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BiblicalTools
Weekly Digest
"A man's heart plans his way, but Jehovah establishes his step." – Proverbs 16:9 (KJ3)
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Faith in the Valley
This week we discovered how to steward time through surrender rather than control, explored God's love when you can't feel it, and introduced the personal Dashboard for community connection. We also announced the KJ3 Bible Reader mobile app and a new children's song about the walls of Jericho. Together we're learning that faithfulness with today matters more than controlling tomorrow.
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Light for Your Path: Time Stewardship
A personal reflection on surrendering our days to God rather than controlling them. Time stewardship isn't about being a better planner—it's about being a better follower. Learn to view interruptions not as obstacles, but as God's redirections, and discover how faithfulness matters even when your options are limited.
"Lord, help me view whatever comes today not as interruptions, but as divine appointments. I only have today—direct me to accomplish Your will, not mine."
Key truths from this devotional:
• A man's heart plans his way, but Jehovah establishes his step
• Stewardship isn't about having enough time—it's about faithfulness with today
• God's interruptions most often come through people who need us to listen
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Sunday Bible Study: God's Love When You Can't Feel It
Faith Beyond Feeling • Prayer in the Valley
Knowing God's love and feeling God's love are completely different experiences. When the gap becomes so wide that you wonder if His love is even real, remember: the emptiness is real, the betrayal feels real, but God's love is more real. Christ entered your valley so that even in your emptiness, you remain in His righteousness.
What You Can Do:
Tell God the truth — Honesty over performance
Refuse to go silent — Keep praying, even when you feel nothing
Find one person — Say "I'm in the valley" to break isolation
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The Walls of Jericho - New Children's Song
A faithful musical retelling of Joshua 6:1-27, bringing the story of Jericho's walls to life for all ages. This complete biblical narrative follows Joshua and the Israelites as they obey God's unusual battle plan with faith and precision.
Story Highlights:
God's promise to deliver Jericho into Joshua's hands
Seven days of marching around the city in silence
The seventh day: seven times around with trumpet blasts
The mighty shout and the walls falling flat
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Ministry Updates: KJ3 Bible Reader Mobile App
We're bringing the KJ3 Bible Reader to your phone! The new mobile app will incorporate everything from BiblicalTools.org, now optimized for on-the-go Bible study.
Features Available Now
• Genesis through Job with audio narration so you can read along as you listen, with more books coming soon
• Timelines, character profiles, and keyword searches for the first three books so far
• Bookmark and share your favorite verses
• Light for Your Path devotionals organized by category
• Friday Seminar page with live countdown and archived sessions
The app is completely free with no ads. Download coming soon for Android and iOS. Your donations fund the ongoing audio production and development.
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New Feature: Your Personal Dashboard
Connect deeper with the Bible Ministries community through our new Dashboard—your personal space for spiritual growth and fellowship. Create an account to unlock these features:
Community Feed: Share thoughts, verses, and prayer requests with fellow believers
Direct Messaging: Connect one-on-one with other community members
Personal Profile: Customize your avatar and share your spiritual journey
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Friday Seminar: What Story Are You Telling Yourself?
Note: There was no Friday Seminar this week. This session is from the previous week.
A vulnerable exploration of the internal narratives we run about our lives, relationships, and circumstances. We shared deeply about challenging these stories—from questioning our worth and calling to rewriting narratives about marriage, family, and God's purposes in adversity.
Voices from the Community
Charlie: "The narrative that I had in my mind... Happy Charlie, inside it wasn't really so happy... But no, I didn't really know him intimately. And I think that's what my grandmother was trying to bring across."
Patty: "I have many moments where I feel like a complete and utter failure. And then the Lord sits me down and he says, now, wait a minute here. Didn't I bring you through this and through that?"
Eileen: "I'm most grateful for sitting alone with the Lord in the morning outside of myself and just talking in a different realm to my Lord."
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Next Week's Gatherings
Sunday Study Group
When Prayer Feels Pointless
Part of our series: God's Heart for the Hurting
5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PM PST
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Submit Your Question for Q&A
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Friday Seminar
What Silence Teaches You
Rescheduled from last week—join us this Friday
7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
Participate
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"The days of our years are seventy years; and if by strength we live eighty years, yet their pride is labor and sorrow; for it soon passes, and we fly away. Who knows the power of Your anger? And as Your fear is, so is Your fury. So teach us to number our days, so that we may bring a heart of wisdom."
– Psalms 90:10-12 (KJ3)
Until next week, may you surrender your days to the Lord,
view interruptions as divine appointments, and find faithfulness
in stewarding the time He has entrusted to you today.
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Matthew 11:28 (KJ3) • bibleministriesinternational.org
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