Topic:DRAWN BY HIS POWER February 20 Mark 1:37, “And when they had found him, they said unto him, All [men] seek for thee.” MK. 1:35-39; LK. 4:42-44 This is an amazing statement. Jesus’ ministry was only a few months old and the masses of people were already seeking him out. This is even more astonishing when you realize that Jesus …
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Topic:MINISTRY IN ACTION February 19 Mk. 1:31, “And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.” MT. 8:14-17; MK. 1:29-34; LK. 4:38-41 How did Peter’s mother-in-law minister unto Jesus and His disciples? Did she sit them down and preach to them? Certainly not. Yet sometimes …
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Topic:DEMONS IN CHURCH February 18 Mark 1:23, “And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out;….” MK. 1:21-28; LK. 4:33-37 Many people don’t associate demon possessed people with places of worship. Yet most of the demons that Jesus cast out were encountered in the church. Why would demon possessed people be in church? …
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Topic:FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT February 16 Luke 4:24, “And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.” LUKE 4:16-30 A modern day equivalent of this verse is “familiarity breeds contempt.” Those who know the most about us also know more of our faults than anyone else. As a general rule, our weaknesses will blind …
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Topic:OUR DEBTS HAVE BEEN CANCELL February 15 Luke 4:19, “To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” LUKE 4:16-30 This scripture had been written prophetically by the prophet Isaiah about 650 years prior to this time. It was read in Jewish synagogues thousands of times. But the one this verse was speaking of had never spoken it before. With this …
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Topic:GOD’S WORD HAS NO LIMITS February 14 John 4:50, “Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.” JOHN 4:46-54 Jesus didn’t have to touch the child. He didn’t have to send anything home with the father to affect the cure. All …
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Topic:SPIRITUAL FOOD February 13 John 4:32, “But he saith unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.” JOHN 4:27-46 Food is essential for life. Without it we couldn’t grow. We get strength and vitality from food. Yet food can kill us. Improper diets kill more people than any disease. Our soul needs nourishment too. The things …
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Topic:WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT February 12 John 4:24, “God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.” JOHN 4:4-26 Man dwells primarily in the physical and emotional realm, but God is a Spirit (1 Sam. 16:7). To have true fellowship with God, we have to relate to God on the spiritual level. …
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Topic:GOD LOOKS INSIDE February 11 John 4:19, “The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.” JOHN 4:4-26 This didn’t take any great discernment on the woman’s part. Jesus had just “read her mail”. He told her the most intimate details of her life. Anyone could have perceived Jesus was a prophet after something like that. …
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Topic:THIRSTY? February 10 John 4:14, “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” JOHN 4:4-26 Jesus painted a beautiful picture of salvation in this passage. The salvation Jesus brings is like an artesian …
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