Topic:REST AND RE-FIRE – May 02 Mark 6:31, “And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.” MATTHEW 14:13-21; MARK 6:30-44; LUKE 9:10-17; JOHN 6:1-14 Jesus often separated Himself from others so that He could …
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Topic:NO PEACE FOR THE WICKED – May 01 Luke 9:7, “Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some that John was risen from the dead.” MATTHEW 14:1-12: MARK 6:14-29; LUKE 9:7-9 Others may have thought Jesus was John the Baptist risen from the dead, but …
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Topic:HE REWARDS EVEN LITTLE THINGS – April 30 Matthew 10:42, “And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.” MATTHEW 10:1-42, 11:1, MARK 6:7-13, LUKE 9:1-6 This verse shows that even our …
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Topic:OPPOSITION TO THE GOSPEL – April 29 Matthew 10:34, “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.” MATTHEW 10:34-42 This statement seems like a contradiction to some prophecies concerning Jesus and some of Jesus’ own statements concerning peace, as well as what was written of Him in the …
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Topic:DEGREES OF DENIAL – April 28 Matthew 10:33, “But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.” MATTHEW 10:32-33 This word “deny” can mean a variety of things from as little as “to assert the contrary of” to “to disavow; disown.” For example, we can see that it must have …
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Topic:ABOUT PERSECUTION – April 27 Matthew 10:23, “But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.” MATTHEW 10:16-26 Persecution is an inevitable part of the Christian life. Persecution is from Satan and is designed …
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Topic:GODLY SORROW LEADS TO REPENTANCE – April 26 Mark 6:12, “And they went out, and preached that men should repent.” MARK 6:7-12 “Repent” comes from the Greek word, “metanoeo,” and literally means to have another mind. Repentance is a necessary part of salvation. Repentance may include Godly sorrow, but sorrow does not always include repentance. Repentance is simply a change …
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Topic:THE GOSPEL IS THE POWER OF GOD – April 25 Matthew 9:38, “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.” MATTHEW 9:35-38, 13:53-58, MARK 6:1-6 People are born again through the power of the Word of God, not through prayer. Prayer is very important, but it is not a substitute for …
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Topic:GET RID OF FEAR – April 24 Luke 8:50, “But when Jesus heard it, he answered him saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.” MATTHEW 9:23-31; MARK 5:35-43; LUKE 8:49-56 Jesus told Jairus to “believe only,” implying that faith and fear can operate in us at the same time. This is also the reason James tells …
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Topic:MAKING FAITH WORK – April 23 Luke 8:46, “And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.” LUKE 8:43-48 Is it possible that Jesus, who was God manifest in the flesh, and therefore all-knowing, did not actually know who touched Him? Yes! Although Jesus’ spiritual man was divine, He took upon Himself …
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