Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7:60 Stephen spent all of Acts 7 pointing out to his Jewish audience that they spent their whole history resisting the Holy Spirit. They rarely listened…
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For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”Romans 1:17 Paul writes to the believers in Rome to encourage and equip them with sound gospel doctrine. Throughout the chapters of the book, he makes it a point numerous times that salvation…
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When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you. Proverbs 6:22 This passage describes the effect on your life of keeping God’s word ever-present in your heart and close at hand like a tool (Proverbs 6:21). By saturating your heart with…
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So the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise…
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Not everyone who hears of the Good News will accept it. Not all will put their faith in Jesus. Paul tells us that here in chapter…
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For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.1 Thessalonians 1:5 Paul would write in Romans 1:16, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,…
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He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.Ecclesiastes 3:11 Solomon was a man God had greatly blessed. He was raised in a godly home and was given wisdom by the Lord…
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For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Hebrews 4:12 Have you ever had to have some kind of surgery? It’s never fun,…
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I will remember the works of the LORD; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.Psalm 77:11 All throughout the Psalms, they tell us the importance of remembering God’s works. Asaph, the writer of this song, tended to get depressed about the evil succeeding. In verses 7-through-9, he wonders if the Lord will cast off…
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“There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.”Mark 7:15 There is an old saying, “The devil made me do it!” This is often repeated as a joke, but unfortunately, some within the body of…
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