And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your … Continue reading With All of Your Heart
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Temples of Business
“And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. And he … Continue reading Temples of Business
Cut Them All Off
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.” (Mark 9:42 ESV) It is bad enough when anyone of us sins against the Lord and against other humans, but … Continue reading Cut Them All Off
If We Will Let Him
“I lift up my eyes to the hills.From where does my help come?My help comes from the Lord,who made heaven and earth. “He will not let your foot be moved;he who keeps you will not slumber.Behold, he who keeps Israelwill neither slumber nor sleep. “The Lord is your keeper;the Lord is your shade on your … Continue reading If We Will Let Him
And He Saw Everything Clearly
“And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, ‘Do you … Continue reading And He Saw Everything Clearly
How to Destroy a Marriage
“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. “Husbands, love your … Continue reading How to Destroy a Marriage
My Refuge and My Fortress
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most Highwill abide in the shadow of the Almighty.I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress,my God, in whom I trust.’For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowlerand from the deadly pestilence.He will cover you with his pinions,and under his wings … Continue reading My Refuge and My Fortress
Beware of the Pharisees
Now the disciples “had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And he cautioned them, saying, ‘Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.’ And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. And Jesus, aware … Continue reading Beware of the Pharisees
Must We Die to Sin?
“And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and … Continue reading Must We Die to Sin?
Becoming Followers of Christ
“And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For … Continue reading Becoming Followers of Christ
Run With It 