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And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? Mark 14:18–19 All of the disciples knew they more »
Psalm 94:16-19 (MSG) Who stood up for me against the wicked? Who took my side against evil workers? If God hadn’t been there for me, I never would have made it. The minute I said, “I’m slipping, I’m falling,” your love, God, took hold and held me fast. When I was upset and beside myself, more »
Notice something wonderful about Matthew 1:23. “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” It looks as if there is a problem here. Can you tell me where Jesus was ever called Emmanuel? No, He is more »
In Memory and Honor of Yolanda Kyles Strickland
IN MEMORY AND HONOR OF YOLANDA KYLES STRICKLAND February 9, 1970 – September 13, 2012 As I write this blog I remember all the good times we shared with Yolanda. I haven’t written a blog in a while because Yolanda strongly encouraged me to write them. (Actually she made me write them!) She remained focused more »
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it more »
And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem; And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of more »
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Philippians 2:3 Paul said that there were some people, who were preaching Christ out of envy and strife. Now he says, “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory.” I would say most of the more »
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? Isaiah 2:22 This tells us we should not put our confidence in man. You and I exhale, but we don’t know whether we are going to inhale the next breath. That is the weakness of man—if man more »
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. Proverbs 11:9 Hypocrite comes from the two Greek words meaning “to answer back.” The hypocrite is one who answers back, and the word was used for actors in Greek plays. When one actor would give the cue to the more »
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. Proverbs 10:18 What a terrible thing it is to have someone pretend to be your friend and later you discover that he is really your enemy. That person is actually a fool. You catch on to him after a more »
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