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READ   Colossians 3:18-19   18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord.    19 Husbands, love your...

READ   Colossians 3:20-21   20 Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not aggravate your children,...

READ   Colossians 3:22-23   22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when...

READ   Colossians 3:24-25   24 Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is...

READ   Colossians 4:1   Masters, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master—in heaven.     Paul was showing...

READ   Colossians 4:2-4   2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. 3 Pray for us, too, that God will give...

READ   Colossians 4:5-6   5 Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your...

READ   Colossians 4:7-9   7 Tychicus will give you a full report about how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful...

READ   Colossians 4:10-11   10 Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you his greetings, and so does Mark, Barnabas’s cousin. As...

READ   Colossians 4:12-13   12 Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He...

READ   Colossians 4:14-15   14 Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas. 15 Please give my greetings to our...

READ   Colossians 4:16-18   16 After you have read this letter, pass it on to the church at Laodicea so they can read it, too. And you...

Getting Started…   “I have always loved you…” These words spoken by the Lord through Malachi begin a bittersweet examination of the state...

I Have Always Loved You     READ   Malachi 1:1-3   1 This is the message that the LORD gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi. 2 “I...

The Land of Wickedness     READ   Malachi 1:4-5   4 Esau’s descendants in Edom may say, “We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the...

Defiled Sacrifices     READ   Malachi 1:6-7   6 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant...

Impure Offerings     READ   Malachi 1:8-9   8 “When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t it wrong to offer...

Unacceptable     READ   Malachi 1:10-11   10 “How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could...

Less Than the Best     READ   Malachi 1:12-13   12 “But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are...

Cursed Cheats     READ   Malachi 1:14   14 “Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a...

A Command for the Priests     READ   Malachi 2:1-2   1 “Listen, you priests—this command is for you! 2 Listen to me and make up your...

A Heavenly Warning     READ   Malachi 2:3-4   3 “I will punish your descendants and splatter your faces with the manure from your...

Life and Peace     READ   Malachi 2:5-6   5 “The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I...

Corrupted Covenant     READ   Malachi 2:7-8   7 “The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to...