“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 18:10 January 26, 2024 At Christmas time our culture is reintroduced to angels in a unique way. First, there is the angel who […]
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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.’” Matthew 17:20 January 25, 2024 Let’s say you
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“He answered them, ‘When it is evening, you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.” And in the morning. “And in the morning it will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.”’” Matthew 16:2-3 January 24, 2024 In Jesus’ day, weather forecasts had to be based on reading
“But she came and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, help me.’” Matthew 15:25 January 23, 2024 You are sitting at the gate anticipating the departure of your flight. Then you look at the flight arrival and departure screen. You see the word “delayed” by your flight number. A Canaanite woman was desperate for Jesus to
“And Jacob their father said to them, ‘You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.’” Genesis 42:36 January 22, 2024 Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, was not just having a bad day, but the clouds of fear
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“And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold…But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundred fold.” Mark 4:8,20 January 19, 2024
“Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain….They are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.”Mark 4:7, 18-19 January 18,
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“Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil…And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately received it with joy…when tribulation of persecution arises on account of the word,
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“And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it…And these are the ones along the path, where the seed is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.” Mark 4:4,15 January 16, 2024 There has never been a
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“Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.” Proverbs 12:22 January 15, 2024 A generation of children were mesmerized by the Disney movie, Pinocchio. Lies didn’t really produce a longer nose, but many learned a lesson, lies make for bad consequences. The Bible makes sure we all
