Topic:God’s Options Or Ours? 5th May But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou bid me come unto thee on the water. Matthew 14:22-33 It is important to analyze Peter’s …
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Topic:HE BLESSES WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE – May 04 John 6:9, “There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” JOHN 6:1-13 Notice that Jesus didn’t just turn some of the stones into bread (as Satan had tempted …
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Topic:JESUS MEETS ALL OUR NEEDS – May 03 Matthew 14:16, “But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.” MATTHEW 14:15-18 The disciples were using natural reasoning and recognized that they didn’t have the ability to minister to the multitude’s need for food. Jesus did …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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, …
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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; …
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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 …
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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 …
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