The Drive - A Daily Devotional by Pastor Mike Sternad: Recent Episodes
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Deuteronomy 3:22
“You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you.”
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Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. The LORD your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.’
Deuteronomy 1:29-31
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Sorry about the beginning I sound like a robot, but it gets better soon
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So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
John 19:30
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When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.
John 19:26-27
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So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands.
Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him.”
John 19:1-4
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But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in.
John 18:16
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So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?”
John 18:11
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I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
John 17:15-17
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“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.
John 17:9
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These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33
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“And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
John 16:23-24
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“These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble.
John 16:1
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“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.
John 15:18
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As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
“These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
John 15:9-12
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If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
john 15:7-8
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“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
John 15:5
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Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27
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In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.”
John 14:2-4
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“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
john 14:1
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A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:34-35
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I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
- Joh 12:46-47
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He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
john 12:25-26
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took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
“Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ The King of Israel!”
john 12:13
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But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”
john 12:7
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When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
John 11:4
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I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.
John 10:14
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“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
John 10:11
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And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.
john 10:4-6
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Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.
John 9:31
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Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
john 9:3-5
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Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges. Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.”
john 8:49-51
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Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
john 8:34-36
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Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:31-32
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Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”
So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?”
And He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
Then they said to Him, “Who are You?”
John 8:21-25
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Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”
These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one laid hands on Him, for His hour had not yet come.
John 8:19-20
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When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?”
She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
John 8:10-12
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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.
John 7:1
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John 6:20-21
But He said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.
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John 5:33-34
You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.
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John 5:25
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
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- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7: "Love is patient, love is kind... It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
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1 John 4:16
16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
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Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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1 John 3:1 - See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him
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“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” 1 John 3:1
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“But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.” Psalm 86:15
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Psalm 34:19
“The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all.”
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Zephaniah 3:17 - "The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."
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Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments
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“I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.” — 1 John 5:13
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"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope."
Romans 15.4
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Proverbs 24:14
Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off
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- Romans 12:12 (ESV): "Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer".
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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. - Romans 1:16
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Philippians 4:21-24
Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. All the saints greet you, but especially those who are of Caesar’s household.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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Philippians 4:14-20
Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Philippians 4:10-13
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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Philippians 4:8-9
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
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Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 4:4-5
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
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Philippians 4:2-3
I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
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Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.
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Philippians 3:20-21
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
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Philippians 3:17-19
Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things.
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Philippians 3:15-16
Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
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Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 3:12
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
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Philippians 3:7-11
But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
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Philippians 3:2-6
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
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Philippians 3:1
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe
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Philippians 2:25-30
Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need; since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem; because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.
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Philippians 2:19-24
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. But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly.
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Philippians 2:17-18
Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.
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Philippians 2:14-16
Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.
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Philippians 2:12-14
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
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Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Philippians 2:5-8
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
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Philippians 2:1-4
Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
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Philippians 1:27-30
Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
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Philippians 1:25-26
And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith, that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.
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Philippians 1:21-24
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.
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Philippians 1:19-20
For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
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Philippians 1:15-18
Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
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Philippians 1:12-14
But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
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Philippians 1:9-11
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 and praise of God.
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Philippians 1:3-8
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
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Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Acts 3:22-26
Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’ And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
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Matthew 20:27-28
27 “And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—
28 “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
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The son of man came to seek and save that which was lost.
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Hebrews 12:28Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
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1 Timothy 4:4-5For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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Colossians 4:2Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
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Colossians 3:15-17And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Colossians 2:6-7Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
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Philippians 4:4-7Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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2 Corinthians 9:15Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
Indescribable gift: This means that Jesus is an indescribable gift, and salvation is an indescribable gift. The glory of the gift of Jesus and the greatness of the gift of salvation cannot be adequately described.
i. Paul isn’t saying that we shouldn’tdescribe the gift of Jesus or the gift of salvation. He is simply saying that it is impossible to adequately describe the gift. It is beyond full description.
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2 Corinthians 9:11-12You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.
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1 Corinthians 1:4I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
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Psalm 107:9
For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
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- Psalm 100:4 – “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!”
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Psalm 52:9
For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
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Psalm 69:30
I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.
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Psalm 79:13
13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will proclaim your praise
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- Psalm 95:2-3: "Let's come before him with thanks! Let's shout songs of joy to him! The Lord is a great God, the great king over all other gods."
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Psalm 107:1: "Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!"
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Psalm 69:30: I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
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- Psalm 30:12: "That my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!"
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Psalm 28:7
- Psalm 28:7: "The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him."
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Psalm 30:11-12
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
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Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
For the LORD is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5
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Leviticus 7:12
If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil.
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We are starting this series talking about how to please God as Christ followers. There are so many ways biblically that we can live to please the Lord and bless God and we are exploring that through these episodes. I hope you will join me and be encouraged through the truth of God‘s word and practical examples, let’s go!
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God is good all the time, may we reflect his goodness to others!
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Acts 28:25-31
And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
“‘Go to this people, and say,
“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed;
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and turn, and I would heal them.’
Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.”
He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.
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Acts 28:21-24
And they said to him, “We have received no letters from Judea about you, and none of the brothers coming here has reported or spoken any evil about you. But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against.”
When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved.
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Acts 28:17-20
After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case. But because the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar—though I had no charge to bring against my nation. For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.”
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Acts 28:11-16
After three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods as a figurehead. Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days. And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage. And when we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who guarded him.
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Acts 28:7-10
Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him, healed him. And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured. They also honored us greatly, and when we were about to sail, they put on board whatever we needed.
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Acts 28:1-6
After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
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Acts 27:39-44
Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore. So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach. But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.
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Acts 27:32-38
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go.
As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing. Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.” And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. (We were in all 276 persons in the ship.) And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
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Acts 27:27-31
When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship’s boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow, Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
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Acts 27:20-26
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. But we must run aground on some island.”
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Acts 27:13-19
Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land. And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat. After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along. Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo. And on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands
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Acts 27:9-12
Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.
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Acts 27:4-8
And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board. We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
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Acts 27:1-3
And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.
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Acts 26:24-32
And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind.” But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking true and rational words. For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak boldly. For I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this has not been done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?” And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am—except for these chains.”
Then the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them. And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.” And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
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Acts 26:19-23
“Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”
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Acts 26:16-18
But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
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Acts 26:12-15
“In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
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Acts 26:4-11
My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews. They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee. And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king! Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
“I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme, and in raging fury against them I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
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Acts 26:1-3
So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews, especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
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Acts 25:20-27
Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them. But when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.” Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” said he, “you will hear him.”
So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer. But I found that he had done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him. But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write. For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him.”
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Acts 25:13-19
Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus. And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man left prisoner by Felix, and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid out their case against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him. I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him. So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought. When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed. Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive
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Acts 25:6-12
Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there shortly. “So,” said he, “let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him.”
After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought. When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him that they could not prove. Paul argued in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offense.” But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?” But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well. If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.” Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go.”
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Acts 25:1-3
Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
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Acts 24:22-27
But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.” Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.
After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you.” At the same time he hoped that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him. When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
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Acts 24:17-21
Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings. While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But some Jews from Asia— they ought to be here before you and to make an accusation, should they have anything against me. Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council, other than this one thing that I cried out while standing among them: ‘It is with respect to the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you this day.’”
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Acts 24:6-16
He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him. By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him.”
The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so.
And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied:
“Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense. You can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem, and they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or in the city. Neither can they prove to you what they now bring up against me. But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust. So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.
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Acts 24:1-5
And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying:
“Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation, in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude. But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly. For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
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Acts 23:23-35
Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night. Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to Felix the governor.” And he wrote a letter to this effect:
“Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency the governor Felix, greetings. This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen. And desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council. I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment. And when it was disclosed to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.”
So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. And on the next day they returned to the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him. When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him. On reading the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he learned that he was from Cilicia, he said, “I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive.” And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod’s praetorium.
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Acts 23:16-22
Now the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.” So he took him and brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.” The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?” And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him. But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.” So the tribune dismissed the young man, charging him, “Tell no one that you have informed me of these things.”
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Acts 23:12-15
And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13 Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.
14 They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
15 “Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
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Acts 23:7-11
And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?” And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.
The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome
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Acts 22:30-23:6
But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.
And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.” And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?” Those who stood by said, “Would you revile God’s high priest?” And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
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Acts 22:22-29
Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.” And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this. But when they had stretched him out for the whips, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.” So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.
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Acts 22:17-21
When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance and saw him saying to me, Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. And when the blood of Stephen your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’ And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
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Acts 22:8-16
And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me. And I said, What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.
“And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. And he said, The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’
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Acts 22:1-7
Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”
And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said:
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day. I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.
“As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
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Acts 21:37-40
As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek? Are you not the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?” Paul replied, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.” And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying:
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Acts 21:27-36
When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done. Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks. And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd, for the mob of the people followed, crying out, “Away with him!”
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Acts 21:17-26
When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly. On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all zealous for the law, and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or walk according to our customs. What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow; take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law. But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality.” Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them.
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Acts 21:8-16
On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied. While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” When we heard this, we and the people there urged him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, “Let the will of the Lord be done.”
After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.
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Acts 21:1-7
And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo. And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.
When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
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Acts 20:25-38
I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.
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Acts 20:24-28
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
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Acts 20:17-24
possible, on the day of Pentecost.
Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders
Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. And when they came to him, he said to them:
“You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
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Acts 20:13-16
But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land. And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after that we went to Miletus. For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
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Acts 20:7-12
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.
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Acts 20:1-6
After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas, but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
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Act 19:29-41
So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s companions in travel. But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him. And even some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater. Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd. But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from the sky? Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash. For you have brought these men here who are neither sacrilegious nor blasphemers of our goddess. If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. But if you seek anything further, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. For we really are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion.” And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
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Acts 19:23-28
About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods. And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship.”
When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
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Acts 19:21-22
Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
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Acts 19:11-20
And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily.
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Acts 19:8-10
And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus. This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
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Acts 19:1-7
And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.” And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. There were about twelve men in all.
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Acts 18:24-29
Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
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Acts 18:18-23
After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. But on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.
When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples
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ActS 18:12-17
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal, saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.” But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.” And he drove them from the tribunal. And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.
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Acts 18:7-11
And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
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Acts 18:1-6
After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.
When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
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Acts 17:24-34
The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for
“‘In him we live and move and have our being’;
as even some of your own poets have said,
“‘For we are indeed his offspring.’
Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.” So Paul went out from their midst. But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
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Acts 17:22-23
So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you
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Acts 17:16-21
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.
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Acts 17:10-15
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men. But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds. Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there. Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
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Acts 17:1-9
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
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Acts 16:27-40
When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, “Let those men go.” And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.” But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.” The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens. So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city. So they went out of the prison and visited Lydia. And when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
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Acts 16:25-26
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened.
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ActS 16:16-24
As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.
But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.” The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
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Acts 16:11-15
So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
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Acts 16:6-10
And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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Acts 16:1-5
Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.
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Acts 15:36-41
And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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Acts 15:24-35
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”
So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter. And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words. And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them. But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
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Acts 15:23-26
with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Acts 15:22
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,
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Acts 15:5-21
But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”
The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me. Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,
“‘After this I will return,
and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen;
I will rebuild its ruins,
and I will restore it,
that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord,
and all the Gentiles who are called by my name,
says the Lord, who makes these things known from of old.’
Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood. For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
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Acts 15:1-4
But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them.
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Acts 14:24-28
Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled. And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. And they remained no little time with the disciples.
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Acts 14:19-23
But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
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Acts 14:11-18
And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
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Acts 14:8-10
Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well, said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he sprang up and began walking.
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Acts 14:1-7
Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, and there they continued to preach the gospel.
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Acts 13:26-52
“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed. And when they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people. And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm,
“‘You are my Son,
today I have begotten you.’
And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,
“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’
Therefore he says also in another psalm,
“‘You will not let your Holy One see corruption.’
For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, but he whom God raised up did not see corruption. Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:
“‘Look, you scoffers,
be astounded and perish;
for I am doing a work in your days,
a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.’”
As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.
The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him. And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
“‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. But they shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium. And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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Acts 13:13-25
Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.” So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said:
“Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance. All this took about 450 years. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’ Of this man’s offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised. Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John was finishing his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
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Acts 13:6-12
When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
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Acts 13:4-5
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.
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Acts 13:1-3
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
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Acts 12:20-25
Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.
But the word of God increased and multiplied.
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark.
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Acts 12:13-19
When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!” But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time ther
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Acts 12:6-12
Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”
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Acts 12:1-5
About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
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Acts 11:19-31
Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.
Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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Acts 11:1-4; 16-18
Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” But Peter began and explained it to them in order:
And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?” When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.”
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Acts 10:44-48
While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, “Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.
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Acts 10:34-43
So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
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Acts 10:24-33
And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I too am a man.” And as he talked with him, he went in and found many persons gathered. And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean. So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me.”
And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’ So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”
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Acts 10:9-23
The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.
Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood at the gate and called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there. And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them.” And Peter went down to the men and said, “I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?” And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.” So he invited them in to be his guests.
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Acts 10:1-8
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.” When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him, and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
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Acts 9:36-43
Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. In those days she became ill and died, and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Please come to us without delay.” So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his hand and raised her up. Then, calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. And he stayed in Joppa for many days with one Simon, a tanner.
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Acts 9:32-35
Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed.” And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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Acts 9:26-31
And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists. But they were seeking to kill him. And when the brothers learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
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Acts 9:23-25
When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.
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Acts 9:20-22
For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?” But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ.
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Acts 9:10-19
Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.” But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; and taking food, he was strengthened.
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Act 9:1-9
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul rose from the ground, and although his eyes were opened, he saw nothing. So they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank
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Acts 8:26-40
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:
“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter
and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he opens not his mouth.
In his humiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”
And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
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Acts 8:9-25
Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.” And Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”
Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
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Acts 8:4-8
Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So there was much joy in that city.
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Acts 8:1-3
And Saul approved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
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Acts 7:54-60
Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Acts 7:35-53
Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David, who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,
“‘Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,
or what is the place of my rest?
Did not my hand make all these things?’
“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it.”
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Acts 7:36-44
This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years. This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.’ This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us. Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt, saying to Aaron, Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands. But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:
“‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices,
during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
You took up the tent of Moloch
and the star of your god Rephan,
the images that you made to worship;
and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
“Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen.
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Acts 7:20-35
At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God’s sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father’s house, and when he was exposed, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son. And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
“When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand. And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?’ But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’ At this retort Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
“Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. Then the Lord said to him, Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
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Acts 7:8-19
And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh. And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all. And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers, and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
“But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt until there arose over Egypt another king who did not know Joseph. He dealt shrewdly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive.
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Acts 7:1-8
And the high priest said, “Are these things so?” And Stephen said:
“Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, and said to him, Go out from your land and from your kindred and go into the land that I will show you.’ Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living. Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot’s length, but promised to give it to him as a possession and to his offspring after him, though he had no child. And God spoke to this effect—that his offspring would be sojourners in a land belonging to others, who would enslave them and afflict them four hundred years. ‘But I will judge the nation that they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’ And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
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Acts 6:8-15
And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council, and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law, for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.” And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
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Acts 6:1-7
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.
And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
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Acts 5:38-42
So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice, and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.
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Acts 5:22-29
Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
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Acts 5:22-25
But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported, “We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.” Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to.
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Acts 5:17-21
But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.” And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach.
Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
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Acts 5:12-16
Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
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Acts 5:1-4
But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?
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Acts 4:32-37
Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
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Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
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Acts 4:19-22
But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.
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Acts 4:13
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus
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Acts 4:11-12
This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
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Acts 4:1-5
And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
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And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.
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Acts 3:19-20
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,
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Acts 3:11-22
And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
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Acts 3:1-10
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God, and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
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Acts 2:46-47
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
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Acts 2:43-44
And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
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Acts 2:42
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
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Sometimes it feels like God is mad at us, like we’re trapped like there’s no way out.
The answer is to call out and cry out to God who hears and helps.
We are reminded who He is.
We are reminded of what He’s done.
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Psalm 86:17
Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
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- Psalm 86:10
For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God
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Psalm 85:8
I will hear what God the LORD will speak,
For He will speak peace
To His people and to His saints;
But let them not turn back to folly.
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Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the LORD!
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Psalm 27:11-13
Teach me Your way, O LORD,
And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the LORD
In the land of the living
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Psalm 27:9-10
Do not hide Your face from me;
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the LORD will take care of me.
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Psalm 27:7-8
Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.”
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Psalm 27:6
And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
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Psalm 27:4-5
One thing I have desired of the LORD,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD,
And to inquire in His temple.
For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.
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Psalm 27:1-3
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked came against me
To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.
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Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern.
Philippians 3:17
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God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1
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I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14
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“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,”
Philippians 3:13
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Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
Philippians 3:12
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He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:8
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Detach from the world, attach and receive Christ.
Find your satisfaction in Christ!
He is good.
The Son was sent for you!
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Advent - The coming of the Son of man to save lost sinners.
Jesus came to seek and save that which was lost.
We’ve been rescued and redeemed!
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Thanksgiving is great but I want to thank God every single day of my life!
When we cease to thank God we can become ungrateful and discontent.
Thank God every single day!
Ephesians 5:20: "Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."
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“I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.” - Psalm 69:30
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Praying for you all!
Love you!
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Psalm 107:1
"Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!"
Psalm 107:1
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For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers
Ephesians 1:15-16
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For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 4:15
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The LORD is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.
Psalm 28:7
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Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:15
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GIVE thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
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Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
Colossians 4:2
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Philippians 4:6-7
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God"
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Praise the LORD!
Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 106:1
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We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks!
For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.
Psalm 75:1
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All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Psalm 98:3
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Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
Psalm 100:4
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Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
Serve the LORD with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing
Psalm 100:1-2
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It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night,
Psalm 92:1-2
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I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 34:1
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The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
Psalm 28:7
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When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you.
Deuteronomy 8:10
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We give thanks to God which should lead to giving to God.
It’s all His anyway!
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The Lord provided mana for the Israelites all the way up to the promised land, when they had to start working for it.
Even when they complained and grumbled about the food, God still
Provided for them.
Even when they rejected the Lord He still provided for them.
May we not take for granted God’s provision, instead let us give thanks for it!
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The story of Noah and the ark in Genesis 8:14-22 is an example of thanksgiving in the Bible. After leaving the ark, Noah and his family thanked God for his mercy and grace by: Building an altar and Sacrificing burnt offerings.
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A lot of our words come from being too future focused.
The Lord made it clear that we need to just think about today presently, what we are doing, and what God wants us to do
Don’t worry about tomorrow, God has it taken care of.
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Spiritual growth takes time.
We don’t become mature believers overnight.
We must feed our spirit and soul with the truth of God
We must seek the Lord through prayer and connect with other like-minded believers.
Give yourself grace in order to spiritually grow.
We are constantly learning and being refined by our Almighty God.
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We should meet with one another often.
One on one AND as a group.
As a Church we are LIVING this life on mission together.
What a privilege.
What a blessing.
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Oftentimes God allows challenges in our lives to grow our faith.
Don’t despise those times embrace them!
Be uncomfortable for the Kingdom!
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Watch and pray for the enemy is always trying to set traps that we can’t see that will lead to Pain.
Beware and be aware spiritually
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God wants to continue to renew you and use you in new way.
When you are open to the Lord’s leading, you will see the Lord do some unconventional and beautiful works in and through your life
Be open to his leading!
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Jesus is the light of the world
You and I are called to reflect His light to those around us
People are helpless and hopeless, and need the Lord
Pray for boldness and be a witness for Jesus Christ
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Life can be tough and tiring.
The unexpected happens often.
We may get to the point of exhaustion and weariness.
This is why it’s critical to seek the Lord, look to the Lord, and rest upon the Lord every single day.
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Joshua chapter 6 was the defeat at Jericho
Joshua chapter 7 was the sin of Aiken.
Joshua 8 was the encouragement from God to go forward.
Do not let defeats define your life.
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There is no place like home.
When we go away, it’s usually an adventure and a blessing like camping.
But when we come home, that’s where we are safe, that’s what we are used to, that’s what we love, that’s where we are comfortable.
Jesus is preparing a place for us in heaven, so may we use our time wisely on this earth.
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One way to seriously and effectively ministries to ask questions and then listen
It brings the person’s heart to the surface so that you can minister from that point
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We are all on a journey that the Lord is leading us on.
Where we are presently is exactly where the Lord desires for us to be used by Him.
We must be led by the spirit and follow fervently after Him.
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There’s beauty in the desert.
During ypur desert seasons, remember to continue to seek God
During those desert seasons, remember to look up
Embrace those desert seasons, for often, God wants to teach us in and through them
There is beauty in the desert!
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We were created by God to gather together.
It’s such a joy to assemble together with like-minded believers who love Jesus as much as you.
Being able to worship get into the word and fellowship together is absolutely necessary and amazing
Do not forsake the assembling of ourselves together.
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We should stop focusing on the destination and start hinging in on the journey, embracing it and soaking it in. The journey is the best part.
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We all get frustrated when things don’t go the way we thought they would go.
We all can get bent out of shape in an instant.
There are some ways we can cub frustration that would help us to get back to the place if a settled heart.
Prayer
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"It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed." - Deuteronomy 31:8
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The apostle Paul tells us to forget those things that are behind and reach forward to those things that are ahead.
Yes, there are certain things that we should put behind us, and there are certain things that we should remember, but when it comes to our walk with the Lord, we should be progressing daily
We might be going at a different pace from day-to-day, but let us pursue God on a regular basis!
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The Lord Jesus would remind his disciples of the same thing often.
We need to remember to focus on the spiritual.
A few ways we do this are stay in his word, seek him in prayer, and fellowship with one another.
Church has many functions, and some major benefits, but one blessing is that it helps us remember what life is about.
Life is not about you and me, life is about the Lord and his will, and his way and his calling and furthering his kingdom.
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Whether you want to be or not, you are an influence.
As a Christian you are called to reflect the light of Christ to all who we encounter.
We are not perfect but we are to magnify the One who is perfect.
We are called to be witnesses, ambassadors and representatives of Jesus.
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Gid has a plan for your life.
Everything happens for a reason.
Our job is to seek the Lord and make sure we are in the center of His will!
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God can use our past moments to minister to other's.
The trials you’ve been through can be used to encourage others going through the same exact thing!
We don’t want to go back to the past but we can revisit the past to help other's presently.
God doesn’t waste any pay moments or seasons!
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But that you also may know my affairs and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you; whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts.
Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
Ephesians 6:21-24
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praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Ephesians 6:18-20
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And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
Ephesians 6:17
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above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Ephesians 6:16
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Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Ephesians 6:14-15
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Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians 6:13
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For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:12
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Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11
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Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
Ephesians 6:10
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And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
Ephesians 6:9
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Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
Ephesians 6:5-8
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:1-4
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“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Ephesians 5:31-33
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.
Ephesians 5:25-29
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Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.
Ephesians 5:22-24
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speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.
Ephesians 5:19-21
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And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
Ephesians 5:18
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Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Ephesians 5:17
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See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:15-16
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Therefore He says:
“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”
Ephesians 5:14
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And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.
Ephesians 5:11-13
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For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.
Ephesians 5:8-10
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For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Ephesians 5:5-7
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But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
Ephesians 5:3-4
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Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Ephesians 5:1-2
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And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32
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Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
Ephesians 4:31
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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Ephesians 4:30
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Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
Ephesians 4:29
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Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
Ephesians 4:28
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“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:26
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Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.
Ephesians 4:25
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But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:20-24
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This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Ephesians 4:17-19
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but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
Ephesians 4:15-16
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till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
Ephesians 4:13-14
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And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
Ephesians 4:11-12
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(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
Ephesians 4:9-10
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But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore He says:
“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”
Ephesians 4:7-8
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Ephesians 4:4-6
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with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:2-3
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I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
Ephesians 4:1
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Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 4:20-21
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may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:18-19
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in tlove
Ephesians 3:17
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For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
Ephesians 3:14-16
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This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
Ephesians 3:11-13
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To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 3:8-10
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This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power.
Ephesians 3:6-7
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When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
Ephesians 3:4-5
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For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
Ephesians 3:1-13
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In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:22
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And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Ephesians 2:17-21
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For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
Ephesians 2:14-16
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But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:13
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Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Ephesians 2:11-12
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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:8-10
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But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-7
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And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Ephesians 2:1-3
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And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:22-23
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and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
Ephesians 1:19-21
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Ephesians 1:17-18
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For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
Ephesians 1:15-16
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In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:13-14
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In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:11-12
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In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
Ephesians 1:3-6
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
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Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.
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And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.
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And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?”
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And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
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And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
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When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
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For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
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If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
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What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
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Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed.
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He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
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For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
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But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
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But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?
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You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
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And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
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He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”
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But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”
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And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,
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And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
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But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”
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When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick
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Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
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“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
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All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
“I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
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As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful
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When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
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Hear then the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
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As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
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For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
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And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.
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And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
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You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
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Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
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Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all and ordered them not to make him known.
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Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.
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Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”
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And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”
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Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”
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Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
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What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops
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For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
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“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.
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And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart.
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When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” And their eyes were opened.
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And when Jesus came to the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. And the report of this went through all that district.
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And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.
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As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
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“Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
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And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go. when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.
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He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him.
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“Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith
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And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
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And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
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“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
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Matthew 7:14
For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
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Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
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“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
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“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
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But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
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“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
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And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words...”
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Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
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You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
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You have heard that it was said to those of old, You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
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You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
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“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
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“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled
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Matthew 4:24-25
So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them. And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
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***Ephesians 6:14-20
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.***
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***Ephesians 5:22-33
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her***
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***Ephesians 6:1-4
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.***
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***Ephesians 6:5-9
Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.***
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***Ephesians 6:10-13
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.***
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***Ephesians 6:21-24
So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts.
Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.***
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***Ephesians 5:18-21
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.***
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***Ephesians 5:15-17
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.***
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***Ephesians 5:11-14
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says:
“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”***
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***Ephesians 5:8-10
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.***
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***Ephesians 5:4-7
For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them.***
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***Ephesians 5:3-4
But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.***
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***Ephesians 4:30-31
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.***
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***Ephesians 5:1-2
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.***
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***Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.***
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***Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.***
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***Ephesians 4:26-27
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil***
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***Ephesians 4:28
longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.***
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Psalm 100:4Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
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***Ephesians 4:20-24
But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.***
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***Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.***
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***Ephesians 4:17-19
This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.***
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***Ephesians 4:9-10
(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)***
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***Ephesians 4:15-16
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.***
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***Ephesians 4:12-14
till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,***
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***Ephesians 4:11-12
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,***
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***Ephesians 4:7-8
But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore He says:
“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”***
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***Ephesians 4:3-6
endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.***
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***Ephesians 4:1-2
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,***
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Ephesians 3:20-21
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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***Ephesians 3:14-16
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,***
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***Ephesians 3:17-19
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.***
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***Ephesians 3:8
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,***
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***Ephesians 3:11-13
according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.***
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***Ephesians 3:9-10
and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,***
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***Ephesians 3:1-7
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.***
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***Ephesians 2:20-22
having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.***
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***Ephesians 2:19
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,***
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***Ephesians 2:17-18
And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.***
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***Ephesians 2:14-16
For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.***
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***Ephesians 2:11-13
Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.***
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***Ephesians 2:10
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.***
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***Ephesians 2:8-9
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.***
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***Ephesians 2:3-7
among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.***
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***Ephesians 2:1-2
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,***
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***Ephesians 1:22-23
And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.***
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***Ephesians 1:19-21
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.***
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***Ephesians 1:17-18
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,***
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***Ephesians 1:15-16
Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:***
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***Ephesians 1:13-14
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.***
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***Ephesians 1:11-12
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.***
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***Ephesians 1:9-10
having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.***
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***Ephesians 1:7-8
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence***
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***Ephesians 1:4-6
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.***
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***Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,***
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Ephesians 1:1-2
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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***Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.***
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***Galatians 6:9-10
Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.***
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***Galatians 6:11-15
See with what large letters I have written to you with my own hand! As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation.***
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***Galatians 6:16-18
And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.
From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.***
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***Galatians 6:6
Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.***
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***Galatians 6:3-5
For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For each one shall bear his own load.***
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***Galatians 6:1-2
Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.***
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***Galatians 5:26
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.***
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***Galatians 5:24-25
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.***
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***Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.***
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***Galatians 5:16-18
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law***
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***Galatians 5:11-15
And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased. I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off!
For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!***
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***Galatians 5:7-10
You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.***
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***Galatians 5:5-6
For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love***
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***Galatians 5:2-4
Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.***
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***Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.***
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***Galatians 4:27-31
For it is written:
“Rejoice, O barren,
You who do not bear!
Break forth and shout,
You who are not in labor!
For the desolate has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.” So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.***
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***Galatians 4:23-26
But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar— for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children— but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.***
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***Galatians 4:21-22
Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.***
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***Galatians 4:17-20
They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them. But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you. My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you, I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you.***
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***Galatians 4:14-16
And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me. Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth***
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***Galatians 4:12-13
Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. You have not injured me at all. You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.***
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***Galatians 4:8-11
But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? You observe days and months and seasons and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.***
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***Galatians 4:6-7
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.***
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***Galatians 4:1-5
Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.***
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***Galatians 3:26-29
For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.***
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***Galatians 3:23-25
But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.***
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***Galatians 3:21-22
Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.***
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Galatians 3:19-20
What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one.
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***Galatians 3:15-18
Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it. Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ. And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.***
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***Galatians 3:13-14
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.***
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***Galatains 3:10-12
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.” But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.” Yet the law is not of faith, but “the man who does them shall live by them.”***
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***Galatians 3:5-6
Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?— just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”***
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***Galatains 3:3-4
Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? Have you suffered so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?***
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***Galatians 3:1-2
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?***
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***Galatians 2:17-19
“But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God.***
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***Galatians 2:14-16
But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews? We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.***
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***Galatians 2:6
But from those who seemed to be something—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me.***
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***Galatians 2:3-5
Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage), to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.***
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***Galatians 1:21-24
Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ. But they were hearing only, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.” And they glorified God in me.***
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***Galatians 1:18-20
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.)***
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***Galatians 1:15-17
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.***
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***Galatians 1:13-14
For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.***
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***Galatians 1:11-12
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.***
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Galatians 1:8-10
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
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Galatians 1:6-7
I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.
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***Galatians 1:1-2
Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:***
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***2 Corinthians 13:8
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.***
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***2 Corinthians 13.5
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.***
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***2 Corinthians 13:4
For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.***
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***2 Corinthians 13:3
since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you***
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***2 Corinthians 12:19
Again, do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all things, beloved, for your edification.***
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2 Corinthians 12:15And I will very gladly spend and be spent for your souls; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.
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***2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.***
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***2 Corinthians 12:9
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”***
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2 Corinthians 11:30If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.
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2 Corinthians 11:10As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
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2 Corinthians 12:5casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
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2 Corinthians 12:4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
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2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
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2 Corinthians 9:8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
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2 Corinthians 12:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
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2 Corinthians 8:7But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.
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**2 Corinthians 7:16
Therefore I rejoice that I have confidence in you in everything.**
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2 Corinthians 7:14For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true.
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2 Corinthians 7:10For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death
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2 Corinthians 7:4Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.
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2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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2 Corinthians 6:3We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed.
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2 Corinthians 5:21For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
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2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
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2 Corinthians 5:14-16
For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
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2 Corinthians 5:9
Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.
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2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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2 Corinthians 4:16
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
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2 Corinthians 4:8
We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed
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2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
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2 Corinthians 4:5
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.
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2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
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2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,
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2 Corinthians 2:14
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
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2 Corinthians 2:4
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.
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2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
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2 Corinthians 1:12
For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.
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2 Corinthians 1:9
Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,
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1 Corinthians 1:7
And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
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2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
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2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
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2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
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1 Corinthians 16:23-24
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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1 Corinthians 16:18
For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge such men.
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1 Corinthians 16:13
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
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1 Corinthians 16:10
And if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.
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1 Corinthians 16:9
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
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1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
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1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
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1 Corinthians 15:9-10
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
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1 Corinthians 15:3-4
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
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1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
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1 Corinthians 13:4
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
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1 Corinthians 13:1
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
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1 Corithians 12:31
But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
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1 Corinthians 12:26
And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
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1 Corinthians 12:23
And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty,
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1 Corinthians 12:12
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
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1 Corinthians 12:11
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
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1 Corinthians 12:4-5
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.
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1 Corinthians 11:28
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
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1 Corinthians 11:18
For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
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1 Corinthians 11:24
Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.
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1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
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1 Corinthians 10:12
Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
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1 Corinthians 10:5
But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
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1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.
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1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!
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1 Corinthians 9:24
Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.
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1 Corinthians 8:9
But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.
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1 Corinthians 8:1-3
Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.
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1 Corinthians 7:17, 20
17 - But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches.
20 - Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.
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1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
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1 Corinthians 6:14
And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.
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1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord
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1 Corinthians 6:7-8
Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated? No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren!
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1 Corinthians 5:12-13
For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.”
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1 Corinthians s 5:9-10
I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.
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- Corinthians 5:6-7
Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.
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1 Corinthians 5:1
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles—that a man has his father’s wife!
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1 Corinthians 4:17
For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.
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1 Corinthians 4:4-5
For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
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1 Corinthians 4:1-2
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.
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1 Corinthians 3:6-8
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
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1 Corinthians 2:1-2
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. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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1 Corinthians 1:25
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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.
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1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
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1 Corinthians 1:9
Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment
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1 Corinthians 1:9
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
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1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
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Colossians 2:16-17
So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.
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Colossians 1:18
And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
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Colossians 4:18
This salutation by my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.
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Colossians 4:17
And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”
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Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God
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Colossians 4:10-11
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.
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Colossians 4:9b
They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
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Colossians 4:5-6
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
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Colossians 4:3-4
meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
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Colossians 4:2
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
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Colossians 3:23
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men
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Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
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Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
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Colossians 3:14
But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
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Colossians 3:12-13
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
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Colossians 3:8-10
But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
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Colossians 3:5
Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
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Colossians 3:3
For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
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Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
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Colossians 2:15
Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
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Colossians 2:8
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
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Colossians 2:6-7
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
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Colossians 2:5
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
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Colossians 1:29
To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.
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Philippians 1:24
I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
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Philippians 1:13-14
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
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Colossians 1:18
And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
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Colossians 1:9-10
For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
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Colossians 1:3-4
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints;
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Philippians 4:19-20
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Philippians 4:11-13
Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
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Philippians 4:7
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
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Philippians 4:5
Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
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Philippians 4:2
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
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Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.
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Philippians 3:20
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
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Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 3:12
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
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Philippians 3:12a
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected
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Philippians 2:8
But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.
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Philippians 3:2
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation!
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Philippians 2:21
For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 2:17-18
Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.
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Philippians 2:12-13
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
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Philippians 2:8
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
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Philippians 1:2-4
fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
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Philippians 1:27
Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
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Philippians 1:21-24
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.
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Philippians 1:18
What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
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Philippians 1:12-14
But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
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Philippians 1:12
But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel,
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Philippians 1:9-11
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 and praise of God.
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Philippians 1:3-4
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy
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Philippians 1:1-2
Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ,
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Hebrews 13:20-21
Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Hebrews 13.18
Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.
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Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines.
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Hebrews 13:15-16
Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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Psalm 33:20-22
Our soul waits for the LORD;
He is our help and our shield.
For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
Let Your mercy, O LORD, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You.
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John 1:16
And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
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John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
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Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord
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1 John 5:13
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
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2 Corinthians 5:18
Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
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1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
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2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
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Luke 1:52
He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.
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1 Corinthians 15:51
Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed
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2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
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Colossians 2:15
Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
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Colossians 2:3
Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
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John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
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2 Peter 1:3
as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
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Colossians 3:11
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
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Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
Colossians 3:11
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Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
2 Corinthians 5:18
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Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!
Luke 2:14
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In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10
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Psalm 103:12
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
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“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21
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Ephesians 2:8-9
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.
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Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
1 Peter 1:13
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Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Psalm 34:19
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Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
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James 1:19-20
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
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Psalm 27:13-14
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
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Romans 2:4
Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
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Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, norforsake thee.
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Colossians 3:1-3
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
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Deuteronomy 11:16
Beware that your hearts are not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and worship them.
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Ephesians 5:15-16
“See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
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Psalm 20:1-3
May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble;
May the name of the God of Jacob defend you;
May He send you help from the sanctuary,
And strengthen you out of Zion;
May He remember all your offerings,
And accept your burnt sacrifice.
Selah
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Romans 15:4
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
Acts 20:27
For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
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Proverbs 11:29
He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,
And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
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Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like foliage.
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He who walks with integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will become known.
Proverbs 10:9
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All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
— 2 Timothy 3:16-17
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Psalm119:28
“My soul melts from heaviness;
Strengthen me according to Your word.”
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God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it
(1 Corinthians 10:13)
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Psalm 46:7
The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah
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Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
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Colossians 3:12-13
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.”
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Luke 22:39-46
Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. Then He said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.”
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Romans 8:5
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
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I recap the bad accident that I had a couple of weeks ago and the outline a few reasons why I am thankful.
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Psalm 133
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the LORD commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.
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Mark 6:7
And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits
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1 Peter 1:15-16
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
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Acts 1:14
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
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Psalm 17:15
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
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Philippians 3:12-14
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Matthew 6:34
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
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Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
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Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days,
That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.
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James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Matthew 1:23
Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
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Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
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“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
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Romans 16:25
Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began
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Romans 15:32
“that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.”
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Romans 15:29
But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ
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Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Romans 15:1-2
We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.
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Romans 14:23
But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.
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Romans 12:18
“If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.”
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Romans 12:9
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
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Romans 12:3
For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
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Romans 11:33-34
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
“For who has known the mind of the LORD?
Or who has become His counselor?”
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Romans 10:15
And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
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Romans 10:2
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
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Romans 9:1-3
I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh,
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Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
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Romans 8:6
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
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Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit
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Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man.
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Romans 6:14
For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
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Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us
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Romans 5:1-2
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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Romans 4:20-21
He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
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Romans 3:28
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
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Romans 2:1
Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.
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Romans 1:13
Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles.
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Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
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Ephesians 5:16
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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John 16:33
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world
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John 8:29
And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”
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James 4:7
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
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Isaiah 40:31 -"but they who wait for 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."
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Psalm 91:1-2
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
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1 Samuel 9:21
And Saul answered and said, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?”
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1 John 5:14
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
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Galatians 6:9-10
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
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Romans 12:10-11
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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3 John 1:5
Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers,
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1 Peter 2:7
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient,
“The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone,”
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1 Samuel 1:10
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD and wept in anguish.
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Joshua 24:15
“And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
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Philippians 4:19
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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John 16:33
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
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Psalm 34:3-4
“Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
I sought the LORD, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.”
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Psalm 19:1
“The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.”
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Acts 3:8-10
“So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.”
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Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
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- Galatians 1:6-7
“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.”
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Psalm 51:1-2
Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
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Titus 3:8
“This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.”
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Matthew 4:1-4
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
But He answered and said, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
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Isaiah 43:24
“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”
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God is working on the everyday events in life.
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Luke 24:44
“Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”
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Luke 22:31-32
And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”
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Luke 23:46
“And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.”
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Luke 21:1-4
“And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;”
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Luke 20:17
“Then He looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written:
The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone’?”
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Luke 19:17
“And he said to him, Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’”
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Luke 18:13
“And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’
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Luke 17;4
“And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
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Luke 16:13
“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
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Luke 15:7
“I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.”
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Luke 13:27
“But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.”
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Like 12:4-5
“And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!”
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Luke 11:9-10
“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”
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Luke 14:33
“So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.”
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Luke 10:27
“So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and your neighbor as yourself.’
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Luke 10:5-7
“But whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.”
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Luke 9:1-3
“Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.”
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Luke 8:8
“But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
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Luke 6:47-48
“Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.”
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Luke 6:27-28
Love Your Enemies #17
“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.”
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Luke 7:22-23
“Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”
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Luke 6:21
“Blessed are you who hunger now,
For you shall be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
For you shall laugh.”
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Luke 5:17-20
Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them. Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him. And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.
When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
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Luke 5:12-13
“And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him.”
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Luke 5:1-4
So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
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Luke 4:42-44
Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.” And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee
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Luke 4:38-39
“Now He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. But Simon’s wife’s mother was sick with a high fever, and they made request of Him concerning her. So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.”
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Luke 4:14-15
Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
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Luke 4:1-13
Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ”
Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written:
He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you,’ and,
In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’ ”
Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.
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Luke 3:21-22
When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
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Luke 3:3
And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
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Luke 2:49-50
And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them.
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Luke 2:36-38
Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
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Luke 2:16-18
And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
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Luke 2:6-7
“And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”
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That we should be saved from our enemies
And from the hand of all who hate us,
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant,
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Let my cry come before You, O LORD;
Give me understanding according to Your word.
Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
My lips shall utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
My tongue shall speak of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.
Let Your hand become my help,
For I have chosen Your precepts.
I long for Your salvation, O LORD,
And Your law is my delight.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise You;
And let Your judgments help me.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments
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Princes persecute me without a cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure.
I hate and abhor lying,
But I love Your law.
Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
Great peace have those who love Your law,
And nothing causes them to stumble.
LORD, I hope for Your salvation,
And I do Your commandments.
My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are before You.
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Consider my affliction and deliver me,
For I do not forget Your law.
Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Your word.
Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
Great are Your tender mercies, O LORD;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.
I see the treacherous, and am disgusted,
Because they do not keep Your word.
Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.
The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
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I cry out with my whole heart;
Hear me, O LORD!
I will keep Your statutes.
I cry out to You;
Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
I rise before the dawning of the morning,
And cry for help;
I hope in Your word.
My eyes are awake through the night watches,
That I may meditate on Your word.
Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
O LORD, revive me according to Your justice.
They draw near who follow after wickedness;
They are far from Your law.
You are near, O LORD,
And all Your commandments are truth.
Concerning Your testimonies,
I have known of old that You have founded them forever.
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Righteous are You, O LORD,
And upright are Your judgments.
Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.
My zeal has consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
Your word is very pure;
Therefore Your servant loves it.
I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments are my delights.
The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
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Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
The entrance of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.
I opened my mouth and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
Look upon me and be merciful to me,
As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
Direct my steps by Your word,
And let no iniquity have dominion over me.
Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
Because men do not keep Your law.
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I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
Be surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.
My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.
I am Your servant;
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
It is time for You to act, O LORD,
For they have regarded Your law as void.
Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things
I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.
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I hate the double-minded,
But I love Your law.
You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
Depart from me, you evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God!
Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceit is falsehood.
You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
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Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word.
Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me Your judgments.
My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.
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Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.
You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
I have more understanding than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
I understand more than the ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
I have not departed from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
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Forever, O LORD,
Your word is settled in heaven.
Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it abides.
They continue this day according to Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.
Unless Your law had been my delight,
I would then have perished in my affliction.
I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have given me life.
I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.
I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
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My soul faints for Your salvation,
But I hope in Your word.
My eyes fail from searching Your word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
For I have become like a wineskin in smoke,
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
The proud have dug pits for me,
Which is not according to Your law.
All Your commandments are faithful;
They persecute me wrongfully;
Help me!
They almost made an end of me on earth,
But I did not forsake Your precepts.
Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
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Your hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.
Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For Your law is my delight.
Let the proud be ashamed,
For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
Let those who fear You turn to me,
Those who know Your testimonies.
Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,
That I may not be ashamed.
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You have dealt well with Your servant,
O LORD, according to Your word.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.
Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
You are good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
The proud have forged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
Their heart is as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
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You are my portion, O LORD;
I have said that I would keep Your words.
I entreated Your favor with my whole heart;
Be merciful to me according to Your word.
I thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
The cords of the wicked have bound me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy;
Teach me Your statutes.
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Remember the word to Your servant,
Upon which You have caused me to hope.
This is my comfort in my affliction,
For Your word has given me life.
The proud have me in great derision,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
I remembered Your judgments of old, O LORD,
And have comforted myself.
Indignation has taken hold of me
Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
Your statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
I remember Your name in the night, O LORD,
And I keep Your law.
This has become mine,
Because I kept Your precepts.
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Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD—
Your salvation according to Your word.
So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
And I will walk at liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,
And will not be ashamed.
And I will delight myself in Your commandments,
Which I love.
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Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to covetousness.
Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things,
And revive me in Your way.
Establish Your word to Your servant,
Who is devoted to fearing You.
Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness
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My soul clings to the dust;
Revive me according to Your word.
I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
Make me understand the way of Your precepts;
So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
My soul melts from heaviness;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
Remove from me the way of lying,
And grant me Your law graciously.
I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid before me.
I cling to Your testimonies;
O LORD, do not put me to shame!
I will run the course of Your commandments,
For You shall enlarge my heart.
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Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.
I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
My soul breaks with longing
For Your judgments at all times.
You rebuke the proud—the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.
Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.
Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.
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How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
Blessed are You, O LORD!
Teach me Your statutes.
With my lips I have declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
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Psalm 119:1-8
Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
Who walk in the law of the LORD!
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the whole heart!
They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.
You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.
Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.
I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!
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As life flies by, remember to praise the Father.
Every year seems to race by more quickly than the last. It seems like time is speeding up and you wonder, What has happened to the last ten years? They were here and now they are gone!
In light of this, know that your time on earth will not last forever. You are here and then you are gone. There’s no need to see this truth in a pessimistic light, but rather it should spur you on to live for the Lord that much more! Praise God for every day you wake up and every week you make it through with His wisdom and strength. Time does fly by but every day is a great blessing from your heavenly Father. So don’t forget to praise Him for His faithfulness and truth “for He is good! For His mercy endures forever” (Psalm 136:1).
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Memories are moments we can reflect upon and praise God for.
When you remember God’s radical work in your life, it blesses you like crazy. Each step you see how you were being called to a higher purpose and how things you had been through could now be used as a testimony to His faithfulness!
God clearly has brought you through the roughest of times imaginable, and for that you can be eternally grateful. You can even reflect on how He has worked in your life in this past year. Even if it’s been more difficult than ever, just know the Lord is working in your heart and in your life.
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Truth may not be popular, but it leads to your God-given purpose.
You know the way to be saved and you know the Lord who saves. There are so many people who resist the truth; they follow lies instead. As you’ve been transformed by the truth from God, you are now given a path to follow. You have a purpose from God and it is glorious! It may not seem like it’s glorious, but once you settle in and learn to be content right where God has you, then He can use you for His glory!
God reveals to you every day what He wants you to do and what your daily purpose actually is. You matter and the Lord loves you so much that He desires to use you to be a light and an active kingdom participant. What a blessing!
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The simple gospel changes your life and min- isters to you.
Jesus died and rose again so you could be saved and set apart to live for Him. It’s such a powerful truth that you need to revisit it again and again to remind yourself why you are so blessed.
This gospel message is simple yet profound, and any time you complicate it the results are disastrous. God has not called you to complicate the truth, but to share it simply and in love.
Yes, there are times when it’s difficult and awkward to share, but even then you are to relay the truth from God! How amazing and beautiful is it that we can?! Share the gospel and keep it simple.
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God will always be and has always been.
From before the beginning of time, the Lord has always existed. He created you because He absolutely loves you! Maybe you have had moments and seasons that have been unsettling and inconsistent. You have had storms that have clouded your vision and everything was up in the air. In these moments you need to remember who God is! Remember He is your foundation.
You can depend upon Him every second of every day. You can trust Him and know that no matter how unconformable and unconventional life gets, He is your constant. He is there for you and loves you always— today just as much as He loved you yesterday.
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God’s plan becomes plain as we press into His promises.
Every single promise that God has given you has come to pass or will come to pass. There may be things you have been praying about that have not yet come to fruition, but the Lord knows all about
them.
You need to keep waiting and praying. Pressing into His promises means you lean upon the Lord for the outcome of what you’ve been praying for. So are you fully trusting in Him? Are you believing He will come through? Are you having faith that God will fulfill His promises?
To walk by faith means you answer yes to all these questions. God’s plans are perfect and as you follow Him, He will impart to you the steps you should take and the direction you should go. Keep on the path He is paving for you and don’t give up. God always comes through!
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Put to death the past and plow ahead into the future.
The way to grow in the faith is to let past weights go. There may have been times you let the past pull you into a dark and regretful place. You feel guilt, shame and regret. You cringe at the thought of what
you did and it stunts your growth today.
Let those past weights go and don’t be brought into a dark place anymore. God has delivered you and is with you, working in your heart and reshaping your life. Be confident in Christ. He hasn’t wasted your past. He wants to use it as a beautiful testimony to help others navigate through the same things!
So don’t stay stuck in your past but use it for God’s glory. Put to death the feelings of shame, condemnation and guilt, and live instead in forgiveness. Now grab forgive- ness as a mantle of truth and forge ahead in the faith!
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Live out your faith now and uninhibitedly, because life flies by so fast.
You may think and believe that God wants to use you mightily in the future. While that may be true, the future is not yet here. God
wants to use you now!
If you are waiting for some future moment when the Lord is going to finally activate your faith, you may be missing out on what God wants to do in and through you today. So live like today is the last day He is giving you and you will grow to produce spiritual fruit.
With that on the forefront of your mind, go all in for Him and watch Him work! Waiting for some future moment when you are comfortable and everything lines up is over. Let God use you where you are presently, now and today.
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God’s purpose becomes clear as you peer into His precepts.
You’ve been frustrated about God’s calling on your life. You’ve wondered if you are where He wants you to be and if you are doing what He wants you to do. Life seems unclear and you’re super stressed. Sound familiar? We’ve all been in that place before and I believe the remedy is to get back into God’s Word on a consistent basis.
When you neglect God’s Word, you are shutting your ears off to your heavenly Father. He wants to lead you and desires that you be in the middle of His divine mission for you. Keep seeking the Lord through prayer and His Word and you will know exactly what God wants you to do and where He wants you to go. The Bible will make it completely clear. You may not see the whole story, but you will see what is in front of you and still live chapter by chapter.
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Dedication to the Lord will give you clear di- rection from the Lord.
The Christian life is all about consistency. As you daily dedicate your life to Him, your path in life will clearly illuminate. It is such a comfort to know that God knows where you need to go and what you need to do. As you remain loyal and obedient to your heavenly Father, confusion flees and clarity results. Stay seeking God and know that as you communicate with Him, your heart and mind will be pure. The Lord has a different timetable than you, but that’s OK as long as you continue seeking Him. He will give you the next step and the step after that then the step after that. Your relationship with God is all about dedication and continual commitment.
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Creation cries out stirring you to crave a relationship with God.
As you are relaxing at the beach or enjoying the beautiful mountains, you see God’s amazing handiwork all around you. Isn’t it a blessing to just enjoy the Lord’s creation and be reminded of how powerful, creative and amazing He is? You are joyfully overwhelmed in your heart as you stare at the stars, glimpse the sunrise or see the multitude of colors in the gorgeous sky. It is a blessing to let your surroundings bring a reassurance to your heart and mind that the Lord God is right there with you! He has created all that you see for you to enjoy and to remind you that He is a constant comfort. As you soak in the scenery that was creatively made by God, remember to thank Him, praise Him, and be awed by Him. You can see God as you gaze at His wondrous creation!
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Time is too short, so live for the Lord today.
This is easy to say but it can be a difficult action to take. As the years go by, you realize that time does not slow down. It actually seems to speed up and quite a bit! The good news is that if you are reading this, you are still alive so the Lord wants to use you for His glory! Now is the time to be used for eternity. Not yesterday, not next year, but right now. Where the Lord has you at this very moment is where God wants to powerfully use you to shine His light to this lost and confused world. You are not beyond the Lord working in and through you. He still wants to do a work in your heart and as long as you are breathing, God can do the miraculous!
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Have faith and forget the past.
As you place present faith in the Lord Jesus, your sordid past grows dim and God’s glorious future for you becomes clear. You may not be able to forget everything in the past but give what has happened to the Lord and He can bring freedom to your heart. You have had hard times, but there is healing. You have had difficult seasons, but God can set you free. You have gone through insufferable storms, but God can settle your heart and give you peace no matter what. If those memories keep trying to infiltrate your soul, pray, give it to God, and repeat. The past can be used by the enemy to dishearten you, but God can use it to remind you of His faithfulness right now. Breathe easy and give
it all to the Lord!
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Shatter the status quo by setting your mind on things above.
The world will always go opposite of the way of God. The world will never promote Jesus, be into the gospel or share truth. You are unique in that God created you to be a conduit of Christ and a light for the Lord. God wants to use you daily for His glory and has so much more for you to do! This truth is a complete blessing! When you set your mind on things above, you will be so useful for the kingdom of God! Focus on heavenly things and make a serious impact for eternity. All glory to God!
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Let the Scriptures seep into the core of who you are.
When the Bible becomes more than just words on paper, but a living love letter to your heart, the truth will seep into your being and completely transform your life. The Bible isn’t just a nice book with cute little stories that make you feel good. The Scriptures are the very words of God written through His people long ago to bring encouragement to your life right now! How amazing is that?! As you delve into the biblical decrees, let the words penetrate and infiltrate your heart and transform your mind. God’s Word is living and life-altering. As you read God’s statutes, let them confront you, correct you, and comfort you. God is so faithful to speak through His powerful Word!
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Clarity comes when we lean on our Creator.
The way from blurry vision to transparent clar- ity is through leaning all your weight on the Lord. You could be having the most confusing season of your life and things just don’t seem to make sense. Maybe you are wondering why all these things are happening. But these are the moments when you should trust God, live out your faith like never before, and seek Him through
prayer and His Word.
As you do, confusion will give way to understanding and questioning God will turn into trusting Him. Your life path will be illuminated when you continually pursue your Creator.
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Depend upon the Lord and you’ll deepen your walk with Him.
God will be pleased as you daily lay down your life for the One who created you. Do you want to grow deeper in your faith? Depending on the Lord is a sure way to do that. As you traverse through this life, know that walking independently from God always results in confusion, misdirection and anxiety. You’ve lived in that mess long enough and now it’s time to break free and break through! I know you want to go deeper in your relationship with the Lord and the key to doing that is to lean into Him, bend your heart toward Him, and seek Him for every divine direction and decision. When you daily trust God, it will lead to a faith that is susceptible to serious growth!
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Seek God first and watch Him fiercely work.
As you pursue your relationship with the Creator of the universe, you will see Him do miraculous things and accomplish amazing feats! If you are living for Jesus, most likely you have already seen supernatural and incredible things! And as you remain active for God, know that it opens the door to see the Lord defeat the impossible and bust open those worldly blockades.
Seek God first and everything else in your life will line up. And more importantly, you’ll see clearly what He wants you to do, where He wants you to go, and who He wants you to talk to. Putting God first means seeing Him on the throne and being at His feet in complete awe and reverence. There is no replacement or stand- in when it comes to your King being on the throne of your heart.
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Believe in Him and be free from habitual sin.
The more you pursue God and grow in your faith, the more you will view sin as disgusting and disgraceful. The enemy would attempt to have you believe that sin is good and you need to satisfy your flesh by giving in to the temptation that is hurled your way. Don’t do it! Con- tinue to be led by the Spirit so that you will walk by faith and detest sin. Habitual or continual sin has taken out so many believers who were once walking strong with God. Now they are backslidden, adrift and confused. They used to walk with the Lord, but now they are wan- derers. Feed your soul with truth from God’s Word and watch as He breaks the chains of unhealthy bondage in your life! It’s not about maintaining your walk. It’s about moving forward. Keep taking those faith steps and you’ll always desire to be aligned with Him.
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God is greater than you can see and sense.
Sometimes you don’t see God as big and mighty as He actually is. When you view God as being limited, then He will do limited work in your life. But when you see Him as all-powerful, you’ll know that He is able to shatter the impossible and do the miraculous. He is on the throne and you are at His feet! God is sovereign and in complete control of any situation. Therefore, you can rest easy knowing that the Lord has everything planned out and He is continually paving the way for you to fulfill your calling. Trust Him. God’s sovereignty surpasses your feelings and senses. His power trumps every other outlet of strength and every other concept of might.
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The way to spiritually flourish is to forge ahead in the faith.
Do you want to grow in the faith and be passionately on fire for God? Consistently seeking the Lord is the way to go and to have a revived heart that longs for more of Him. God gives you all the tools you need to thrive in the faith and to progress in your one-on-one relationship with Him. You can forge ahead by staying focused on the object of your faith—the Lord Jesus Christ. Keep going forward and don’t give up. Keep your eyes on Him on a daily basis and you won’t sink. You’ll stay afloat. Now is the time for you to walk by faith and enter into all that God has for you. Take those consistent faith steps and watch your faith flourish!
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It’s about depth over width.
The more you focus on the things of God, the deeper you will go in your relationship with Him. You are not called to strive through a spiritual checklist in order to make God happy. You are called to grow deeper in your relationship with your heavenly Father so that everything you do flows from connecting with Him on a consistent basis. You’ve never been in a place with such depth as your relationship with God will take you. As you seek God and throw your whole life toward living for Him, you are blessed to live for what actually matters in this short life. Give all to God and watch as you grow deeper in the faith than you have ever been before! In your walk with God it’s all about depth. “May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love” (Ephesians
3:17 TLB), being watered by God’s Word.
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Rest in reality.
Once in a while you attempt to find rest in this world because you forget that God is the only One in whom you can find rest! You tried and it didn’t work. The reality is that it is an amazing character trait to run to the Lord and depend upon Him for life. People who don’t understand may think you are weak and you should just do it all yourself with the help of some god in the air. This is an outlook stemming from those who have never had true rest from heaven. Don’t let anything stop you from seeking God for heart rest and comfort. God is not just a few people’s reality He is reality for all of humanity. Keep seeking Him and you’ll be settled in your mind, in your heart and in your soul.
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Comfort comes from your Creator.
There have been times when you have needed comfort and you did not get it. You attempted to find comfort and rest in a person and realized that is not possible. Sure, temporary solace is there and God uses people to console you and me. But the fact is the true source of comfort from Whom we are to take in and give out is the Creator of the universe! I can’t tell you how many avenues I’ve taken in life to attempt to find comfort, peace and rest. After many years I realized that the only real effective comfort comes from my God! He is all you need to find rest, peace, and true solace in your heart. Seek comfort from God and relay His comfort to whoever you can!
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You are loved.
Sometimes you forget the amaz- ing fact that God is love and His deep love is directed toward you perpetually. Sometimes you don’t “feel” loved by God and you question His love for you because you feel like a failure. Please abandon those thoughts and lies. God thought about you before He knit you in the womb; your life matters to Him because He created and crafted you. Don’t let an unbeliev- ing world cause you to think God doesn’t care about you. Don’t let your flesh doubt that your Redeemer absolutely adores you. Don’t let the enemy make you question the way God feels about you. He loves you as if you were the only one He loves. You are alive, provided
for and sustained because of His great love!
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God has a beautiful purpose for you in this life.
You do not exist randomly. You are not here just to live out your life and do nothing of value or pur- pose. God has a purpose and divine plan for your life. He wants to use you mightily for His glory, and there is nothing more amazing than that! To walk in the middle of God’s mission for you is completely beautiful because you are living out the purpose and calling that God has for you. You are not an accident. God created you, sustains you and wants to use you to spread the message that saves souls. It’s beautiful to know that God created you and wants to use you radically in this life to be a truth teller. Your life matters.☺️
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Believe and be free.
Living by faith is so easy for you to say verbally, but at times so difficult for you to live out. Those times when you feel restricted and limited are most likely the times your faith is faltering. Without faith it’s impossible to please God—but without faith it’s also impossible to live in freedom. As you walk by faith from day to day and on a continual basis, you’ll realize that giving up control for God is a great action. The more you seek God, the less restricted your life will be because you’ll be in dependence upon the Lord. There is freedom in this life and it starts with faith.
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Tomorrow is no reason for you to worry. It’s a reason for you to worship.
So often you think about what might happen tomorrow when the Lord is calling you to be thankful today. You can praise God if you wake up tomorrow because He’s given you another day to live. But don’t forget to praise God for your life and for leading you presently.
At this moment you are in the midst of answered prayer and therefore, are in the midst of blessings. If you don’t believe me, just pause for a second and think about it. Ponder how God has used praying people in your life to point you to the Lord. Meditate on what God has truly done in your past to get you to where you are today. Seriously think about it and even write it down. The result will be gratefulness for God’s great faithfulness. So those reasons to worry are not valid but those reasons to worship are real. Praise Him!
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Reality can only be seen if you are seeking God.
People today want to follow something or someone that is actually genuine. They don’t want the drama and the fake faith that comes from those who are living shallowly. They want to live for deep, meaningful and purposeful things. When you are seeking God on a daily basis, you will truly see reality. You will understand why you were created, why you are alive, and what you are called to do on this earth and Who you are doing it for. You don’t have to play any guessing games. Every single action that you take should be after you’ve sought God for direction and guidance. If you forsake seeking God, you forsake the spiritual side of life which is the most important part.
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Sit down and seek God.
One of the best ways you can seek the Lord is to sit in a quiet place and pray. When was the last time you did that, distraction free? If it’s been a while, it’s time to do it again! Only then will you be able to hear His voice rather than just your own.
It’s easy to talk and talk when there are voices all around because you simply have to talk a little louder. But when it comes to listening to the Lord, you need to find a quiet place to do so. This has helped me over the years like crazy. I wake up at what most people would view as an insanely early hour every day so I can get some quiet time with God. This works for me, but you know your situation and when you can steal away and seek God in a quiet place. Make this a habit and don’t use the excuse that you are too busy. No child of God is ever too busy to pray to the Lord. This is how our relationship with Him fosters and grows!
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You can’t follow the Lord from the front.
It is ridiculous to think you can actually lead God in this life. Yet, sometimes you act like you can and are the one in charge calling the shots. You are not; the Lord is. If you jump ahead of God, life truly becomes foggy and confusing. But when you let God go before you, life becomes clear and you understand He is in control. And when you yield to Him, you will be in such a better place than if you attempted to lead your own destiny. God knows exactly where you need to go and what you need to do. You can’t follow from the front. You can only follow from the back where your all-knowing Leader is before you. A good leader is someone who has learned
how to be a good follower, so follow the Lord well.
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Don’t forget to wait on the Lord.
Sometimes we forget that God’s timing is way better than our timing. Your timing is imperfect. Mine is too. The reality is none of us have the right timing apart from
the Lord! His timing is the absolute best!
Being rash is never a good thing. When you forget to wait upon Him, you get ahead of Him and you make yourself out to be wiser than Him. The fact is you are not wiser than God, nor do you have a better sense of direction than He has. He knows what’s best for your life and He knows the timing for everything. If you are not sure about a move, wait upon God until you are sure. Seek out confirmation from His Word, from prayer and from other like- minded believers. Don’t forget to wait on God because He is your guide.
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Lean into the storm and watch God calm it.
There are life moments when you know you are going to be in the midst of a storm. There are life events you just cannot control. During these very moments, keep going forward and know that the road of God’s
will is not going to be problem free.
Your tendency may be to run at every sign of trouble, but sometimes God allows a storm so you can learn to navigate through it. Just know that as you do, God will be with you and will eventually calm your storm. Your heart can stay calm no matter how intensely the storm rages because Jesus lives in your heart. He has you. He is in control.
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The future is bright if you embrace the present.
You will live your life fully when you aren’t stuck in the past or obsessed about the future. Live for today because the time is now.
You may have procrastinated and put off the work the Lord has for you, but may that stop today. You have heard the saying, “Live for the present,” but I say, “Live for God presently.” He is not looking for you to have faith at some point in the future. He is looking for you to have faith in the here and now. Give your all to the Lord. Embrace your circumstances because where you are is where He wants you. Press in and don’t fight it. See how He works because He will work. You will produce fruit where you’re planted. Today is the day.
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Faith won’t falter as long as you consistently feed it.
Those moments when your faith breaks down are a result of not living out God’s Word. You don’t want your faith to waver nor do you want it to crumble because of the pressures of this world. Your faith will flourish as you stay active living for Jesus and you’ll keep inspired as you both hear and heed Him.
When the core of who you are is filled with the Word, you can let your heart direct your actions. Consistently feed your soul with spiritual nourishment from heaven and resist toxic worldly ideas that the enemy uses to distract you. Don’t let your faith falter, but let it be built up and strengthened from season to season. Trials aren’t there to break your faith. They are there to build your faith and make you stronger in Him than ever before.
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Belief opens up the infinite.
When you sincerely and genuinely believe what God says in His Word, it will open more than just your spiritual eyes. It will also open the whole eternal realm and you’ll begin to see things from a brand new vantage point! This is both amazing and sobering. Amazing because the Lord has allowed you to peer into eternal things and clearly understand what life is actually about. And sobering because you see what goes on in the spiritual battle when the spiritual realm is opened up!
Faith is the channel that flows from the natural to the supernatural. It is so amazing, we don’t want to close our eyes or we’ll miss it. May we seek God and continue to see clearly that there is a whole eternal realm that takes priority over the physical. Believe it and watch what God does.
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The Bible is your basis of truth, your blueprint for life, and your instruction manual before leaving earth.
You have the most amazing resource at your disposal whenever you want it. The Bible is the most sold, most stolen, and most overlooked book in the entire world. As you read it, it gives you all the information you need to lead you through a steady transformation in your life.
When I began reading the Bible, my eyes were opened to the truths I’d been searching for my whole life. You see, it is not a philosophy book full of questions. It is God’s words chock full of answers. Let it be your basis of truth and blueprint for life as He works it beauti- fully into your heart. But remember, your Bible is not a weapon to bring hurt to people, but a tool to bring them healing. So dive into it and let it seep into your very being.
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Live out what you’ve taken in.
Talk is useless if it doesn’t line up with your actions. You can say something one minute, but then turn around and do something contrary the next minute. As believers we don’t ever claim to be even close to perfect, but we do want to live out what comes out of our mouths. Un- believers already believe we are hypocrites; we do not want to feed that false assumption. You have the great opportunity to live out what God is working into your heart and life. It is an absolute blessing to read God’s Word, have it speak to us, and implement it! You are not to be pressured or stressed as you try to follow the Word. But you are to consistently read and apply it to your life on a day-to-day basis. People will see this and your light will shine in this life! Read and heed!
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Know the truth and tell others.
When you are excited about something, you can’t help but to tell someone! You’re bursting at the seams to relay the information to anyone who would listen. You know that God’s Word has transformed your mind, changed your life and set you free. You know that nothing is more exciting than that. So you are so blessed to relay that to
others so that God can set them free.
Being a truth teller is a blessing, not a burden. The more you dig into the Scriptures, the more you realize it is all about Jesus and His people telling other people about God! It isn’t an obligation for you. It’s an opportunity. So get out there and tell the truth to others!
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Yesterday’s actions don’t define today’s triumphs.
Don’t live in past victories, because the past is over and God has new victories for you to walk in. Some believers are still talking about that one time years ago when they shared the gospel with that person and they got saved. That is amazing but God has new adventures for you to walk in and even more people to share the gospel with. Much of the time when we talk about letting the past go, we think of those horrible actions we have done. But it also applies to those amazing times when God used us for His glory! Yes, remember those times, but don’t live in them or you’ll get stuck in the past and be inactive for Jesus in the present. Live in the now and see what God has for you presently.
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Your past is simply a tool to testify of how God is incredibly gracious.
Don’t despise the testimony of how God has saved you and set you apart for Himself. Use it as an avenue to share the heart of God to people who do not know Him. You don’t have to share every detail of your past. Only share what you are comfortable with. I have used my past a ton of times to bring encouragement to people who think there is no hope or feel their loved one will never accept the Lord. But not so! There is always hope. So use your testimony as a tool to relay God’s character to the lost.
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Whether you like it or not, you influence a lot of people.
You have the blessing of being an imperfect influence who inspires others to follow a perfect God. So as you live your life for the Lord and walk out your faith, know that you are having an impact on more people than you think! If your goal and aim is to please God, others will see it and want to emulate that. This is an eye-opener that everything you do and say actually matters and can pull people closer to the Lord. So be the light that reflects His heart and His actions. Be the influence that causes people to ask why you are smiling through storms and how you are blessed through bad times. Shine!
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Your reaction can either be a great witness or a missed opportunity.
People will say and do the craziest things sometimes. Your reaction to the craziness actually matters. Just by how you react to a certain joke, comment or ungodly action by another can either reinforce or ruin your witness.
It makes me think of those bracelets from the 1980s with the letters WWJD. What would Jesus do? This question can cause you to think about your actions and reactions beforehand as you ask yourself, Am I being a good witness by the actions I take in response to the events around me and the words spoken to me? Don’t be paranoid about how you are behaving, but don’t just disregard your conduct either. How we react actually matters to God! Pray for strength and wisdom in the way you react toward this dim and fallen world. Be the light by what you say and do in response to others.
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Wisdom has never come from what is ahead. It comes from Who is above.
Life may bring you some experiences that help you for future moments, but the wisdom you need to navigate presently, as well as in the future, is straight from God. Look up on a regular basis especially when you must make decisions and have no clue what to do. The average person makes thousands of decisions each day and you want to make sure that you are consulting and seeking God for the direction of those decisions! Well-meaning opinions from others will never set you on the road to God’s will. Instead, they may just get you confused and lost. If you want to stay in the middle of God’s mission for you, seek Him before making moves in this life.
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Now is the time to live out your purpose, be- cause yesterday is over.
The past is overrated and focused on entirely too much. The fact is your past is over. The only things you should bring with you from the past are those moments where the Lord worked radically and came through in your situation. You have those turning points in your life where the Lord broke through your situation and did the miraculous. Yesterday is done so live for your purpose presently. God wants to use your life in amazing ways right where you are now. Being overly future focused will lead to disappointment and disillusionment, because our attention is not directed toward God’s present leading. Live for the Lord today for yesterday is over and tomorrow isn’t here yet.
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Don’t back down from opposition. Use God’s strength to stand firm.
The haters can actually be used in your life to spur you on to live for the Lord even more devotedly. Oftentimes your worst criticizers are those who are doing nothing for the Lord. They think their job is to point out sin in others and judge and slander them. That is not a gift of the Spirit. Opposition will come, but the Lord is already with you, defending you and protecting you. The strength that is authentic and always available is the strength that comes straight from God.
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You have one life to live. Live it for the Lord who loves you.
This life is here and gone. It is a flash and before you know it, you’ll be at the latter end reflecting back on the moments you’ve experienced. As the years fly by, the worst thing you can do is look back and regret what you didn’t do or what you could have done differently.
Your time is valuable, especially when you are using it to glorify and honor the Lord. God loves you so much and wants to see you being a doer of the Word, letting people know about His heart and how good He is. Time is short. Live your life fully for God!
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Live like you matter to God, because you do.
At times you may feel undervalued and over- looked. Please don’t buy into that mindset because it’s not from God. He does not think you are a bother or that you are in the way of His plans. The Lord absolute- ly loves you, values you and sees you as one of a kind. You can be confident in the Lord because He sees you as a part of His plan and He will equip you to enact and fulfill that plan. You matter to God so much and He loves you immensely! Believe it!
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Your life is so short. Make it count.
You are going to die. I promise I’m not trying to be melodramatic, but the fact is ten out of ten people will die! The Bible is clear that our time on this earth is super short; and so we must redeem the time and use what time we have left wisely. When you’re older I know you don’t want to look back filled with regrets because you half-heartedly lived for the Lord. You want to use your life fully for God and fulfill those goals that He clearly gives you from day to day. Life is short and God doesn’t want you to waste those moments. What not to do is beat yourself up over those missed moments you had before you. Instead, use those moments as opportunities to realize that next time you will not be silent. You’ll speak up and share the truth that transformed your heart
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Not every opportunity is from the Lord.
Pray for discernment to know which opportunities are from within and which opportunities are from above. Just because something is good does not mean it’s God’s will. The way to discern is to seek the Lord for clear confirmation through the avenues in which He speaks to you. Opportunity can sometimes cloud the Lord’s calling in your life so you must be aware that not everything before you is an open door. Sometimes the door is shut and you try and pry it open or the Lord has locked the door and you attempt to pick it. Don’t force what God hasn’t called you to, but also don’t just take every opportunity presented to you without avidly seeking God.
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Don’t look for a pat on the back. Live to please the Lord.
You are not to try to get approval from people. You are to get in line with God’s will and His ways. Of course, to your flesh it feels good to get approval from people, but that should never be your main goal. Walk on the path of His purpose. As you live your life for the Lord, He is pleased and you are blessed. Those who are excited to see you walk in His calling will be blessed too. It may make others mad or jealous, because they are not walking in God’s will, but regardless of what people think of you, keep running your race on the roadmap God has given you. Please don’t let anyone or anything stop you from living to please the Lord.
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Your trials may be intense, but so is God’s strength.
You’ve been through some serious and unbelievable difficulties. I’m sure you’ve faced storms that you thought would tear you down and take you out. There have been moments of stress and maybe anxiety that have threatened your spiritual life as the enemy was working overtime to get you away from God’s will. Please remember and remind yourself that God is stronger than any storm you will ever face. He will sustain you and get you through those intense trials. Trust Him and believe that He will even use those tough times to refine your heart and life. He is mighty, powerful and more than capable of getting you through every situation!
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The Christian life is not about strict rules—it’s about a solid relationship with God.
If you feel like your walk of faith is all about a rote set of rules that you must follow or God will be mad at you, that’s the wrong mindset. The Law was given to demonstrate to you that you are not good without God. I’m not trying to be mean, but the fact is the Ten Commandments were written as a standard to live by. The more you live out your faith, and the more mature you become in Christ, the more you realize that you cannot keep these commandments. We are sinners in need of the Savior. These rules will teach you that you need to stop striving and start surrendering. Your relationship with the Lord will strengthen as you cling to Him and communicate with Him. It’s not about rules. It’s about relationship.
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Don’t let conflict complicate your relation- ship with the Lord.
Sometimes when you allow discouraging thoughts that stem from conflict to ru- minate in your mind, your relationships get compli- cated. You begin to stress out and freak out. Things don’t seem in line; your life feels chaotic and messy. What should be simple has turned complicated and brings anxiety, stress and an array of negative emo- tions. The way to deal with conflict is to seek the Lord for resolution and then leave it in His hands. Don’t carry burdens that you are not called to carry. Grow in the action of letting go of the past and the result will be freedom to move forward. Keep it simple.
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Every day is an opportunity for you to go all out for the Lord.
To go all out for the Lord is to prioritize living for Him first and letting Him lead your day-to-day schedule. It is to live with the motivation to please Him rather than to please people. You see, in serving God you may ruffle some feathers and it may cause people to mock or criticize you. That’s OK. Let those opinions of you go. You and I are not living to attempt to make everyone we meet happy. We are living to fulfill our calling while on this earth, and time is super short. Don’t hold back. God’s gifted you in certain ways and you are called to use those gifts to glorify the Lord and in turn, affect lives for Him. There are God-given opportunities in front of you every day. Take them.
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Love is a great indicator that you are living for eternity.
If you lack love and are just angry and bitter all the time, then biblically you are not living the way God intended you to live. You should be in the midst of joy on a regular basis! If not, you may be focused on other things rather than on the Lord. Are you reflecting the love of Jesus or are you portraying Him as a tyrant? How is your heart and attitude on a daily basis? It is a great action to assess your own heart to see where you’re at with the Lord and identi- fy weaknesses. Then you can ask the Lord to be your strength in those areas. Reflect love.
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Being exhausted for eternity is so fulfilling.
Your goal is never to get as tired as you can while serving the Lord, but the reality is that you will get tired in doing God’s work and will! Yes, you have rest in your heart from Jesus, but you are to keep your hand to the plow and serve the Lord full-heartedly— never half-heartedly. Give your all for the sake of the kingdom and continue to reach out to lost souls and hurting people. You can be both tired and fulfilled from doing the Lord’s work. Make sure you do get physical rest, but always giving your all unto the Lord.
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It is biblical for you to be expectant of God to do great things.
When you expect a lot out of people, you are setting yourself up for complete letdowns and disappointments. But it is very spiritually healthy to expect God to do the miraculous, to move in difficult situations, and to work greatly in your life. After all, you can do small things without the Lord, but great things come from God. When you truly believe that God can do the miraculous, you’ll not see impossibilities anymore. Instead, you’ll see that God can and will work no matter what.
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Empathy is possible when you are eternally minded.
You’ve dealt with difficult people throughout your life and sometimes you just want to walk away. The fact is that without the Lord, things people say and do will get to you and stress you out. The way to change that mindset is to see people as God sees them. He created each person and so loves each one and desires that they be saved. Empathy will fill your heart when you catch the heart of God for humanity. Don’t give up on people but have grace upon them just as God has grace upon you! Even those who are nasty and ugly toward you are children of God, so make sure to go out of your way to reach out to them. They may resist and reject you but keep focusing on the eternal by praying for them.
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Division is loathsome because it stems from the flesh.
Some people will disagree with you and care less about making peace. These people may be professional bridge burners and want nothing to do with you. Instead of being forgiving and conciliatory, they prefer to hold grudges, be angry and let that root of bitterness grow out of control. This mentality is not of God and is totally unbiblical. And the amount of stress and anxiety that results from this mindset is so
unhealthy.
While you may not be able to fix everything on your end, if you do what you can to make peace God will give you rest in your heart and mind. The flesh feeds off of feelings and emotions that creep in and seek to destroy any semblance of heart rest. Starve the flesh and feed your soul—the result will be such a blessing
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Division is loathsome because it stems from the flesh.
Some people will disagree with you and care less about making peace. These people may be professional bridge burners and want nothing to do with you. Instead of being forgiving and conciliatory, they prefer to hold grudges, be angry and let that root of bitterness grow out of control. This mentality is not of God and is totally unbiblical. And the amount of stress and anxiety that results from this mindset is so
unhealthy.
While you may not be able to fix everything on your end, if you do what you can to make peace God will give you rest in your heart and mind. The flesh feeds off of feelings and emotions that creep in and seek to destroy any semblance of heart rest. Starve the flesh and feed your soul—the result will be such a blessing.
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Love one another despite differences.
It’s such a great fact that you are different and unique from everyone else on this planet. God didn’t make a mistake when He made you. He knew exactly what He was doing as He did with every other human being on the face of this earth. Therefore, God’s heart is that we treat everyone as created and loved by God, because they are! There is no reason to treat someone differently just because they are not similar to you. The thread that always stays the same is the truth that God loves all. So love others and don’t be afraid to connect with those who are totally different than you for the Lord may want to reach that person through you!
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- God wants to give you peace in the midst of your problems.
I know it’s hard for you at times, because life is so busy and there are so many things you have to juggle! Even vacation can seem frenzied and you come home more tired than when you left. You need to slow down but you just have a lot going on. Remember this. The Lord Jesus wants to give your heart peace in the most intense and seemingly overwhelming moments. He can and wants to give you peace. The key is to let Him.
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Don’t let drama cause division and derail you. Let the drama die.
Drama is such a waste of time. Life is too short to get caught up in the minutiae happening around you. Ignore the pettiness and focus on the more serious, eternal facets of life. Don’t allow strife to sidetrack you from what God is calling you to do. It is destructive and has no place in the church or in your life. Let it go and go forward with the Lord!
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God’s not only there in the bad times—He’s with you in the victorious times as well.
When you are able to overcome difficulties in your life, God doesn’t flee just because you are doing well. He stays right there with you rejoicing because He has given you the strength and wisdom to triumph and have a breakthrough! Isn’t it amazing how God celebrates your victories with you? He is not only with you, but He is for you! Please believe that the Lord, the Creator of the universe, is with you through the major storms and through the crisp, clear days!
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Every daily decision you make can lead to either deliverance or destruction. Choose wisely.
Sounds like a lot of pressure, doesn’t it?! It is true. Decisions matter so much to our immediate future that it is super critical to make decisions with God not only integrated in those decisions, but leading the way! I’m sure there have been times in your life when you made a decision or began walking down a path, and you realized you did not even consult with the Lord. The result was confusion, disorientation and defeat. It is never wise to make any decisions without the Lord. He is the One who knows what decisions we should make and which direction we should go. Please don’t
forget that!
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When evangelizing, you are simply called to share the truth; you aren’t called to control the results.
This should take the pressure off of you! The Lord has called you to share the gospel, not to save anyone. You are a vessel through whom the truth runs in order to reach people who need to be saved.
You should never feel burdened to yield results because you cannot do anything about them. You are a messenger who relays a message that can transform a life by saving a soul. You have heard the truth. Now you get to share it and follow up with prayer.
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A small portion of the Lord’s strength can get you through the biggest trials.
God created the universe and He created you. He loves His creation and deeply cares about what you go through. God is not indifferent. Ever. As you face serious conflicts in life, know that the Lord is all you need to lean upon for dear life. He will hold you up and if need be, carry you. God is strong and His ways are so much better than your ways. Trials will continue to come into your life, but as the Lord is in your heart, trust Him to get you through. Lean upon Him to give you strength
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If you don’t mourn over your sin, you may be complacent toward it.
It’s such a good thing to mourn over your own sin, because then you are sincerely sorrowful over your disobedience to God! That is a good thing. If you didn’t feel bad for going against the ways of the Lord, then you would feel bad only that you got caught—not that you did wrong. Have a heart that is in tune with God’s truth; a heart that repents quickly!
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God will hear and respond to your prayers no matter how small you think they are.
Our human understanding is so small and limited. There are some things that we don’t even pray about, because we think they are not as important as other bigger and more lofty issues. The Bible makes it clear that we are to pray often and about everything. Perse- vere in prayer and know that God wants you to come to Him with even the smallest matters! Don’t be timid. Pray and storm the gates of heaven and seek God like
never before!
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To be in line with the Lord, you have to be in line with Scripture.
God will never lead you to do something that is contradictory to Scripture. Ever. There are some things that you don’t have to pray about, especially if the Bible disagrees with them. There are gray areas where you must seek the Lord on what direction to go, what to do or what not to do. But the Lord will never call you to compromise the truth in order to do His Work. This is the action that believers engage in when they don’t want to follow the truth and instead want to do what they want to do. Know your Bible and follow it. The Word says not to gossip, lie or cheat, so don’t. We as Christians must stop disobeying the Bible and justifying what we are or are not doing. Always stick to the Scriptures!
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Living out God’s calling for your life leads to abundant joy and true contentment.
You’ll know what God wants you to do if you are seeking Him through prayer and through His Word. The result of focusing on the Lord and following Him is a heart that is truly happy. It sounds so simple, but I think we often make it too complicated. If you are being obe- dient to the Lord, then you are in His will. If you are consistently seeking Him, then you’ll know what He’s calling you to do from season to season. Abandon self and embrace God.
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May you abandon self-trust and embrace God’s plan. Trust Him. He has you.
Sometimes you live as if you don’t need the Lord. I promise you I’m not trying to make you feel bad, but the fact is that we sometimes think we can do it ourselves. Independence becomes a regular occurrence and then there ceases to be room for the Lord. Faith can’t be activated if you are constantly walking by sight. When you fully accept that God is truly leading your life and you let Him take control, the pressure is off. Stress is dissipated and anx- iety vanishes. Don’t trust in yourself—trust in the Lord!
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It takes daily surrender to be in step with God’s will. Let Him take control.
You may be a person who wants to be in control all the time. If that’s you, then it is not easy to give up control to God and trust Him for everyday life. Yet, it is the best action you can take especially knowing that God is sovereign and knows exactly what He is doing! I want to be in step with the Lord in this life. In order for me to be that, I have to intentionally make an effort to get up and give the day to the Lord, entrusting Him with the conversations I will have and the things I’m called to do. The more I trust God, the more my stress will dissipate.
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Order of priorities in life. God first. Others next. You last.
With the world it is actually the exact opposite. You first, others next, God last. What a sad state this world is in, but remember this world does not dictate who you are or what actions you take. Let God lead you and know that He honors your daily decision to put Him first, others next and yourself last. In no way does this negate you taking care of yourself; it demonstrates Jesus’ example of being the One true others-centered Person who ever lived on this earth. May we follow suit!
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Surrendering to God will crowd out your fear and refill you with faith.
To give up your whole life to the Lord is the beginning of freedom and victory. Freedom from fear and victory over timidity. Surren- dering will activate your faith to such a degree that you’ll follow the Lord wholeheartedly. It’s not easy to surrender your life on a daily basis, but it is necessary if you want God to use you in great and mighty ways. All glory to Him!
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Don’t let storms bring stress.
Your Creator can keep you calm through any conflict. If the weather of life seems to be darkening around you, look up! The only way to sincerely smile through a storm is to look to the Lord and obtain your joy from Him. When chaos arises, make sure your grip is on the eternal and not on the earthly. Storms are not meant to bring stress. They are meant to clear your path and make a way to the road of God’s will that you did not see before. When your comfort comes from the Creator of the universe, conflict will mean little to you. He is more than able.
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To relieve uneasiness and alleviate anxiety, depend upon the Lord.
When you try and take on the burdens and pressures of life, you’ll be left stressed out and burnt out. You were not created to carry every difficulty that comes your way. To trust in the Lord means to let Him carry your burdens and cares. Independence is a worldly concept that pro- motes needing no one. As believers, you are not to be ashamed to be desperate for God because yes, He is your crutch, your wheelchair and your gurney! You depend upon Him because He is a God of love and He is your only hope and help. What a blessing!
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May generosity be a habit that you emulate from the Lord. God is a giver.
In our selfish American culture, there is a tendency to believe that the more a person has, the better off he is. Not true! The amount of stuff you have doesn’t equate to what kind of person you are! God calls you to not hoard, but to help out by giving yourself to those who are in need. You have the privilege of giving out what God has graciously given to you. Is that amazing or what? God is a giver and He is our example. As Jesus walked this earth, He gave out truth non-stop, He gave of His time He gave love and compassion—and we see the powerful effects of His actions. May you be a giver and in doing so, see lives altered and transformed.
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Don’t let worry wreck you.
Trust God and let your worry be eradicated. I’ve never seen anything built and thrive due to worry and anxiety. Worry, if left unchecked, will completely ruin your countenance and lead to major stress and depression. Some people think it’s their job to worry. It’s not. The way to eradicate and sideline worry is to trust in God on a day-to-day basis. Sometimes it’s minute-by- minute since life can be chaotic and overwhelming. You can’t just stop worrying magically. You must trust God in order for worry to wane and dwindle away. Depending on the Lord for everything will lead to a confidence and boldness that this world cannot give
you. Trust Him.
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You are a work in progress.
Praise God for His grace. If you are reading this, you are alive and if you are alive, God wants to continue to refine you. The Lord is not done with you no matter where you came from and how old or young you are. There is no point where God ceases to work on your heart. You are a work in progress and that means there are always more
areas and more ways for you to grow in the faith!
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Difficulties do not deplete you of the Lord’s blessings.
Sometimes it may seem like your problems are overshadowing God’s mercies and the result is depression and defeat. The way to get out of this self-inflicted rut is to not let your difficulties overtake your life or guide your decisions. To focus only on your perceived problems will leave you doubt- ing and drained of any and all energy. Exhaustion is the result of running your race without the Lord. It just doesn’t work. Keep your eyes on Jesus and know that you will get through whatever challenges you are facing presently
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God is your active refuge in this misaligned world.
You may have run until you’ve fallen over and lost your breath in exhaustion. Instead of find- ing your shelter and refuge in the Lord, you have kept going falsely believing that you are unstoppable. This world may commend you for working eighty hours a week with no sleep. It may seem like you are better than others because you just won’t quit. But the reality is a person who keeps running that pace will soon get discouraged and burned out. Don’t let this world dictate how you live. Let the Lord lead you. Make sure to work but also rest
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Keep the faith and forge ahead knowing God is with you.
At times, it may feel like you cannot take one more step forward. It may feel like you are hitting a wall, that God is silent, that circumstances never seem to be good or pleasant. Trust God. You may be in a season of storms right now. But to forge ahead through the thickest storms, you need to keep on the forefront of your heart and mind that God is with you. It’s about trusting Him through every day and every season of your life. As you look to Jesus, your faith will stay solid and you will press forward no matter what. True spiritual growth takes time especially as you are being tested through trials! Keep looking up and keep looking ahead.
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You’re passing through this temporary world heralding a permanent hope.
Your life on earth will not last forever. Sometimes we live like this earth is our permanent and everlasting home. The truth is life is fleeting and we are not here forever. You and I were not created to settle down on earth and build our little kingdoms here. We were made for more. This earth is our temporary waiting room until we go in to see the Doctor, get completely healed and live forever. Heaven is our home. Yet, while we’re here on this earth, we are blessed to reflect Christ and let people know that life is about Jesus. Share the gospel as you are passing
through this world
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It’s so freeing when you make God’s Word the groundwork for your life.
Many times we think we have to figure life out on our own with no help from anyone. The truth is that you have the Word of God as the blueprint for building your life on Christ. I’m not to be burdened with attempting to be strategic and clever in order to navigate through life. I have the manual! Following God’s Word allows me to be free from the burden of trying to build my spiritual life alone
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May you not take God’s Word for granted. Stand strong in the Scriptures.
Make sure the church you’re going to is based and founded upon the Word of God, rather than on man’s opinion. Read the Bible more than you read any other book. Stay open to how God wants to speak to you, correct you and encourage you from His Word. Sometimes we just go through the motions and read God’s Word as if it were a novel. The Bible is much more than that—it is God-breathed. The Word of God is living, and your God speaks to you through every page. Stand strong in the Scriptures and stay consistent in the Lord’s Word
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In following God, have patience in the waiting and passion in the working.
You may have lost your patience a few times this past week and your pas- sion for the things of God may have lessened. So how
do we remain patient and live with godly passion?
I believe we do this by consistently being in God’s Word and staying plugged into a local church. Don’t church hop thinking you’d find a perfect church. It’s not going to happen. Let God lead you to a church where you’ll get fed the Word of God. Pray and fellow- ship with believers who will actually point you to Jesus often. Stay connected and committed
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The power of the Lord never rests on the vessel.
It flows through you, and glorifies Him. Everything you do can actually glorify God. You and I never have the right to claim any power over anything. God is the source and fountainhead of power. Being a vessel and allowing the Lord to fill you, and then for you to pour out His attributes to a world that needs hope—that’s humility. You are not on planet earth to take credit for anything good that you do. When you see great things happen, it is God doing the work and so give Him the credit, honor, and glory. Let His power
flow through you today!
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Get off the self-led path and onto the God- led path. It’s worth every step.
When you attempt to control your own destiny, it can lead to major destruction. Sounds dramatic, right? But the fact is that the Lord wants to lead you as a believer and when you are in the middle of His mission for you, you’ll realize that God’s ways are so much better than your ways. It’s a simple truth but an awesome reality
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Your priorities will be in line when you are
aligned with the Lord.
As you get on the road of God’s will through obedience to Him, your priori- ties will be on point. When you do your own thing and close your ears and eyes off to what God is doing, you’ll go astray. I don’t know about you, but I want to be in the dead center of God’s mission for me. The avenue to get to that place is through the constant obedience to and toward the Lord.
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Don’t seek worldly affirmation from people. Seek the Lord for heavenly confirmation.
Don’t live to get a pat on the back from man; live to please the Lord! People are faulty and they will fail you. You are faulty and you will fail people. We are all imperfect human beings. So abandon expectations from people and forget worldly affirmation. Instead, seek God daily for confirmation in what He has called you to do with each season. I believe this is the way
God wants every believer to live.
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Active faith will crowd out fear and destroy
doubt.
Sitting on the sidelines while watching others in the game of God’s will is the avenue to let- ting doubt and unbelief overtake you. If you are not active for the Lord, your faith will flounder. If you are active for the Lord, your faith will flourish. The question is, are you in or out of the game? Are you going to be bold and live for God or be anxious and live for self? I encourage you to go all in for the Lord today. It is amazing!
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When it comes to evangelism, you don’t
control the outcome.
You are simply called to get out there and share God’s unending love unconditionally. You plant and you water, like the Bible says, but God gives the increase. You are not working on commission, but on salary. In other words, God is not expecting you to change anyone’s heart; He is expecting you to relay the reality of the gospel. He does the rest. He closes the deal. He transforms. You just inform.
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Even in difficult times, there is so much for us
to be thankful for.
I would seriously recommend making a list of everything you are grateful for. God has blessed His children in so many ways that it is hard to keep track of all of them! We innately take things for granted which is why we must remind ourselves of all that God has done in our lives. There will be difficult times, but we have already been delivered. We are not victims at all—we are victors in Christ. It is time to live like it!
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To eradicate spiritual apathy, dig daily into
God’s Word.
Reading the Bible has pulled me out of the depths of despair more than just a few times! As you get into God’s Word, apathy dissipates and pas- sion emerges. Your countenance lifts and your passion becomes more fervent. I absolutely love the Word of God and the more I get into it, the more it fires me up and prepares me for God’s calling on my life. So get into God’s Word and let it seep into your heart and transform you.
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Don’t let hobbies hijack the time you could
spend with the Lord.
Hobbies can be good and healthy as long as they don’t completely consume you. A good thing can become a very bad thing if it becomes all-consuming. Enjoy your hobbies, but don’t let them take you away from the Lord and hijack that precious one-on-one time with God. He longs for daily commu- nication with you and when you spend time with Him, you are blessed abundantly!
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When God calls you to step up, don’t give up.
The tendency in our culture is to give up when things get difficult. There is no doubt that life is hard, but remember God can handle it. He’s not worried so neither should you be. Failure is a part of life. What is important is that you learn from it, grow and keep moving forward. The only thing that will grow from success is your ego, but failure will lead to a strength- ened faith and determination to forge ahead in the name of Jesus
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Decimate discouraging thoughts. Keep your
mind on your Maker.
The mind can wander in a split second, and so you must make concentrated effort to keep your mind on Christ. The enemy will fill your thoughts with doubt and cause you to question everything you know to be true. But God has already transformed your mind. Now it is up to you to focus on Him and the eternal. Remember, discouraging thoughts are never from the Lord, but encouraging thoughts are always from Him. So don’t buy into the devil’s lies. Believe the truth from God always.
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When you feel like a wreck, know that God is
still working.
There are many moments when you may feel horrible and don’t want to face another day. You may feel tired thinking your life is chaotic and discombobulated. During these moments, you must remember that the Lord does not take a day off. He is constantly working on your heart and in your life circumstances. You must believe it!
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Contentment in the present is possible all
because of what God has already done for you.
People search their whole lives for happiness and never find it, because they don’t look to the Lord eternal. Contentment cannot be found by looking to people, places or things on this earth. It can only be found by looking to God above. As you reflect on your past, you will see that God has already radically worked in your life. His hand was upon you and He was there when you needed Him the most. God has led you every step of the way.
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An update that God absolutely loves you!
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What is Christian Living?
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It's all about trusting God through the Turmoil.
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It's never too late to reconnect with God.
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We talk about how what people will care about at our funeral is not surface level things but character traits.
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God is our comfort and we comfort one another with His comfort.
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We look at Thomas from the Bible.
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Resting in Christ is as important as working for Christ.
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We talk about how exhortations from the Lord are beneficial.
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We talk about how spending time in God's Word is key!
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It's a joy being a follower of Jesus.
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It's an adventure being a believer.
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We can be carefree because God cares for us and is in control.
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Non-Verbal Communication is important.
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We're not called to carry any burdens.
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We talk about how it is actually fun and a joy to be a believer!
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We talk about God building our Faith for the rest of our life.
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Our last discussion on Faith.
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We talk about the fact that we don't have blind faith, we have faith in our God who is All Knowing!
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It is a blessing to walk by faith - To us and to others!
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We talk about how faith is a critical aspect of our lives as believers.
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We look at Jesus who was our example of how to live out faith.
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We talk about how faith often begins when we are at our end.
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We talk about the importance of faith in our Christian lives.
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We're doing a series about Faith and Feelings.
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We continue our series about Feelings.
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We continue our series about feelings.
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We talk about how God give wisdom which reassures us!
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We talk about how God is the giver and source of strength.
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We talk about how God's Word is the main Reassurance.
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We look at the rest of Psalm 139.
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We look at Psalm 139:11-15
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We talk about Psalm 139:6-10
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God knows every part of you and He still loves you!
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We talk about how the heavens declare the glory of God.
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God will never leave you nor forsake you.
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God has a future and a hope for you.
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God hears you and loves you.
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Audiobook of the book I wrote called Why God? Understanding Storms in the Life of the Believer.
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Audiobook of my book Why God? Understanding storms in the life of the Believer.
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Audiobook of my book Why God? Understanding Storms in the life of the Believer.
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We talk about how God gives reassurance to His kids.
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Audiobook of my book Why God? Understanding Storms in the life of the Believer.
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Audiobook of my book Why God? Understanding Storms in the life of the Believer.
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Audiobook of my book Why God? Understanding Storms in the life of the Believer.
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Audiobook of my book Why God? Understanding Storms in the life of the Believer.
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Audiobook of my book Why God? Understanding Storms in the life of the Believer.
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We talk about how we need to say behind the Lord and let Him lead, always!
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We talk about making the best use of our time for the Lord.
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We talk about waiting on God and allowing Him to work while we wait.
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We are to trust in God's timing.
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We talk about an imperfect world, faulty expectations and our perfect God.
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We talk about the state of the world and liken it to the days of Noah.
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We talk about the effects of living in a fallen world.
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We talk about our troubled times and what we should do as individual believers.
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We talk about how Resilience is imperative to keep going in the faith!
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We talk about different ways we can support one another as believers in this life.
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We talk about how we need to be completely open and honest with the Lord. He wants to hear from His kids! Let's share our hearts!
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How being open to correction and direction from the Lord leads to spiritual growth!
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We talk about how ambitions and accolades can take us off of the road of God's will if our motivation is off!
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We talk about how Roadblocks to God's will could be in the form of your thought life. Fight back by using God's Word as a weapon against the enemy.
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WE look at how people and places could halt your walk with God. We talk about how to deal with these specific difficulties!
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WE look at how hobbies and activities could potentially be roadblocks to your faith.
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We talk about how money and material things can consume us and halt our walk with the Lord.
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We look at Colossians 2:1-2
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We look at Colossians 1:28-29
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We look at a verse in Colossians chapter 1
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We look at Colossians 1:11
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We look at Colossians 1:11.
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We look at Colossians 1:10.
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Paul prayed for those who were walking strong in the faith, that they'd keep walking strong.
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We are messengers and ambassadors for God's Kingdom.
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We look at Joseph's life.
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We talk about how we are in the world but not of the world.
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God gives us warnings for good reason.
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We are to invest all of who we are into the Kingdom of God.
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During this time we are the active body of Christ and we are to lift one another up and encourage each other in God's Word.
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We talk about letting God lead the way and to rest in the waiting instead of being in a rush.
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How we can learn and grow a lot during this Pandemic.
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Stay faithful especially during this time.
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God knows what He's doing even when we don't.
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We talk about the Parallel of the women seeing Jesus absent and going to tell the Disciples and us knowing the truth and going to tell others.
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We take a look at some verses in Romans
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How are we going to deal with suffering. Will it be a good witness or a bad witness?
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We look at John 14:27. Jesus is our peace.
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Now is the time to follow God and shine as lights.
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The importance of transparency presently.
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During this time we need to run towards God not away from Him.
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We talk about how to see the CoronaVirus as believers.
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We talk about the need we have of wisdom in everyday life.
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We must pray constantly during this time.
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Now is the time to go all in for the Lord. The time is now.
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How getting into God's Word will help curb restlessness.
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How we deal with changes will affect our outlook and perspective.
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We talk about focusing on the truth that the LORD is our source of help during this time.
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How we must learn or relearn how to be quiet and spend quality time with the Lord.
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We look at the truth that God will get us through this whole Corona Virus event
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This is the time to enact Acts 1:8
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How limited interaction can lead to even more interaction with God through prayer.
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We talk about how to deal with interruptions to our every day routine lives.
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We talk about what to do during this time.
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We take a look at James 3
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We take a look at James 2:20
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We take a look at James 2:13.
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We take a look at James 2:1
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We take a look at James 1:22.
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We take a look at James 1:17-18
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We take a look at James 1:12-16.
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We take a look at James 1:5-7
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We take a look at James 1:2.
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We take a look at a verse in Titus.
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We take a look at Titus 3:8
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We take a look at Titus 2:1.
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We take a look at 2 Timothy 4:16-17
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We take a look at 2 Timothy 4:7.
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We take a look at 2 Timothy 4:2.
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We take a look at 2 Timothy 3:12.
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We take a look at 2 Timothy 3:12.
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We take a look at 2 Timothy 2:15-16
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We take a look at 2 Timothy 2:2
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We take a look at 2 Timothy 1:7.
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Godliness with Contentment is GREAT gain! We explore these verses today.
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We look at 1 Timothy 4:16 and talk about the importance of heeding God's Word!
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We talk a look at Paul's words to Timothy in 1 Timothy 1:12 and talk about remaining faithful in ministry.
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How every single person God created matters to Him.
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What to do during uncertain or difficult times.
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A reminder that we need both wisdom and awareness to have a strong walk with Jesus.
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We look at Jacob and his tendency to run instead of confront.
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A leadership lesson as we look at Moses.
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How implementing healthy spiritual habits leads to being consistent Christians! Take a listen!
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How to deal with the difficulty of life in a fallen and dim world.
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God gives us the desires of our hearts as we are aligned with His will! He waits in the working!
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We take a look at Psalm 51 - David’s prayer of Repentance.
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We explore what true fellowship is and The Motivation to Gather
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How ministry should not take over or be above family.
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How we need to fill our soul with the things of the Lord. He comes first.
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How to NOT take those simple things for granted.
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How life is a spiritual battle and we are in a war. Be ready in season and out or season because the enemy wants to take you out!
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Nehemiah modeled a character that is both godly and admirable. Take a listen!
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How trusting the Lord is difficult but a complete adventure!
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What do we do when we are stressed and in the middle of chaos? Take a listen!
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Pour your heart out to the Lord in prayer and praise!
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Reflecting upon the fact that it is about to be a New Year!
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How we have to leave 2019 in the past so that we will be able to enter into the new things God has for us in 2020.
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Some tips to help you study and dig deeper in the Bible
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How we should have a heart for those who don't know the Lord!
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Exploring the topic of why some believers are not happy.
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How to be content The Day after Christmas.
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An amazing poem by Isaac Wimberley.
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Even in the middle of this busy holiday week focus on Jesus and know that as you look to Him the result IS joy!
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We continue to look at Isaiah 9:6. Jesus is our Counselor.
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Taking a look at Isaiah 9:6 at the fact that Jesus Wonderful!
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We look at Isaiah 9:6 and the fact that Jesus is the Prince of Peace.
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Jesus' birth and human life led to eternal life for all who believe!
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How the Birth of Jesus is a demonstration of God's great love.
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Exploring John 3:16 in relation to Christmas.
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The people surrounding Jesus' birth.
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The people surrounding Jesus' birth.
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The people surrounding Jesus' birth.
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The people surrounding Jesus' birth.
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Devotional through 1 Chronicles 16:23-27
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A Study through 1 Chronicles 16:23-27
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Series in 1 Chronicles 16:23-27
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Series in 1 Chronicles 16:23-27
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Series on 1 Chronicles 16:23-27
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Traits of a godly friend.
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Trait's of a godly friend
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My church planting journey
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My church planting journey
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my church planting experience
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My Church Planting Journey
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My Church Planting Journey
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My church planting Journey
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My story of Church planting Calvary Chapel Mobile.
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My story of Church planting Calvary Chapel Mobile.
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How to keep moving forward in the faith no matter what.
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Learn a few truth's in order to love like Jesus!
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learn the importance of saying no!
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I talk about the different ways that we hear from the Lord.
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Life is busy. How do we find time to seek the Lord and focus on the spiritual aspects of life? Find out here!
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We talk about what communion is and why it's important to observe and participate in.
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How to put to death Procrastination.
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In this episode I talk about what fellowship really means and what it takes to stay in fellowship.
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This episode focuses on how a believer should read the Bible. I offer suggestions and ways in which to dig deeper into God's Word.
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This episode offers insights into how to pray to the Lord.
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How to survive spiritually in this world.
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What to do when we feel surrounded.
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What does it mean to serve the Lord? Listen to find out!
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What does it mean to live a surrendered life? Listen to find out!
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What does it mean to live selflessly. Listen to find out!
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Exploring the topic of sickness.
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What does it mean to Keep it Simple? Listen to find out!
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What does it mean to be Set Apart? Listen to find out!
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Sometimes clouds roll in and it looks like a potential storm is coming. The clouds end up dissipating and no storm emerges. What do we do when it seems like there is a storm? What we should not do is worry a bunch about the 'What-ifs' that could possibly occur. May we trust in the Lord fully and completely!
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How do we navigate in this life as believers as we are going through intense storms? Listen in!
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What do we do when the storm clouds roll in and we cannot see what is going on?
How do we handle storms when we are driving blind? Listen and find out!
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what do we do when it seems like the rain keeps coming. Trial after trial and problem after problem. How do we deal with it? What's the answer?!
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The wind is unpredictable and so is life. How do we deal with change?
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In those moments where everything seems to be going well, those are the moments to do two things: Praise God & Prepare for what's ahead!
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Comparing ourselves with others is carnal. We are to look to the Lord, humble ourselves and be servants rather than seek to be served.
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God's Word is not just a book to read like a novel or even study like a text book. God's Word is meant to be taken in and lived out!
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Get a glimpse of how conflict can be a catalyst to trust God like never before. When storms come we can be sure that they will be catalysts for change and oftentimes they clear our paths!
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A relationship with the Lord leads to Peace.
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We explore who John the Baptist was.
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We explore the life of Noah.
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A relationship with the Lord leads to cohesion.
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A relationship with the Lord leads to Joy!
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A relationship with the Lord leads to true Kindness.
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We explore the life of Mary.
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We explore the life of Mary.
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A relationship with the Lord leads to true Love.
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We explore the life of Peter.
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We explore the life of Abel.
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We explore the life of Jonah.
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We explore the life of Job.
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We explore the life of Elijah.
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We explore the life of Hannah.
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Adhering to strict religion based on works leads to gross legalism.
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Strict, legalistic Religion does not lead to freedom, it leads to being burdened.
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The introduction to exploring why Religion is NOT what we adhere to, but a relationship with God is.
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Strict, work based religion leads to division and pride.
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Adhering to strict works based religion leads to Criticism.
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An overview/teaching on Psalm 100:2
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Let God's voice be the loudest in your heart and your life. Let His voice lead you!
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Don't let the enemy speak lies into your mind. Fight him off through prayer and God's Word!
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What voices you are letting into your life matters.
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Be careful to not let the voices and influences of the world lure you away from God.
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Doing what you feel or what your heart tells you is NOT Biblical. It is actually very harmful!
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An overview/teaching of Psalm 100:5
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An overview/teaching of Psalm 100:4
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An overview/teaching of Psalm 100:3
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An overview/teaching on Psalm 100:1
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An overview of Philippians 1
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The second half of Philippians 1
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An overview of Philippians 4
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An overview of Philippians 3
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A survey of Philippians 2.
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Run your race that is the Christian life.
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We are called to stand on the truth of God's Word
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Sitting down to rest is a must in the Christian life if you want to avoid burnout.
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WE are called to stay faithful until the end.
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Why as believerts it's important to be Consistently praying to the Lord.
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What's the deal with Christianity?
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Looking a the heart of Jesus
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How who you hang out with can greatly influence your life.
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How an accountability partner is a must.
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How and why to let go of surface level dreams.
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How and why to let go of hate.
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How and why to let go of Expectations.
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How and why to let go of bitterness.
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How and why to let go of failure.
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How Jesus should influence our lives.
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How to deal with battles at work
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How giving your testimony can greatly influence others.
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How God's Word should influence us as believers
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What does Christian Living look like?
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The heart of the Holy Spirit
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Looking at the heart of our heavenly Father
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How to deal with battles with yourself
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How to deal with battles at church
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How to deal with battles at home.
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Why we have to be ready for spiritual battles in this life
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Why as believers we should be in God's Word on a regular basis.
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Why it is so important to be consistent at church, have a church home, and stay connected with one another as believers.
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How to make the right decisions with so many choices.
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Why integrity is such an important action to take and trait to portray.
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Why it is important to feed your soul with the right things.
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What's the deal with anger? When we get angry what should we do?
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How and why to connect with others through Communication.
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When the Lord speaks we are to listen. How do we know it's God's voice?
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As we seek the Lord sometimes He says no. Why? What do we do when God says no? Take a listen!
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When God strengthens us, what should happen? How should His strength affect our lives? Take a listen to find out!
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What does God's blessings look like? How should they affect us? Take a listen to find out!
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When you pray the Lord listens to you. How should that affect us? Take a listen!
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What does God's love look like? How should it affect our lives? Take a listen to find out!
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We'll be seeking God in prayer and He says yes! What does that mean? What do we do? Take a listen to find out!
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What we do when God tells us to slow down? What does that look like? Take a listen!
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What do we do when the Lord tells us to wait? How do we handle it? Take a listen!
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What does it mean that the Lord rescues us? Take a listen!
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What do we do when we pray to the Lord and we hear nothing in response? How do we handle that? Take a listen to find out!
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- How the Lord is with you always and we are Calle for be with each other
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Why wrestling with God is a waste of time.
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Be a good and godly influence
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Admit your wrong. Be humble. Know that God is a know it all and you are not.
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God refines you and equips you for your calling.
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Jesus is your fulfillment.
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As we wait we must wait in faith.
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The time in-between matters!
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To be grateful is a trait we should reflect as followers of Jesus. There is so much to be grateful for!
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Don't be a hater. Be kind to people. Spread the Gospel in love.
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We must be away of the usneen spiritual battle that is raging around us.
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How prayer is the means of communication with God to foster our relationship with God. Seek Him and listen!
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Marriage is amazing and designed by God.
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Why there is no need to fear death, ever.
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Our faith will be in what we focus on
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How the storms of life can refine our hearts and shape our lives. Storms can give us strength even when they are uncomfortable. As you're going through a storm don't ask 'why,' ask 'what.' What do you want to show me and teach me God!
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How to get up and get going in this life to fulfill your calling. Don't sit on the sidelines and watch life pass you by. Work hard and trust in the Lord.
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How to stop procrastinating the most important things.
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How the goodness of God changes everything.
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How to wait patiently upon the Lord.
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How the Gospel is the main message we get to share. The Gospel minus grace is not the Gospel.
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How to be Disciplined as a follower of Jesus.
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How to get direction to navigate life.
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How to handle pain that you experience.
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Marriage is commitment and needs to be worked on constantly to be healthy.
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We have another day to live, let's make the best of it!
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There's more to life than what you see.
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The importance of Praising God and Praying to God.
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How to be the leader God has called you to be.
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Seeking the Lord and spending time with the Lord.
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How to gain strength enough to get through this life.
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How having a Church home leads to spiritual growth and Christian maturity.
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How God can restore what seems to be broken.
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Being expectant for God to move in your life.
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How sharing your testimony is a powerful way to be a light for the Lord.
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How Spiritual growth needs to happen in the life of the believer. 4 Actions that lead to growing spiritually.
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How worrying is a waste of time
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The Why Question can stop people from fulfilling God's Will.
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Dealing with pain in our lives as believers.
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Shining as a Light in this Dark world.
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The importance of Kindness
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How to be content by being committed.
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Ten minute podcasts to encourage your life.
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Why we should build bridges rather than burn bridges.
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