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Matthew 13:44–46 ( Listen ) The Parable of the Hidden Treasure 44  “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value 45  “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46  who, on finding one pearl of great value, went...

Luke 10:25–37 ( Listen ) The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25  And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26  He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27  And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and...

Luke 15:1–10 ( Listen ) The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1  Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2  And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3  So he told them this parable: 4  “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go af...

Luke 19:11–27 ( Listen ) The Parable of the Ten Minas 11  As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. 12  He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. 13  Calling ten of his servants, 1 he gave them ten minas, 2 a...

Luke 16:19–31 ( Listen ) The Rich Man and Lazarus 19  “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20  And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21  who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22  The poor man died and was carried by the angel...

Matthew 13:24–30 ( Listen ) The Parable of the Weeds 24  He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25  but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds 1 among the wheat and went away. 26  So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27  And the servants 2 of the master of...

Matthew 13:1–23 ( Listen ) The Parable of the Sower 13:1  That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2  And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3  And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4  And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and d...

1 Corinthians 15:1–10 ( Listen ) The Resurrection of Christ 15:1  Now I would remind you, brothers, 1 of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2  and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3  For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordan...

Acts 2:1–13 ( Listen ) The Coming of the Holy Spirit 2:1  When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2  And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3  And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested 1 on each one of them. 4  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and b...

Acts 1:1–11 ( Listen ) The Promise of the Holy Spirit 1:1  In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2  until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3  He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking ab...

Genesis 50 ( Listen ) 50:1  Then Joseph fell on his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him. 2  And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. 3  Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. 4  And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spo...

Genesis 47:4–10 ( Listen ) 4  They said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.” 5  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6  The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your br...

Genesis 42:1–9 ( Listen ) Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1  When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” 2  And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.” 3  So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. 4  But Jacob did...

Genesis 39 ( Listen ) Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1  Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. 2  The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3  His master saw that the LORD was with him and...

Genesis 38 ( Listen ) Judah and Tamar 38:1  It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2  There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her, 3  and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. 4  She conceived again and bore a son, and she called hi...

Genesis 23 ( Listen ) Sarah’s Death and Burial 23:1  Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2  And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3  And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, 1 4  “I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you f...

Genesis 37 ( Listen ) Joseph’s Dreams 37:1  Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. 2  These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. 3  Now Israel loved Joseph more than...

Romans 5:1–5 ( Listen ) Peace with God Through Faith 5:1  Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we 1 have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2  Through him we have also obtained access by faith 2 into this grace in which we stand, and we 3 rejoice 4 in hope of the glory of God. 3  Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 ...

Genesis 34 ( Listen ) The Defiling of Dinah 34:1  Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. 2  And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. 3  And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. 4  So S...

Message about a Christian’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Testimony by Trent Willis

Genesis 32–33 ( Listen ) Jacob Fears Esau 32:1  Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2  And when Jacob saw them he said, “This is God’s camp!” So he called the name of that place Mahanaim. 1 3  And Jacob sent 2 messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom, 4  instructing them, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob,...

Genesis 29 ( Listen ) Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:1  Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east. 2  As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well’s mouth was large, 3  and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the sto...

Genesis 28:10–22 ( Listen ) Jacob’s Dream 10  Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11  And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. 12  And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder 1 set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behol...

Genesis 25:27–28 ( Listen ) 27  When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. 28  Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. ( ESV ) Genesis 27:1–35 ( Listen ) Isaac Blesses Jacob 27:1  When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “...

Genesis 50:20 ( Listen ) 20  As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people 1 should be kept alive, as they are today. Footnotes [1] 50:20 Or a numerous people ( ESV ) Ephesians 3:1–11 ( Listen ) The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed 3:1  For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— 2  assuming that you have heard...