And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostle’s feet. Acts 4:36-37 I love Barnabas, he is one of my favorite people in the bible. Here in the…
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But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:11-12 If this message that Paul preached was given to him by a…
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And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening. Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp. And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and…
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Now it came to pass…. that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign…. And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done. He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke…
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For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:20 Every time I hear a person utter the words, “I can do what I want, it’s my body,” I want to tell them simply, “Then show me the receipt!” I like to…
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A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish. Psalm 49:20 This psalm contrasts those who put their trust in wealth and points out that their riches cannot redeem them and that their trust in their wealth is foolish. God promises the believer that their soul will be…
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And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory…
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You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him…
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So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 Nehemiah upon hearing the dreadful conditions in Jerusalem, a place he had never been to, was moved to tears for his brethren suffering there…
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But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 The root of our response to Christ’s superiority in all things, is faith. We exercise faith every day when we: step into a building, take an elevator, mail a…
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