Archive for January 2024

Heb. 4:14-16 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are,…

Gal. 5:22-25 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the…

1 Cor. 3:1-3 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, for you are still of the flesh. For while…

Jn. 6:25-27 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.  Do not work for the…

Jn. 4:31-34 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”  So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who…

Acts 2:40‭-‬42 And Peter solemnly testified and continued to admonish and urge them with many more words, saying, “Be saved from this crooked and unjust generation!”  So then, those who accepted his message were baptized; and on that day about 3,000 souls were added.  They were continually and faithfully devoting themselves to the instruction of…

Mk. 9:28‭-‬29 When He had gone indoors, His disciples began asking Him privately, “Why were we unable to drive it out?”  He replied to them, “This kind [of unclean spirit] cannot come out by anything but prayer.” I recall being a child and running around the playground saying, “Sticks and stones can break my bones…

Phi. 4:6‭-‬7 Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your requests known to God.  And the peace of God which transcends all understanding, stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. There is much in this world that can…

Jam. 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored.  The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. We exist in one world that contains two components: the physical and the spiritual.  Regarding each of these, we come into this…