And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary,…
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I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.Philemon 4-6 Paul…
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Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”John 4:10 My house doesn’t have an automatic sprinkler system, and I have learned the hard way that…
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Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.Proverbs 23:23 Solomon here told us we should buy truth and not sell it, reflecting the fact that the truth of Scripture is an extremely valuable commodity that we should invest all to gain. We serve the God of all truth (Psalm…
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As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”Acts 9:3-4 God chose Saul to reach the Gentiles, although here, at the beginning of chapter 9, he did not…
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Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.Hebrews 2:14-15 It seems like the…
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“So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’”Luke 19:13 One of the major problems people have in this life is procrastination. We figure out when something is due, gauge how much time it will take to do this activity, and wait until…
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The apostle John’s goal was simple and stated in two verses near the end of his gospel – John 20:30-31 says, And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book, but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the…
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But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.James 1:14 The Bible clearly shows that if we draw near to God, He is faithful to draw near to us. To say that something “draws” us in is another way of saying “lures” us, as an animal is led…
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He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die.Proverbs 19:16 The Hebrew word for keep in this verse means to guard, tend, hedge about, or observe. We can picture this verse as tending to what the Bible commands in order to guard our soul, and keeping…
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