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"Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 KJV) God, the recipient of our prayers, is always awake. Prayer is not restricted to specific times; it is something that can be...
Moshe Reuven Asman, chief rabbi of Ukraine, called on Christians and Jews to say together the following words from Psalm 31 as Russian forces attacked the Ukraine on various fronts: "In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your...
IS WELCOMING PEOPLE TO CHURCH AN ANSWER TO BOOSTING ATTENDANCE? "Even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself."(Gal 4:14 NIV) In the...
"Herod on his birthday gave a banquet ... when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl ... "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom." ... And she said, "The head of John the...
Troubles never seem to come in ones, do they?If only we only had to focus on one bad thing at a time, wouldn't it all seem so much simpler? But they don't.Take January, 2021, for example. Wasn't it enough that my mom died? Why did our province have to start...
"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you." (Philippians 1:21,23-24 KJV)With my wife going to...
"Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, 'Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.' ... And they went and found it just as He had told them, and they prepared the...
"And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put Him to death, for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might...
"When they heard this, they said, 'Surely not!' But He looked directly at them and said, 'What then is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls...
"The chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to Him, 'Tell us by what authority You do these things, or who it is that gave You this authority.' He answered them, 'I also will ask you a question. Now tell Me, was the Baptism of John from heaven...
"And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, saying to them, 'It is written, "My house shall be a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of robbers.' And He was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the...
"And when He drew near and saw the city, He wept over it, saying, 'Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around...
"And taking the twelve, He said to them, 'See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit...