Topic:THERE IS A RIGHTEOUS ANGER February 02 John 2:15, “And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables.” JOHN 2:12-14 Jesus brought the message of …
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Topic:GOD IS NOT CHEAP! February 01 John 2:6, “And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.” JOHN 2:1-11 God has been represented as a God who is on a tight budget and who disapproves …
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Topic:DO WHAT HE SAYS January 31 John 2:5, “His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it].” JOHN 2:1-11 Mary knew Jesus as no one else did at this point. The Bible supplies no details of the childhood of Jesus except his trip to Jerusalem at …
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Topic:SETTLING OUR DOUBTS January 30 John 1:46, “And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.” JOHN 1:43-51 Nathanael suffered from a skepticism that afflicts many people today. However, it is to his credit that he came to …
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Topic:SHARING OUR FAITH January 29 John 1:41, “He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.” JOHN 1:37-42 Andrew was the first disciple of Jesus to share his faith and bring another to Christ. And look who …
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Topic:KNOWING GOD’S PLAN January 28 John 1:23, “He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.” JOHN 1:19-36 John knew who he was and what he was called to do. This was one of the …
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Topic:SATAN’S POWER IS LIMITED January 27 Luke 4:13, “And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.” MT. 4:1-11; MK. 1:12-13; LK. 4:1-13 The wording of this verse implies that Satan exhausted his arsenal of temptations on Jesus and then had to leave. …
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Topic:THE WEAPON OF THE WORD January 26 Luke 4:4, “And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” MT. 4:1-11; MK. 1:12-13; LK. 4:1-13 Jesus answered every temptation with, “It is written.” The Word of God is …
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Topic:A GREATER HUMILITY January 24 Matthew 3:14, “But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?” MT. 3:13-17; MK. 1:9-11; LK. 3:21-23 John the Baptist was overwhelmed that Jesus was asking to be baptized by him. John had already declared himself …
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Topic:THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST January 23 Matthew 3:1, “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea.” MT. 3:1-12; MK. 1:1-8; LK. 3:1-18 These scriptures record the ministry of John the Baptist. He spent thirty years in the deserts of Judaea preparing for this …
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