Jacob Thornton

Creator of “Let’s Talk Bible.” Author of 5+ Christian books.

[Jacob Thornton @LetsTalkBibleX]

it's interesting… most of us can name every starter on our team by Sunday afternoon.
but could we name the books of the Bible in order?
Psalm 119:11 says "Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You."
what's one verse you know by heart?

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the election is two days out and the timeline is already loud…
but Paul told us what comes first.
1 Timothy 2:1-2 says prayers be made "for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence."
have you prayed for them?

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Bills fans sit in the cold for four quarters and never think twice
so it's interesting how a little rain keeps some of us home from worship
Romans 12:11 says "not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord"
what would that kind of zeal look like for us?

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worship is over and the sermon is still on my mind
but I hope none of us just took the preacher's word for it
Acts 17:11 says they "searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so."
when did you last check a sermon against the Bible?

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Liverpool and Arsenal fans don't switch clubs when the match gets hard
and I think we ought to be at least that loyal to Christ
Luke 9:62 says "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
what tempts you to look back?

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folks are debating whether Noah's ark was real…
but I think the better question is what it pictured
1 Peter 3:20-21 says eight souls "were saved through water" and "There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism"
so why do so many say baptism has nothing to do with it?

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a lot of people say faith is a private thing…
and it is personal
but it was never meant to stay quiet
Romans 10:10 says "with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
believe, repent, confess, be baptized
have you ever said it out loud?

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NFL Sunday is trending and folks are planning the day around kickoff…
and I like football as much as anybody
but I think we ought to plan it around the Lord first
Matthew 6:33 says "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness"
what does your Sunday look like?

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heading to worship this morning…
and we'll sing without instruments
not because we don't love music
but Ephesians 5:19 says "singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord"
the heart is the instrument God asked for
ever wondered why we sing a cappella?

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25 days till Thanksgiving and it's already trending…
but God never gave us just one day for it
1 Thessalonians 5:18 says "in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
so what are you thankful for this morning?

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Good Sunday…
somebody asked me once who's over our congregation.
no headquarters… just elders in that local church, with Christ as the head.
1 Peter 5:2 says "Shepherd the flock of God which is among you."
among you.
does your church follow that pattern?

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for a lot of folks Sunday Funday means brunch and drinks…
but Proverbs 20:1 says "Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise."
I think we ought to leave it alone.
does a Christian really lose anything by saying no?

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Christmas is already trending on November 1st…
it's interesting how early we start thinking about gifts.
Romans 6:23 says "the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
that's one gift we can't afford to leave unopened.
have you received it on His terms?

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a lot of apologies going around this morning…
but I think being sorry isn't the same as repenting.
2 Corinthians 7:10 says "godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted."
sorrow ought to lead somewhere.
where has yours led you?

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"the Spirit told me" … I hear that a lot.

but Ephesians 6:17 calls the word of God "the sword of the Spirit."

so I think the Spirit still speaks … through what He already wrote.

Where do you open your Bible to hear Him?

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watching college football this weekend … no player gets to rewrite the playbook in the middle of the game.

and we ought to treat the Bible the same way.

2 Timothy 3:17 says Scripture makes us "complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."

Is it enough for you?

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a lot of folks are thankful just to see another morning … and that's right.

Lamentations 3:22-23 says "They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness."

it's interesting … His mercies didn't run out overnight.

What's one thing you're thankful for today?

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Blessed Sunday, friends.

I think the best part of the Lord's day is that we don't spend it alone.

Hebrews 10:25 says "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some …"

so where will you be worshiping this morning?

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it's Sunday… the first day of the week
Acts 20:7 says, "Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread…"
the early church took the Lord's Supper every first day
I think we ought to do what they did
where will you worship today?

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a lot of people were talking about "faith alone" this weekend
but the only verse that says "faith only" is James 2:24, and it says, "You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only."
saving faith obeys
how do you read that verse?