When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” Mark 2:5 In this parable, four friends carry a paralytic to see Jesus, because they believe that Jesus can heal their friend, but the crowd was large, and the four men could not approach Jesus with their friend. However,…
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And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.” So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many…
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And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. 1 Corinthians 2:1 There is great power in your story. It is the, “I used to be, but now I’m…” God’s story and people need to hear it. Many times,…
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Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. Psalms 30:2  There are many psalms where David recounts the faithfulness of God, but this one verse in chapter 30 is packed with so much truth. David first says, “Lord MY God”, showing his personal relationship with the Lord. Next, he says, “I…
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Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. Acts 12:5 At this time, King Herod brought much persecution to the church. He had just killed James, and arrested Peter also. Surely the same fate was awaiting Peter. Under the heavy persecution, and experiencing the pain…
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Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. Acts 6:7 The end result of the early church’s actions was a profound spreading of the Gospel, even reaching the priests who once opposed them. Unity among…
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For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that…
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Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’” So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If…
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But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 As I look back at my own life, I remember times that I had no strength. I remember feeling weary and…
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And they were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of the LORD, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. Judges 3:4 Judges starts with Joshua’s death as Israel continues to conquer the promised land. However, the nation did not completely obey…
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