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Living Water

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 WEB Chapter four of John’s gospel begins with Jesus’ awareness that his success at winning new followers upset...

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On the Sabbath Day

He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. Luke 4:16 WEB In chapter four of his gospel account, Luke shifts from presenting the circumstances of Jesus’ birth and early life to the beginning of his...

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The Last Days

But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,...

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Tempted by Evil

Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. James 1:13 WEB The epistle written by James, the brother of Jesus, begins with a greeting addressing the twelve tribes of Israel scattered throughout the world. He identifies...

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Jesus Christ Is Lord

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father....

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A Man Traveling

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Matthew 25:14 KJV Chapter twenty-five of Matthew’s gospel begins with the parable of the ten virgins. In the parable, Jesus teaches the importance of maintaining...

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Love Comes From God

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 NIV In the opening of the fourth chapter of John’s first epistle, he explains how to discern if a spirit is from God. He describes how to judge the sincerity of any...

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Submit to One Another

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5:21 NIV In chapter five of Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus, the apostle instructs his reader to follow God’s example as dearly loved children. Paul exhorts the church to do this with the love Christ demonstrated in obedience to...

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