Lesson 102 - Failure in the Final Lap
Judges 8:22 - 9:57
05/24/2022A good start and past successes do not guarantee a good end. God greatly used Gideon, but Gideon greatly failed God in the end. His life and sad end... read more
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Lesson 101 - No Room for Heroes
Judges 7:1 - 8:21
05/23/2022
Lesson 100 - Putting Away the Fleece
Judges 6
05/20/2022
Lesson 99 - Hooray for Housewives
Judges 4-5
05/19/2022
Lesson 98 - Using the Unlikely
Judges 3:7-31
05/18/2022
Lesson 97 - Losing the Next Generation
Judges 1:1 - 3:6
05/17/2022
Lesson 96 - An Old Soldier's Farewell
Joshua 23-24
05/16/2022
Lesson 95 - An Altar of Misunderstanding
Joshua 22
05/13/2022
Lesson 94 - The Cities of Refuge
Joshua 20-21
05/12/2022
Lesson 93 - Handing Out the Inheritance
Joshua 15-19
05/11/2022
Lesson 92 - The Conquest of Canaan
Joshua 10:29 - 14:15
05/10/2022
Lesson 91 - Manipulation and Miracles
Joshua 9:1 - 10:28
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Lesson 90 - Secret Sins
Joshua 7-8
05/06/2022
Lesson 89 - The Battle of Jericho
Joshua 5:13 - 6:27
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Lesson 88 - Crossing the Jordan
Joshua 3:1 - 5:12
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Lesson 87 - A Surprising Conversion
Joshua 2
05/03/2022
Lesson 86 - Defining Success
Joshua 1
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Lesson 85 - A Final Blessing
Deuteronomy 32:48 - 34:12
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Lesson 84 - The Song of Moses
Deuteronomy 31:1 - 32:47
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Lesson 83 - Choosing Life Today
Deuteronomy 29-30
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Lesson 82 - Blessings and Consequences
Deuteronomy 27-28
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Lesson 81 - Righteousness on Review
Deuteronomy 16:18-26:19
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Lesson 80 - Five Qualities of True Worship
Deuteronomy 12:1 - 16:17
04/22/2022
Lesson 79 - A Reminder of Grace
Deuteronomy 9-11
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Lesson 78 - Testifying to the Next Generation
Deuteronomy 5-8
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