Archive for September 2020

Matt. 10:1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. It was one of the most incredible things I have ever seen.  The young man in the video was just doing some street ministry and asking…

Psa. 147:2-3 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. His experiences taught him to expect life to bring him disappointment. He was too young to understand his parents’ divorce when it happened, and he never really felt at home in either of…

Gal. 6:8-10 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So…

Jam. 2:14-17 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the…

Pro. 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. They agreed about a lot of things, but they were at odds with respect to giving money to the poor.  He had had many experiences in which a person’s request was suspect, and he could…

Luke 19:5-10 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.”  So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest…

Mark 10:21-22 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him, and He said to him, “You lack one thing: go and sell all your property and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But the man was saddened at Jesus’ words, and he left grieving, because…

Matt. 6:2-4 So whenever you give to the poor and do acts of kindness, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored and recognized and praised by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they have…

Pro. 22:8-9 He who sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his wrath will fail. He who is generous will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor. He was not a man of means, but he also was not poor.  His life was one taken day by day…