One Hundred Times Zero Matthew 17:27 ‘Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money; that take, and give unto them …
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Fasting Drives Away Doubt Mark 9:29 ‘And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.’ MARK 9:28-29 Prayer and fasting do not drive certain demons out. If the name of Jesus and faith in His name won’t do the job, then fasting …
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Give All The Glory To God John 17:18 ‘As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.’ JOHN 17:18 We are not from the world. Through the new birth, we come from God and should constantly remind ourselves of this. …
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His Will Is In The Word John 17:17 ‘Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.’ JOHN 17:17 In this prayer, Jesus prayed twice that the Father would keep His disciples from evil. Then He reveals the way that God will accomplish this – through His Word, the holy …
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His Purpose Revealed Matthew 16:21, ‘From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.’ MATTHEW 16:20-28 Despite the abundant …
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Jesus, The Chief Cornerstone May 26 Matthew 16:18, ‘And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.’ MATTHEW 16:13-19 Some people have mistakenly interpreted this passage to say that Peter …
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Petition Not Repetition Mark 8:24-25, ‘And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.’ MATTHEW 7:7-11; MARK 8:22-25 It was unusual for Jesus …
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Symptoms Of A Hard Heart Mark 8:17, ‘And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?’ MATTHEW 16:1-12; MARK 8:11-21 Just a few days before this instance, hardened hearts caused …
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Jesus Challenges The Sadducees Matthew 16:1, ‘The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.’ MATTHEW 16:1-4 The Sadducees were a Jewish sect (Acts 5:17), of both a political and religious nature, that was best known for its opposition …
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Revelation Knowledge John 6:45, ‘It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.’ JOHN 6:40-45 The Old Testament prophets prophesied of a new covenant where we would all be taught …
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