Weekly Study & Share Bible studies https://stpeterhallettsville.org The weekly sermon and devotional Bible study to share with your home or your neighbors. Copyright 2020-present Jared Stillions, all rights reserved. 11th Sunday after Pentecost 2026 https://stpeterhallettsville.org/blog/view/1838 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:00:00 CDT Pr. Jared https://stpeterhallettsville.org/blog?blogm=view&blogid=1838 Fixed Upon Christ in the Storm
True faith is not a matter quantity, but rather the quality of what we fix our eyes on
Matthew 14:22-33

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Christ Is Enough
The world can be a bleak and wanting place

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...#1 How do Psalms 65:7, 89:9, & 107:23-32 add understanding & meaning to this story? Hint: think also in terms of imagery & action, not only grammar & vocabulary. 
See also Matthew 8:23-27  

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]]> 10th Sunday after Pentecost 2026 https://stpeterhallettsville.org/blog/view/1837 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 CDT Pr. Jared https://stpeterhallettsville.org/blog?blogm=view&blogid=1837 Abundance in Desolation
Jesus brings life from deadly barrenness
Matthew 14:13-21

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Christ Is Enough
The world can be a bleak and wanting place

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...#2 How does v17 support the assertion of “desolate place” in vv13, 15? How do vv20-22 contradict the assertion? What do we learn about Jesus? See Acts 3:15   

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]]> Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 2026 https://stpeterhallettsville.org/blog/view/1836 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:00:00 CDT Pr. Jared https://stpeterhallettsville.org/blog?blogm=view&blogid=1836 Nothing Can Separate
God's love in Christ Jesus is the unshakeable, inseparable foundation beneath all our struggles
Romans 8:28-39

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PRO ME | For Me
God is a God for me and for us in a discouraging world

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...#3 What do you think v28 means? Is it something to say to someone in the middle of a tragedy, or trying, urgent circumstances, or even acute grief? Why or why not? What do vv29-30 add? Use your study Bible’s notes.   

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]]> Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 2026 https://stpeterhallettsville.org/blog/view/1830 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 CDT Pr. Jared https://stpeterhallettsville.org/blog?blogm=view&blogid=1830 Groaning and Hope
Our struggle as believers is evidence not of God's absence, but of his work in creation's labor pains toward new birth.
Romans Romans 8:18-27

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PRO ME | For Me
God is a God for me and for us in a discouraging world

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...#3 What does 1 Corinthians 15:50-57 add to vv18-21? What does this tell you about your mortal, physical, flesh and bone body (cf. Luke 24:1ff, 36-43; Romans 6:4-5)? By the way, denial of the resurrection is a horrible error (cf. Matthew 22:23; 1 Corinthians 15:12-19)   

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