Luke 5:4-11 ESV And when Jesus had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed … Continue reading Put Out Into the Deep
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Jesus Proclaimed the Good News
Luke 4:16-21 ESV “And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it … Continue reading Jesus Proclaimed the Good News
Bear Fruits in Keeping with Repentance
Luke 3:7-9 ESV John the Baptist “said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.” For I … Continue reading Bear Fruits in Keeping with Repentance
God’s Enduring and Righteous Rules
Psalms 119:155-160 ESV “Salvation is far from the wicked,for they do not seek your statutes.Great is your mercy, O Lord;give me life according to your rules.Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,but I do not swerve from your testimonies.I look at the faithless with disgust,because they do not keep your commands.Consider how I love your … Continue reading God’s Enduring and Righteous Rules
Man’s Oppression
Psalms 119:134-136 ESV “Redeem me from man's oppression,that I may keep your precepts.Make your face shine upon your servant,and teach me your statutes.My eyes shed streams of tears,because people do not keep your law.” This is a prayer to be released (liberated, delivered) from man’s oppression, i.e. from his persecution, abuse, cruelty and mistreatment, i.e. … Continue reading Man’s Oppression
Those Who Live in Self-Indulgence
James 5:1-6 ESV “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the … Continue reading Those Who Live in Self-Indulgence
Submit Yourselves to God
James 4:1-3 ESV “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and … Continue reading Submit Yourselves to God
Joking and Teasing
James 3:13-18 ESV “Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, … Continue reading Joking and Teasing
Controlling the Tongue
James 3:1-12 ESV “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If … Continue reading Controlling the Tongue
The Lord Sees Not as Humans See
Man Looks on the Outward Appearance God had rejected Saul as king over Israel, so he sent his prophet Samuel to anoint as king one of the sons of Jesse. And so God told Samuel that he was to anoint for him whom God would declare to him. So Samuel did what the Lord commanded … Continue reading The Lord Sees Not as Humans See
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