BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:3 and ends at about 1:46 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things,… Hats or no hats? God isn’t giving us a specific rule about that, but rather to be aware of our own practices, what they mean, and they impression they give to others.

BibleGateway: Matthew 23:29-39 ESV Text: Matthew 23:29-39 KJV Text: The section starts at about 3:30 and ends at about 5:8 29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the… In the midst of dire warnings, see the love of Jesus. His enemies were a “brood of vipers,” yet He would send them teachers (v. 34) and He longed to gather them.

BibleGateway: Matthew 23:23-28 ESV Text: Matthew 23:23-28 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:35 and ends at about 3:37 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and… It’s not right to pick and choose what constitutes a godly life (v. 23) as we are tempted to do sometimes. God’s word is a package deal—take the whole thing!

BibleGateway: Matthew 23:13-22 ESV Text: Matthew 23:13-22 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:11 and ends at about 2:42      13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom… By preaching a religion of law without the forgiveness of Christ, the teachers of the law were leading souls to unbelief and destruction.

BibleGateway: Matthew 23:1-12 ESV Text: Matthew 23:1-12 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:20      1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes… Our sinful natures want our “good deeds” to be noticed too, but Christ calls us to humility because arrogance and trust in God don’t go well together.

BibleGateway: Psalm 119:65-72 ESV Text: Psalm 119:65-72 KJV Text: The section starts at about 5:48 and ends at about 6:41      65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.… Even though arrogant and godless people surround us, we find refuge in the word of the Lord who forgives our sins and does good to us.

BibleGateway: Psalm 119:57-64 ESV Text: Psalm 119:57-64 KJV Text: The section starts at about 5:0 and ends at about 5:55      57 CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep… The Lord’s gospel promises draw us to Him, and as His children we delight to follow His ways.

BibleGateway: Psalm 119:49-56 ESV Text: Psalm 119:49-56 KJV Text: The section starts at about 4:14 and ends at about 5:7      49 ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to… Our comfort in suffering is not in whether God will end the suffering quickly for us, but in His word’s promises to care for us no matter what.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 3:19-21 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 3:19-21 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:45 and ends at about 3:15      19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let… Leaves fall to the ground and are forgotten, but what God says is never forgotten. The Lord reveals Himself to us through His word.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 3:11-18 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 3:11-18 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:29 and ends at about 2:52      11 And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing… Samuel’s first prophetic utterance was a difficult one for Eli to hear, but it was the word of the Lord and Eli submitted to it.