Searching for the Ark of the Covenant

As a kid, our family went in search of the Ark of the Covenant in Jordan, which was supposedly in a cave near Mount Nebo.

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Believing Before the Miracle

In John 4, the nobleman whose son was dying came to Jesus with his problem. But he discovered he had brought another problem along as well because he had determined to either believe or reject Jesus based on whether or not Jesus would give him what he wanted.

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The Book of Hosea

I’m working my way verse-by-verse through the book of Hosea at https://www.facebook.com/jeffscogginsbooks. You’re invited to follow along if you like. Just “like” the page and you will be notified of each post. Also, if you want to ask any Bible-related questions, post them in the same spot and I’ll be happy to take a stab at answering.

Time with God: My Story

I used to think I did not have a testimony because I had no dramatic story of leaving behind a terrible life and coming to God. But eventually I realized that I do have a testimony. Everyone does. It’s just a matter of recognizing what God has done in your life. This is my story.

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Falling in Love with the Truth

This is a sermon from 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 about the one real conspiracy that is being engineered by Satan himself and how to prepare for it.

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Regrets on an African River

On an ill-fated river rafting trip in Rwanda in 1990, Jeff Scoggins, Cameron Scoggins, and Carl Wilkens failed to show up at their rendezvous point. This is their story.

 

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Naked Humans, Compassionate God, Pt. 2

When God came looking for Adam and Eve in the garden, they met him with excuses and even blame. But in the course of their conversation the real situation became clear. The result was that God declared that from that point on God’s people and Satan, the serpent, would be at war.

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Naked Humans, Compassionate God, Pt. 1

After Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree, they realized they were naked, literally and spiritually. So they attempted to make clothes from leaves, but failed. So they hid from God. God knew where they were, but he allowed them to hide from him and searched for them. Why? The answer says something profound about God.

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Small Actions, Spectacular Results

Two points: God is calling you. Just you. And he probably is not asking you to do something big and dramatic. He’s probably asking you to do something relatively small. But that small thing, when we obey, has spectacular results.

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Crafty Serpent, Naked Humans

Genesis 3 tells the story of what went wrong in the world at the very beginning. When Eve chose to talk with the serpent in the Garden of Eden, she didn’t stand a chance against his subtlety. She was outmatched by many leagues.

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