”Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, “You will be made free?” Jesus answered…
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Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. James 3:13 James says here, “Who is wise and understanding among you?” You know some can have great knowledge but not be very wise. There are those who have spent many years in school, have diplomas on their…
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Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide…
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Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. 1 Samuel 30:6 This is the low point of David’s early life before he was king. He had been running from King…
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Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. Acts 8:26 Acts 8:4-8 shows us that Philip had a thriving ministry, one in which multitudes heard the things Philip taught and many miracles were performed, causing great…
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“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Matthew 7:1-2 Do you have a tendency to build an opinion about someone you’ve never met simply by what you see? How many times have you been…
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And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Acts 1:26 After Judas committed suicide, Peter used Scriptures in Psalms to show that he would need to be replaced to bring the number of the disciples back up to 12. He was right about that,…
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Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 As I was going through my closet the other day, I found several shirts that I had forgotten I owned. I loved those shirts and yet I had become so obsessed with…
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Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Galatians 6:1 The Greek word for overtaken implies an element of surprise, therefore the type of trespass here is one that overtakes a person suddenly rather than one that…
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“Then they said to Him, “Who are you?” And Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. I have many things to say and judge concerning you, but He who sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.” John 8:25-26 Here…
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