Something New Luke 5:36-37, ‘And he spake a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And no man …
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Let Christ Live Through Us Matthew 9:9, ‘And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.’ MATTHEW 9:9-10, MARK 2:14-15, LUKE 5:27-29 To ‘follow’ means to come …
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Faith That Is Seen Mark 2:5, ‘When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.’ MATTHEW 9: 1-8, MARK 2: 1-12, LUKE 5: 17-26 Faith can be seen. Just as Jesus explained to Nicodemus in John 3:8, faith is like …
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Touched By Love Mark 1:41, ‘And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him…. and he was cleansed.’ MATTHEW 8:1-4, MARK 1:40-45, LUKE 5:12-15 Only Mark records this important statement that Jesus was ‘moved with compassion’ in the healing of this leper. There are three other instances …
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Healing Is God’s Will Matthew 8:2, ‘And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.’ MATTHEW 8:1-4 Leprosy was a hated disease and its symptoms are described in detail in Leviticus 13:1-46. This leper believed Jesus could heal him, but …
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Taking Thoughts – Or Not Matthew 6:31, ‘Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?’ MATTHEW 6:25-34 The Greek word used here for ‘thought’ is ‘merimnao‘ and denotes ‘to be anxious or careful’. In this passage, as well …
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Singleness Of Vision MATTHEW 6:24, ‘No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.’ MATTHEW 6:22-24 Jesus is speaking of spiritual vision. If we …
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The Benefits Of Fasting MATTHEW 6:16, ‘Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.’ MATTHEW 6:14-18 It was a Jewish custom to anoint …
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Knowing God Is Our Greatest Treasure Matthew 6:21, ‘For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.’ MATTHEW 6:19-21 If isolated from the rest of God’s Word, there are some scriptures that could be interpreted to mean that having money or wealth is wrong. However there are other …
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Victory – A Provision Matthew 6:13, ‘And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.’ MATTHEW 6:9-13 A temptation can be a difficult situation or a pressure. Contrary to popular belief, God is not …
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