His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing.  “For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly.  If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”  For even His brothers did not believe in…
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Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7  If you find yourself “poor in Spirit”, “mourning over your sinful state”, “meekly seeking to be led by God”, and “hungering and thirsting after a Godly life” as we read in the four previous verses, then you should be a pretty merciful person. If…
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But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state. For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.  Philippians 2:19-21 I am always…
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Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 Paul tells the Corinthian church to consider him, and other early church leaders, as servants and stewards. And then he says a good steward…
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For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.  But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:13-14 If you depend on milk for your only nourishment and never go beyond those “first principles…
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Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.  Acts 15:37-38 In Acts 13, John Mark, who wrote the book of Mark, left Paul and Barnabas while on…
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For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Most people think they understand the gravity of bestowing grace towards others. Allowing grace to flow from ourselves to other people is a lot weightier than…
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I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble. Psalm 142:4 But wait! Are we not commanded to, “Do all things without complaining or disputing?” Are these verses contradictory? No, they are not. Philippians describes how we should carry ourselves before the world so that we are good witnesses.  We keep the…
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Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.  And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile.”  For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. Mark 6:30-31 At this…
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6 Blessed is the one who’s heart’s desire is to be righteous, who long to be right with God, forgiven and called a child of God, so much so that they hunger and thirst after it. But Jesus goes far…
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