Episodes
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33 βA tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.
Matthew 12:33 (NLT) -
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him
23 Then He said to them all, βIf anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. 25 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? 26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Fatherβs, and of the holy angels.
Luke 9:23-26
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The Cost of Discipleship
57 Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, βLord, I will follow You wherever You go.β58 And Jesus said to him, βFoxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.β59 Then He said to another, βFollow Me.βBut he said, βLord, let me first go and bury my father.β60 Jesus said to him, βLet the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.β61 And another also said, βLord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.β62 But Jesus said to him, βNo one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.β
Luke 9:57-62
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27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish itβ 29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, βThis man began to build and was not able to finishβ? 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
Luke 14:27-33 -
Episodes manquant?
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1 βTo the angel of the church of Ephesus write,βThese things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: 2 βI know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My nameβs sake and have not become weary. 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its placeβunless you repent. 6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.7 βHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.β β
Revelation 2:1-7 -
1 Now the Lord had said to Abram:βGet out of your country,
From your family
And from your fatherβs house,
To a land that I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.β
Genesis 12:1-3
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10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, βIndeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance. 12 Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, βThis is his wifeβ; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that [a]I may live because of you.β
Genesis 12:10-13
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8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
Hebrews 11:8
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17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.
Matthew 1:17 -
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, βCome near to me.β So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lordthat was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, βIsrael shall be your name.β 32 Then with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, βFill four waterpots with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood.β 34 Then he said, βDo it a second time,β and they did it a second time; and he said, βDo it a third time,β and they did it a third time. 35 So the water ran all around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.36 And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, βLord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. 37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.β
1 Kings 18:30-37
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19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, βWho are you?β20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, βI am not the Christ.β21 And they asked him, βWhat then? Are you Elijah?βHe said, βI am not.ββAre you the Prophet?βAnd he answered, βNo.β22 Then they said to him, βWho are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?β23 He said: βI amβThe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
βMake straight the way of the Lord,β β
as the prophet Isaiah said.β
John 1:19-23
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7 Jesus said to them, βFill the waterpots with water.β And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, βDraw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.β And they took it.
John 2:7-8
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18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, βAll authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore andmake disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.β Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20
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20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, βLord, who is the one who betrays You?β 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, βBut Lord, what about this man?β22 Jesus said to him, βIf I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.β
John 21:20-22 -
41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. 43 When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it; 44 but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a dayβs journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45 So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. 46 Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. 48 So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, βSon, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.β49 And He said to them, βWhy did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherβs business?β 50 But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. 51 Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Luke 2:41:52
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14 (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God)
Exodus 34:14
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3 βYou shall have no other gods before Me.4 βYou shall not make for yourself a carved imageβany likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me
Exodus 20:3-5
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13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13
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1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:1-2
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14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, βAbba,[a] Father.β 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirsβheirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him,that we may also be glorified together.
Romans 8:14-17
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29 Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 But Simonβs wifeβs mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once. 31 So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them. 32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. 33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him. 35 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. 36 And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him. 37 When they found Him, they said to Him, βEveryone is looking for You.β38 But He said to them, βLet us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth.β
Mark 1:29-38
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50 But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them.
Luke 2:50
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38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
John 6:38 -
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God
2 Timothy 1:7-8 -
22 Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men
Colossians 3:22-23 -
1 Some time later, God tested Abrahamβs faith. βAbraham!β God called.βYes,β he replied. βHere I am.β2 βTake your son, your only sonβyes, Isaac, whom you love so muchβand go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.β
Genesis 22:1-2
15 Then he said to them, βYou like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.
Luke 16:15
3 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
Proverbs 17:3
10 I have refined you, but not as silver is refined.
Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.
Isaiah 48:10
7 for he is our God.
We are the people he watches over,
the flock under his care.
If only you would listen to his voice today!
8 The Lord says, βDonβt harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah,
as they did at Massah in the wilderness.
9 For there your ancestors tested and tried my patience,
even though they saw everything I did.
Psalm 95:7-9
4 On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 βStay here with the donkey,β Abraham told the servants. βThe boy and I will travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right back.β
Genesis 22: 4-5 -
Seven Chosen to Serve
1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists,[a] because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. 2 Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, βIt is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. 3 Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; 4 but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.β5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, 6 whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them.7 Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
ACTS 6:1-7
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Stephenβs Address: The Call of Abraham
1 Then the high priest said, βAre these things so?β2 And he said, βBrethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, 3 and said to him, βGet out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.β 4 Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran. And from there, when his father was dead, He moved him to this land in which you now dwell. 5 And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, He promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him. 6 But God spoke in this way: that his descendants would dwell in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bondage and oppress them four hundred years. 7 βAnd the nation to whom they will be in bondage I will judge,β said God, βand after that they shall come out and serve Me in this place.β 8 Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
The Patriarchs in Egypt
9 βAnd the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him 10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. 11 Now a famine and great [a]trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance. 12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. 13 And the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Josephβs family became known to the Pharaoh. 14 Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and all his relatives to him, [b]seventy-five people. 15 So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers. 16 And they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
God Delivers Israel by Moses
17 βBut when the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt 18 till another king arose who did not know Joseph. 19 This man dealt treacherously with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, making them expose their babies, so that they might not live. 20 At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his fatherβs house for three months. 21 But when he was set out, Pharaohβs daughter took him away and brought him up as her own son. 22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.23 βNow when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. 24 And seeing one of themsuffer wrong, he defended and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian. 25 For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand. 26 And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried toreconcile them, saying, βMen, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?β 27 But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, βWho made you a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?β 29 Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.30 βAnd when forty years had passed, an Angel [c]of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai. 31 When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him, 32 saying, βI am the God of your fathersβthe God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.β And Moses trembled and dared not look. 33 βThen the Lord said to him, βTake your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. 34 I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.β β35 βThis Moses whom they rejected, saying, βWho made you a ruler and a judge?β is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 He brought them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
Israel Rebels Against God
37 βThis is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, βThe Lordyour God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren.Him[d] you shall hear.β38 βThis is he who was in the [e]congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, the one who received the living oracles[f] to give to us, 39 whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt, 40 saying to Aaron, βMake us gods to go before us; as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.β 41 And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42 Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:βDid you offer Me slaughtered animals and sacrificesduring forty years in the wilderness,
O house of Israel?
43 You also took up the tabernacle of Moloch,
And the star of your god Remphan,
Images which you made to worship;
And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.β
Godβs True Tabernacle
44 βOur fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen, 45 which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David, 46 who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob. 47 But Solomon built Him a house.48 βHowever, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says:49 βHeaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
What house will you build for Me? says the Lord,
Or what is the place of My rest?
50 Has My hand not made all these things?β
Israel Resists the Holy Spirit
51 βYou stiff-necked[g] and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. 52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers, 53 who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it.β
ACTS 7:1-53
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ACTS 7:54-60
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1 Now Saul was consenting to his death.At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
ACTS 8:1 -
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
Matthew 28:19
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.β
Acts 1:8
1 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.
4 And they said, βCome, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.β
Genesis 11:1, 4
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. 9 Therefore its name is called [a]Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
Genesis 11:8-9
1 Now the Lord had said to Abram:βGet out of your country,
From your family
And from your fatherβs house,
To a land that I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.β
Genesis 12:1-3
28 Then he said to them, βYou know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Acts 10:28
5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, βLook, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own [a]language in which we were born?
Acts 2:5-8
1 Now Saul was consenting to his death.At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
4 Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
Acts 8:1, 4
14 For the earth will be filled
With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:14 -
βSo Jesus said to them, ββ¦if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, βMove from here to there,β and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.β
Matthew 17:20
βMost assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.β
John 12:24-25
βFor as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.β
James 2:26
βAnd my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.β
I Corinthians 2:4-5
βI indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire (pur).β
Matthew 3:11
βSo the Lord said to him, βWhat is that in your hand?β He said, βA rod.β And He said, βCast it on the ground.β So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it.β
Exodus 4:2-3
βNow the Lord said to Moses in Midian, βGo, return to Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.β Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.β
Exodus 4:19-20 -
Romans 8:11
Ephesians 1:19-20
Luke 10:19
Mark 16:17-18
1 Corinthians 4:20
Acts 1:8
1 Timothy 2:1
James 5:16-18
Luke 9:1-2
2 Tim 4:2-5
1 Corinthians 1:18
2 Timothy 1:7-8
Eph 3:14-21 -
37 Jesus said to him, ββYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.β 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: βYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.β 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.β
Matthew 22:37-40 -
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
Psalm 34:15, 17
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19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.
Psalm 145:19
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18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.
Psalm 145:18
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26 The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said to her, βLet the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the childrenβs bread and throw it to the little dogs.β28 And she answered and said to Him, βYes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the childrenβs crumbs.β29 Then He said to her, βFor this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.β30 And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed.
Mark 7:26-30
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5 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6 saying, βLord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.β7 And Jesus said to him, βI will come and heal him.β8 The centurion answered and said, βLord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, βGo,β and he goes; and to another, βCome,β and he comes; and to my servant, βDo this,β and he does it.β10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, βAssuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
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13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, βGo your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.β And his servant was healed that same hour.
Matthew 8:5-10,13
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14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
1 John 5:14-15
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2 Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
8 Also Moses said, βThis shall be seen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the Lordhears your complaints which you make against Him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord.β
Exodus 16:2, 8
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1 Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lordburned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire was [a]quenched. 3 So he called the name of the place [b]Taberah, because the fire of the Lord had burned among them.4 Now the mixed multitude who were among them [c]yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: βWho will give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; 6 but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!β
Numbers 11:1-6
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41 The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, βI am the bread which came down from heaven.β 42 And they said, βIs not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, βI have come down from heavenβ?β43 Jesus therefore answered and said to them, βDo not murmur among yourselves.
John 6:41-43
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9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!
James 5:9
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3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.β
Isaiah 61:3
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18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
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19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.
Ephesians 5:19-21
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6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6
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16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another,
And the Lord listened and heard them;
So a book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the Lord
And who meditate on His name.
Malachi 3:16 -
1 βAnd Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whom the Lord has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, shall do according to all that the Lord has commanded.β 2 Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work. 3 And they received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So they continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. 4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing, 5 and they spoke to Moses, saying, βThe people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the Lord commanded usto do.β6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, βLet neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.β And the people were restrained from bringing, 7 for the material they had was sufficient for all the work to be doneβindeed too much. 8 Then all the gifted artisans among them who worked on the tabernacle made ten curtains woven of fine linen, and of blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim they made them.
Exodus 36:1-8
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4 Then the men of David said to him, βThis is the day of which the Lordsaid to you, βBehold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you.β β And David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saulβs robe. 5 Now it happened afterward that Davidβs heart troubled him because he had cut Saulβs robe. 6 And he said to his men, βThe Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the Lordβs anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.β 7 So David restrained his servants with thesewords, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way.
1 Samuel 24:4-7
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7 Then the king said to the man of God, βCome home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.β8 But the man of God said to the king, βIf you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place. 9 For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, βYou shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.β β 10 So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel. 11 Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king. 12 And their father said to them, βWhich way did he go?β For his sons had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah. 13 Then he said to his sons, βSaddle the donkey for me.β So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it, 14 and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. Then he said to him, βAre you the man of God who came from Judah?βAnd he said, βI am.β15 Then he said to him, βCome home with me and eat bread.β16 And he said, βI cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place. 17 For [c]I have been told by the word of the Lord, βYou shall not eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by going the way you came.β β18 He said to him, βI too am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, βBring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.β β (He was lying to him.) 19 So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.20 Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lordcame to the prophet who had brought him back; 21 and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, βThus says the Lord: βBecause you have disobeyed the word of the Lord, and have not kept the commandment which the Lord your God commanded you, 22 but you came back, ate bread, and drank water in the place of which the Lord said to you, βEat no bread and drink no water,β your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.β β23 So it was, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, the prophet whom he had brought back. 24 When he was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse.
1 kings 13:7-24 (9)
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21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. 22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, βFar be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!β 23 But He turned and said to Peter, βGet behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.β
Matthew 16:21-23
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10 And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 When he had come to us, he took Paulβs belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, βThus says the Holy Spirit, βSo shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.β β12 Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, βWhat do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.β14 So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, βThe will of the Lord be done.β
Acts 21:10-14 -
Promises to Abram
1 Now the Lord had said to Abram:βGet out of your country,
From your family
And from your fatherβs house,
To a land that I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.β
Genesis 12:1-3
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Abram in Egypt
10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, βIndeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance. 12 Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, βThis is his wifeβ; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that [a]I may live because of you.β
Genesis 12:10-13
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Faithful Abraham
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
Hebrews 11:8
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17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ arefourteen generations.
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