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Mark 14:12-16 (ESV) 12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 13 And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, 14 and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The T...

Peace, in ANY situation, begins with Jesus. 25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neit...

31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ 31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “No...

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know...

1 Kings 2:1-4 (ESV) 1 When David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, 3 and keep the charge of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and...

Can God use me? Can God use me, again? But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. -2 Samuel 11:27B, ESV Have mercy on me,O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Psalm 51:1 ESV God can use you again: According to His Abundant Mercy Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! 3 For I know my transgressions...

Trust God fully while you wait on Him. 6 As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. 7And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, "Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his ten thousands." 8...

How can you find the friend you want to have? As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. . 2 And Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father's house. 1 Samuel 18:1-2 ESV Extraordinary Friendships: Are guided by faith. "And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil...

God can use you to battle your giants when you exhibit extraordinary faith in Him. 1 Samuel 17 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines. 3 And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. 4 And there came out from...

1 Samuel 16:1-13 (ESV) 1 The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” 2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I ha...

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two[a] others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. Luke 10:1 ESV And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Luke 10:2 ESV See the Harvest. Pray for Workers. Go your way; beho...

Matthew 14:13-21 (ESV) 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now ov...

Connecting with God involves both me…and we! 12 But when Christ[b] had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. 14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. Hebrews 10:12-14 “22 “let us draw near with a true heart in full a...

Romans 12:1-2 (ESV) 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Matthew 16:26 (ESV) 26 For w...

What does love demand of me? What’s love got to do with the way we do church? What is the faith of your unbelieving friend worth? But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved. Acts 15:1 ESV But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.” Acts 15:11 ES...

Loving your community begins with obedience to God’s plan for your life. Jeremiah 29:11-14 29:1 These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the e...

A New Commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. John 13:34 ESV By this all people will know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. -John 13:35 ESV What does love demand of me? What does love demand of me in regard to race relations? In regard to race relations: Love demands equality under the cross. For in Chr...

Proverbs 11:3 (ESV) The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. integrity[ in-teg-ri-tee ] noun adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. The Integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. Psalm 11:3 (NIV) Christian integrity is living like Jesus all the time. Onl...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV