Elisha continued Elijah’s work as a prophet to Israel. God used him, like Elijah, to perform miracles—multiplying the oil of a poor widow, raising a Shunammite woman’s son from the dead, purifying a poisoned pot of stew, and more. At this time,…
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About This Bible Story: The story of Jonah may be one of the most exciting and dramatic stories in the Bible. Jonah knew the right thing to do, but rejected God’s request to go to Nineveh. To run away, he boarded a boat and fell asleep as a mighty storm created panic in the sailors.…
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Following God’s great display of power at Mount Carmel, Elijah fled for his life and traveled to Mount Horeb where he encountered God in a soft whisper. God instructed Elijah to anoint a man named Elisha as his successor. Elijah found Elisha plowing a field. Elijah put his cloak over Elisha to show that Elisha…
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King Ahab was an evil king. In fact, “Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him” (1 Kings 16:33). God wanted His people to be faithful to Him, but King Ahab led them away from God. God chose Elijah to get Ahab’s attention.…
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The book of Daniel describes a time when the Jewish people were captives in Babylon. The story of Daniel, like that of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego a few chapters earlier, is about a faithful Israelite who defied the rules of Babylon. Instead of worshipping idols or King Darius, Daniel prayed only to the one true…
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Dear Parents, After King Solomon died, the tribes of Israel split into two kingdoms—the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah. Jeroboam was the king of Israel, and Solomon’s son Rehoboam was the king of Judah. These two kingdoms were frequently at war with each other, and they rotated through mostly evil…
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Dear Parents, King Solomon loved God. He received wisdom from the Lord and was dedicated to building His temple. But early on, we see hints that Solomon’s heart was not completely devoted to God. He married foreign wives who turned Solomon’s heart away from God. (1 Kings 11:4) Solomon gradually abandoned what he had believed.…
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This story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego happens a few chapters earlier than the well- known story of Daniel in the lions’ den. It provides another dramatic example of God’s protection. The people of Judah had been taken captive in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, ordered the healthiest and wisest young men to come…
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Why is the resurrection of Jesus the greatest story ever told? Three reasons: doubt won’t keep you out, God is in control, and he loves us anyway.