Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.Philemon 21 As Paul closes this letter, he is asking Philemon to have mercy on his runaway slave, Onesimus. Paul is confident that his brother will do the right thing. You see, Paul saw the best in…
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Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. John 14:12 It is only through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that this awesome statement of our Lord can come…
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And on some have compassion, making a distinction; but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. Jude 1:22-23 Jude had written that the last day before the Lord’s return would be filled with impostors and religious charlatans. He encouraged the saints that diligence would…
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Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”John 11:43 Lazarus had quite a story to tell for the rest of His life: dead for four days, raised to life, called out of the grave. He would always be known for being raised from the dead for the…
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I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. Psalm 34:1-3 Sometimes, in church, you may hear…
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Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him, Nor speak anymore in His name.”But His word was in my heart like a burning fire Shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, And I could not. Jeremiah 20:9 “It’s hard being a believer.” That’s something you’ve heard or even…
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And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”Luke 8:48 The above passage is the reply spoken by Jesus to the woman who had been healed from her constant flow of blood for 12 years. Indeed, these words would have been the “icing on the…
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For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. Mark 6:20 King Herod imprisoned John the Baptist because John had called Herod out for marrying his brother’s wife. Knowing that this marriage was a…
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For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave – a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.Philemon 15-16 As Paul makes the case to his…
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But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 Though we don’t know the day or the hour when Jesus will return for us,…
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