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  1. Christ4Ever

    Sent by God

    While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he called out, "Yes, you know me, and you know where I come from. But I'm not here on my own. The one who sent me is true, and you don't know him. But I know him because I come from him, and he sent me to you." John 7:28-29 NLT Jesus boldly and...
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    Trust His Teaching

    Jesus answered them and said, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. "If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or [whether] I speak on My own [authority]. John 7:16-17 NKJV For the three years of Jesus’ earthly ministry, He spent His...
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    The Bread of Life

    "I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. Yes, I am the bread of life! Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. John 6:47-50 NLT Just as each of us needs literal food to sustain us...
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    Jesus’ Earthly Mission

    "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. John 6:38 NKJV Jesus’ three-year earthly ministry was coming to an end. In everything He said and everything He had done, down to the last detail, He had set the perfect example of complete submission and...
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    Faith Testing

    Then Jesus lifted up [His] eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. John 6:5-6 NKJV Jesus was about to perform one of His greatest miracles—the...
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    Our Source of Life

    The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son. John 5:26 NLT As the eternal God and the Creator of all loving things, the Lord our God is the source of all life—both physical and spiritual. And in today’s verse, Jesus stated that God the Father had...
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    Underserved Forgiveness

    Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the glory of your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of your name. Psalm 79:9 NLT The Bible’s message of salvation begins with the terrible truth that each and every one of us is a sinner in need of forgiveness. The apostle Paul put it...
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    Obedience Before Sacrifice

    So Samuel said: "Has the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, [And] to heed than the fat of rams. 1 Samuel 15:22 NKJV Saul’s reign as king of Israel was a disaster, not because he wasn’t a...
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    Doing Your Part

    You know the saying, 'One plants and another harvests.' And it's true. I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest." John 4:37-38 NLT As a born-again believer, you should have a heart for winning souls for Jesus. The...
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    Faithful Intercession

    "Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way. 1 Samuel 12:23 NKJV Samuel had reluctantly anointed Saul as king of Israel, marking a huge transition for the nation of Israel. As he ceded the...
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    No Condemnation

    "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. "He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:17-18 NKJV...
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    The Comparison Trap

    But the people refused to listen to Samuel's warning. "Even so, we still want a king," they said. "We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle." 1 Samuel 8:19-20 NLT A human king wasn’t God’s very best for the nation of Israel. He wanted to be the...
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    Jesus the Lamb of God

    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! "This is He of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.' John 1:29-30 NKJV In modern times, religious animal sacrifice seems cruel...
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    Seek God First

    And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies." 1 Samuel 4:3 NKJV...
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    Receiving Understanding

    But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Luke 24:37-38 NKJV On more than one occasion, Jesus told His disciples that He would suffer and die at the hands of the Jewish and...
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    Words of Blessing

    Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "The LORD [be] with you!" And they answered him, "The LORD bless you!" Ruth 2:4 NKJV The Bible has much to say about the power of words spoken. Our words have the power to tear others down—or to build them up and bless them...
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    His will be done

    saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done." Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground...
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    Your Salvation is Near

    Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!" Luke 21:27-28 NLT In Luke 21:5-24, Jesus talks to His followers about events that would take place prior to His second...
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    Giving All for Jesus

    While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. "I tell you the truth," Jesus said, "this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. For they have given a tiny part of their...
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    Judgment on Wickedness

    But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. For God says, "I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly." Psalm 75:9-10 NLT Asaph, the writer of Psalm 75, recognized that the world around him was filled...
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