Faith for the miraculous

41 He took her by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha koum!’ (which means ‘Little girl, I say to you, get up!’). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. Mar
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Demons believe and shudder!

When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were ill. Matthew 8:14 Among the many miracles of Jesus were those where he set free those who were oppressed by the dev
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Disease disempowered!

1 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.’ 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing

Water to wine

7 Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water’; so they filled them to the brim. 8 Then he told them,‘Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.’ They did so 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had
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Be real as I am real

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? Psalm 22:1 Psalm 22 falls in the category of Psalms called ‘Messiahnic Psalms’. These are Psalms that look forward to the coming
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Shepherd

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep… I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me John 10:11,14 This is one of the great “I AM” sayings of Jesus found in the Book of John. He is the Goo
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It is Written!

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 Carefully read Matthew 4:1-11, the story of the temptation of Jesus. Yesterday we saw Adam and Eve being tempted where the devil starts off “did God really say�
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Example extraordinaire

I’ve tried to think how I can unpack today’s passage for us and frankly I feel inadequate. I can’t wrap my mind around immensity of the contents of these verses and the perfect example of Jesus, and so… kindly… I will le
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Love is God

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16 It’s incredible how similar 1 John 3:16 and John 3:16 are. John must have been having fun whe
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Closer than a brother

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Prov 18:24 God continues to use imagery from our family setting to illustrate how much he loves us. Sometimes we think of God as being out ther
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