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PERFECT JESUS … MESSED UP ME. Bonus Day: Colossians 1. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 39

Colossians 1:15-22 ESV —

“[Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.

And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,”

Thank you, Lord!

PERFECT JESUS … MESSED UP ME  – FormerAtheist58
Divine Exchange – Charity Gayle

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LEADERS LEAD WITH PRAYER. Bonus Day: Colossians 1. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 38. (Bonus Day: Colossians 1)

This summer our Shelby County TN LifeWise leadership team read Lead with Prayer by Skoog, Greer, and Doolittle. They wrote, “This modern practice of outsourcing prayer to staff or volunteers while we pursue other obligations and opportunities of leadership is largely a deception among Western Christians that keeps us from becoming prayer leaders. Jesus never taught this, the disciples modeled the opposite, and there is no historic church leader who endorsed the idea of delegating prayer only to those deemed most fit for the role of intercessor.” Amen.

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

Colossians 1:9-12 ESV

Friends, Paul didn’t delegate prayer to someone else. Paul LEAD with prayer. So did Jesus. Let’s follow their example.

Please pray for your family and for your own walk with the Lord. Please pray for your church and your community. Please pray for me, for LifeWise Academy chapters across America, and for the gospel to increase and bear fruit.

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Leaders Lead with Prayer – FormerAtheist58
The Lord’s Prayer – Grace Community Church
LifeWise Academy Clark County Ohio

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Jesus is the King of Kings: Jeremiah 46-47 meets Colossians 1. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 29, Jeremiah 46-47

They do not stand because the LORD thrust them down. He made many stumble, and they fell…

Jeremiah 46:15b-16a ESV

The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, said: “Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him.”

Jeremiah 46:25 ESV

For the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.

Jeremiah 47:4b ESV

[Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Colossians 1:15-17 ESV

Jesus is the King of Kings – FormerAtheist58
Jesus is Alive – Forrest Frank and Julia Poe

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The Dangers of Pragmatism. Jeremiah 44-45. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 28, Jeremiah 44-45

Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that evaluates the truth, value, and meaning of an idea based on its practical success and real-world consequences.

Read more about pragmatism here

“As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you. But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster. But since we left off making offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.”

Jeremiah 44:16-18 ESV

There is a way that
seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.

Proverbs 14:12 ESV
The Dangers of Pragmatism – FormerAtheist58
Rock of Ages – Sounds like Reign

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Pray and Obey. Jeremiah 40-43. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 26-27, Jeremiah 40-43

All the people went to Jeremiah and begged him to pray to God for them. They promised to obey whatever God said, whether it was good or bad.

Then, when Jeremiah didn’t tell them what they wanted to hear, they said, “You are telling a lie,” and they refused to obey. 😭

Friends, sometimes God is calling us to pray and preach. Let’s do it with a humble, obedient spirit.

Sometimes God is calling us to listen and obey. Let’s do that with a humble, obedient spirit, too.

Pray and Obey – FormerAtheist58
Trust and Obey

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God watches over Cities & Nations & Individuals. Memphis Storm Edition. Jeremiah 38-39. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 25, Jeremiah 38-39

* Sorry, no loud bugs in the background today … Instead you get to hear the humming of my generator. 🤯⚡🔌

The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard: “Go, and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will fulfill my words against this city for harm and not for good, and they shall be accomplished before you on that day. But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, declares the LORD.’”

Jeremiah 39:15-18 ESV

God watches over Cities & Nations & Individuals – FormerAtheist58
All People That on Earth do Dwell

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Two Powerful Truths from Jeremiah 36-37. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 24, Jeremiah 36-37

1. Every part of the body is necessary!
2. Obey God, tell the truth, don’t be ashamed of the gospel … And leave the results up to Him.

Listen in:

Two Powerful Truths from Jeremiah 36-37 – FormerAtheist58
Rise with the Sun – CityAlight

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What are you Teaching your Children? Jeremiah 34-35. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 23, Jeremiah 34-35

But they answered, “We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, ‘You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever. You shall not build a house; you shall not sow seed; you shall not plant or have a vineyard; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.’

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters, and not to build houses to dwell in. We have no vineyard or field or seed, but we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done all that Jonadab our father commanded us.”

Jeremiah 35:6-10 ESV

We’re all indoctrinating our kids into something, whether that’s being tree huggers, Cardinals baseball fans, or phone addicts. Here are a few of my thoughts:

What are you Teaching your Children? – FormerAtheist58
As for Me and my Home

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FEAR can be your FRIEND. Jeremiah 32-33. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 22, Jeremiah 32-33

And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.

Jeremiah 32:40b ESV

FEAR GOD? YES! – FormerAtheist58
All People that on Earth Do Dwell – Sing 2018 Conference

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Hope for the Future. Jeremiah 30-31. 2026

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 21, Jeremiah 30-31

Thus says the LORD:
“A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
she refuses to be comforted for her children,
because they are no more.”

Thus says the LORD:
“Keep your voice from weeping,
and your eyes from tears,
for there is a reward for your work,
declares the LORD,
and they shall come back from the land of the enemy. There is hope for your future,
declares the LORD,
and your children shall come back to their own country.”

Jeremiah 31:15-17 ESV

Hope for the Future – FormerAtheist58
Rachel Chapman and First Baptist Church Minden – This Blood

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