💥Podcast: Lessons in life from the Bible: Lesson #13 - 1 Samuel 16:14-23

 

 

 

1 Samuel 16:14-23

 

14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.

19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

 

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Scriptures:

Philippians 4:6   Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 

 

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Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me.

 

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Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for HIM, to the soul that seeketh HIM. 

 
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of The Lord.

 

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Deuteronomy 31:6  Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, HE it is that doth go with thee; HE will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

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Psalm 27:14  Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and HE shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. 

 

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💥 Mark 1 (Reading through the Bible)

 

 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make HIS paths straight.

4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; 

7 And preached, saying, There cometh ONE mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but HE shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

(All works of God are done through us by the Holy Spirit. The flesh of the human profits nothing. You can think it a good thing you are doing only to be turned away at judgment by Jesus. (Matthew 7)
Only those works authored by God are good. And it is through the Holy Spirit we know the works of God.)

Mark 1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon HIM:

11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art MY beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

12 And immediately the spirit driveth HIM into the wilderness.

13 And HE was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto HIM.

14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

16 Now as HE walked by the sea of Galilee, HE saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after ME, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed HIM.

19 And when HE had gone a little farther thence, HE saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

20 And straightway HE called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after HIM.

21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day HE entered into the synagogue, and taught.

22 And they were astonished at HIS doctrine: for HE taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth HE even the unclean spirits, and they do obey HIM.

(The Word does drive unclean spirits away from us when we receive the Word and go in the way of the Word.)

28 And immediately HIS fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.

29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell HIM of her.

(This was Peter's mother-in-law who was sick. Yes, the apostle Peter was married, and Peter even had children because Peter said he was an elder as well as an apostle, and to be an elder you have to have children, having your house under control. Titus 1)


Mark 1:31 And HE came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto HIM all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.

34 And HE healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew HIM.

35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, HE went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

36 And Simon and they that were with HIM followed after HIM.

37 And when they had found HIM, they said unto HIM, All men seek for Thee.

38 And HE said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

39 And HE preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

40 And there came a leper to HIM, beseeching HIM, and kneeling down to HIM, and saying unto HIM, If Thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth HIS hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 

42 And as soon as HE had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

43 And HE straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;

44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to HIM from every quarter.

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💥Podcast: Lessons in life from the Bible: Lesson #12 - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

 

 

 

I Thessalonians 4:13-17

13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

 

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Click here to hear music for this hymn:   Up from the grave HE arose

1.   Low in the grave He lay —
Jesus my Savior!
Waiting the coming day —
Jesus my Lord!

Chorus:

Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph o’er His foes.
He arose a Victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever in His saints to reign.
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose!


2.   Vainly they watch His tomb
Jesus, my Savior!
Vainly they seal the dead—
Jesus my Lord!

3.  Death cannot keep his prey—
Jesus, my Savior!
He tore the bars away—
Jesus my Lord!

 

 

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Scriptures:

Matthew 24:14 (Jesus said)  And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 

 

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Psalm 34:8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. 

9 O fear the Lord, ye HIS saints: for there is no want to them that fear HIM.

 

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2 Thessalonians 1:11  Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power:

 

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Romans 15:13  Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

 

 

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💥 Matthew 28 (Reading through the Bible)

 

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

² And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 

 

³ His (the angel's) countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 

 

⁴ And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 

 

⁵ And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 

 

⁶ HE is not here: for HE is risen, as He said.

 

Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

⁷ And go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead; and, behold, He goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see Him: lo, I have told you.

⁸ And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring His disciples word.

⁹ And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him.

¹⁰ Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see ME.

¹¹ Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.

¹² And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,¹³ Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole Him away while we slept.

¹⁴ And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.

¹⁵ So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

¹⁶ Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

¹⁷ And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him: but some doubted.

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.

¹⁹ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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💥 Podcast: Lessons in life from the Bible: Lesson #11 - 2 Timothy 2:3-4

 

2 Timothy 2:3-4   Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

 

4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 

2 Peter 2:20  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

 

 

Galatians 5:1   Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

 

 

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Scriptures:

Isaiah 35:3,4  Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; He will come and save you. 

 

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John 14:27 (Jesus said):  Peace I leave with you, MY peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

 

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2 Corinthians 10:3  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 

 

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 

 

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 

 

6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 

 

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 Psalm 91:14-16  God says ... Because he hath set his love upon ME, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known MY name.

15 He shall call upon ME, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him MY salvation.

 

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💥 Matthew 27 (Reading through the BIble)

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death:

² And when they had bound Him, they led Him away, and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

³ Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when He saw that He was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, ⁴ Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood.

And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

⁵ And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

⁶ And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

⁷ And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

⁸ Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

⁹ Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
¹⁰ And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

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¹¹ And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked Him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews?

And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

¹² And when He was accused of the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.

¹³ Then said Pilate unto Him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

¹⁴ And He answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

¹⁵ Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
¹⁶ And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

¹⁷ Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

¹⁸ For he knew that for envy they had delivered Him.

¹⁹ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of Him.

²⁰ But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

²¹ The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you?

They said, Barabbas.

²² Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?

They all say unto him, Let Him be crucified.

²³ And the governor said, Why, what evil hath He done?

But they cried out the more, saying, Let Him be crucified.

²⁴ When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

²⁵ Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

²⁶ Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto Him the whole band of soldiers.

²⁸ And they stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe.

²⁹ And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand: and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

³⁰ And they spit upon Him, and took the reed, and smote Him on the head.

³¹ And after that they had mocked Him, they took the robe off from Him, and put His own raiment on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

³² And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear His cross.

³³ And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
³⁴ They gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when He had tasted thereof, He would not drink.

³⁵ And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted My garments among them, and upon My vesture did they cast lots.

³⁶ And sitting down they watched Him there;

³⁷ And set up over His head His accusation written, This Is Jesus The King Of The Jews.

³⁸ Then were there two thieves crucified with Him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

³⁹ And they that passed by reviled Him, wagging their heads,  ⁴⁰ And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save Thyself.  If Thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

⁴¹ Likewise also the chief priests mocking Him, with the scribes and elders, said, ⁴² He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He be the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. ⁴³ He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him: for He said, I am the Son of God.

⁴⁴ The thieves also, which were crucified with Him, cast the same in His teeth.

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?

⁴⁷ Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

⁴⁸ And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink.

⁴⁹ The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save Him.

⁵⁰ Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

⁵¹ And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

⁵² And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

⁵³ And came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

⁵⁴ Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

⁵⁵ And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto Him: ⁵⁶ Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.

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⁵⁷ When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also Himself was Jesus' disciple: ⁵⁸ He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

⁵⁹ And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, ⁶⁰ And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

⁶¹ And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

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⁶² Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, ⁶³ Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while He was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. ⁶⁴ Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night, and steal Him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

⁶⁵ Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

⁶⁶ So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

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💥 The flesh brings forth no good thing

Barbara Preston, member of the body of Christ

 

Years ago God spoke the following to me … THE FLESH NEVER IMPROVES.  IT NEVER GETS ANY BETTER.

No matter how long we have been a Christian our flesh never gets any better. We are born again when God gives us HIS Holy Spirit to live inside us and, from then on, we have the ability to turn to God and HE will help us overcome the desires of our flesh so we can please HIM and not sin in whatever it is that we are dealing with.

One day a while back I was driving when another driver blew her horn at me a couple of times, in impatience, over a traffic situation.

A flash of anger rose up in me and I joined in, doing the same to her. These things can happen so quickly.

Of course, I was sorry for what I had done and repented.

But I also knew that I would do exactly the same thing again, if I did not strongly and immediately turn to God and ask HIM to please help me keep my flesh under control.

Then we are able to overcome, through HIM, and please HIM.

Also I was reminded of the following scripture where Paul said…

Romans 7:18  For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing:  

 

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I Corinthians 9:26-27 ... Paul said ... I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 

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💥 Podcast: Lessons in life from the Bible: Lesson #10 - Don't give up on God

 

 

Hebrews 10:35-36  Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

 

 

Luke 18:1-8   And HE (Jesus) spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

7 And shall not God avenge HIS own elect, which cry day and night unto HIM, though HE bear long with them?

8 I tell you that HE will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall HE find faith on the earth? 

 

 

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Scriptures:

Matthew 7: 13-14   Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

 

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Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to HIM (Jesus), he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 

4 But HE (Jesus) answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 

 

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Psalm 116:7-8 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 

 

 

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💥 Matthew 26 (Reading through the Bible)

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, He said unto His disciples,

² Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

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³ Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

⁴ And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill Him.

⁵ But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

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⁶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
⁷ There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head, as He sat at meat.

⁸ But when His disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
⁹ For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

¹⁰ When Jesus understood it, He said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon Me.
¹¹ For ye have the poor always with you; but Me ye have not always.
¹² For in that she hath poured this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.
¹³ Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

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¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
¹⁵ And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
¹⁶ And from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.

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¹⁷ Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto Him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

¹⁸ And He said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with My disciples.

¹⁹ And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

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²⁰ Now when the even was come, He sat down with the twelve.
²¹ And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray Me.

²² And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

²³ And He answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with Me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

²⁴ The Son of man goeth as it is written of Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

²⁵ Then Judas, which betrayed Him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

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²⁶ And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body.

²⁷ And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

²⁸ For this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

²⁹ But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.

³⁰ And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

³¹ Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of Me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

³² But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

³³ Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

³⁴ Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.

³⁵ Peter said unto Him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.


³⁶ Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

³⁷ And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

³⁸ Then saith He unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with Me.

³⁹ And He went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as THOU wilt.

⁴⁰ And He cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with Me one hour?

⁴¹ Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

⁴² He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be done.

⁴³ And He came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴ And He left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

⁴⁵ Then cometh He to His disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴⁶ Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray ME.

⁴⁷ And while He yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

⁴⁸ Now he that betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is He: hold Him fast.

⁴⁹ And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed Him.

⁵⁰ And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come?

Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.

⁵¹ And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.  (This was Peter who drew the sword.  See John 18:10)

⁵² Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

⁵³ Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to My Father, and HE shall presently give Me more than twelve legions of angels?
⁵⁴ But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

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⁵⁵ In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take Me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on Me.
⁵⁶ But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.

Then all the disciples forsook Him, and fled.

⁵⁷ And they that had laid hold on Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

⁵⁸ But Peter followed Him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put Him to death;
⁶⁰ But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none.

At the last came two false witnesses,
⁶¹ And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

⁶² And the high priest arose, and said unto Him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

⁶³ But Jesus held His peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

⁶⁴ Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

⁶⁵ Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard His blasphemy.

⁶⁶ What think ye?

They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

⁶⁷ Then did they spit in His face, and buffeted Him; and others smote Him with the palms of their hands,
⁶⁸ Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

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⁶⁹ Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
⁷⁰ But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

⁷¹ And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁷² And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

⁷³ And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

⁷⁴ Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man.

And immediately the cock crew.

⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.

And he went out, and wept bitterly.

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💥 Podcast: Lessons in life from the Bible: Lesson #9 - I Timothy 4:7-8

 

I Timothy 4:7-8   But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

 

 

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Scriptures:

Hebrews 13:5  Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for HE hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

 

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James 1:17  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with WHOM is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

 

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Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

 

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Proverbs 11:4  Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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I John 4:1-2   Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

 

 

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