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THE BLESSING IN LETTING GO
THE BLESSING IN LETTING GO KEY TEXT: Luke 6:34-35 (KJV) – “34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward…
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BE ON TOP OF YOUR GAME
BE ON TOP OF YOUR GAME KEY TEXT: Deuteronomy 17:18-20 (KJV) – “18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: 19 And it shall be with…
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THE TRAGEDY OF UNBELIEF
Mark 6:5-6 (KJV) – “5 And He could there do no mighty work, save that He laid His hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6 And He marvelled because of their unbelief. And He went round about the villages, teaching.” The original Greek word used for “mighty” is dýnamin (from dýnamis), which is the…
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RIGHT ANSWER WRONG EXPECTATIONS
KEY TEXT: Mark 6:3 (KJV) – “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us? And they were offended at Him.” In Mark 6:3, the people saw Jesus and asked certain questions about Him concerning His…
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HIDDEN MIRACLES IN ORDINARY PLACES
KEY TEXT: Mark 6:2-4 (KJV) – “2 And when the sabbath day was come, He began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing Him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? And what wisdom is this which is given unto Him, that even such mighty works are wrought by His hands?…
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DO ALL IN THE NAME OF JESUS
Colossians 3:17 (AMP) – “Whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus [and in dependence on Him], giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” When you speak, speak in the name of Jesus. When you write, write in the name of…
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SELF-DENIAL TO FOLLOW JESUS
Key Text: Luke 9:22-23 (AMP) – “22 Saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected [as the Messiah] by the elders and chief priests and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), and be put to death, and on the third day be raised up [from death to life].” 23 And He was…
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THE TEST OF A TRUE DISCIPLE
John 8:31 (KJV) – “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.” The Greek word used for the English word continue is menō. Menō means to remain, abide, stay, dwell, persist, hold fast, and not depart. Jesus is telling us that…
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PLEASE GOD AND NEVER BE LONELY
KEY TEXT: John 8:29 (KJV) -“And He that sent Me is with Me: the Father hath not left Me alone; for I do always those things that please Him.” “It is the love of self that destroys our peace. While self is all alive, we stand ready continually to guard it from mortification and insult;…
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THE LIGHT TO FOLLOW
THE LIGHT TO FOLLOW John 8:12 (AMP) – “Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, ‘I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.’” In John 8, Jesus was addressing a very large crowd made up of both believers…