Tag: jesus
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Fruit of Repentance
7He [John the Baptist] said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God…
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Mary Scolded Jesus
46After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father…
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Baby and Baby
39In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed…
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Z and Mary
18And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”… …34And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”–Luke 1
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The One Worth Waiting For
1For God alone my soul waits in silence;from him comes my salvation.2He alone is my rock and my salvation,my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.–Psalm 62 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…
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Finally, Be Strong in the Lord
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,…
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A Verse for Each Spouse
22Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 25Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her–Ephesians 5
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The Gentile Mystery
6This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.–Ephesians 3 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. (Galatians 3:29)
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David and Temple Guards
12These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the LORD. –1 Chronicles 26 So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house with you shall bear iniquity connected with the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear…
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David and Blood
6Then he [David] called for Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel. 7David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God. 8But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and…
Joel M Bradshaw 