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Verse: "And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kic...
08/23/2026

Verse: "And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks." — Acts 9:5

Saul, breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, journeyed to Damascus with letters authorizing him to arrest any followers of the Way and bring them bound to Jerusalem. As he traveled and drew near Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven shone around him, and he fell to the ground. He heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" Saul asked, "Who art thou, Lord?" and the voice replied, "I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks." Trembling and astonished, Saul asked what he should do, and the Lord instructed him to go into the city, where he would be told what to do. The men traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no man. Saul rose from the ground, but though his eyes were open, he could see nothing, and he was led by the hand into Damascus, where he remained without sight for three days, neither eating nor drinking, until a disciple named Ananias, sent by the Lord, restored his sight and he was filled with the Holy Spirit, marking the dramatic beginning of his transformation from persecutor to apostle.

Verse: "And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God." — Luke 13:13On the Sabb...
08/22/2026

Verse: "And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God." — Luke 13:13

On the Sabbath, Jesus was teaching in a synagogue when he saw a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years, bent completely over, unable to straighten herself at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her to him and said, "Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity." He laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she glorified God. The ruler of the synagogue, indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, told the people there were six days for work, and they should come to be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath. Jesus answered him, calling out the hypocrisy of loosing an ox or donkey to give it water on the Sabbath, yet objecting to this woman, a daughter of Abraham bound by Satan for eighteen years, being loosed from her bond on the Sabbath day. His adversaries were ashamed, and the people rejoiced at all the glorious things done by him.

Verse: "Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if no...
08/22/2026

Verse: "Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down." — Luke 13:8-9

Jesus told a parable about a man who had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it but found none. He said to the keeper of his vineyard that for three years he had come looking for fruit on the tree and found none, instructing him to cut it down, for why should it use up the ground uselessly. But the vinedresser answered, asking the owner to let it alone one more year, promising to dig around it and fertilize it, and if it bore fruit afterward, well and good, but if not, then it could be cut down. This parable, told in the context of a call to repentance, illustrated God's patience and mercy in giving people additional time and opportunity to bear spiritual fruit, while also containing a sober warning about the consequences of continued spiritual fruitlessness despite such patience and cultivation.

Verse: "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." — Matthew 19:6The Pharisees came to Jesus, te...
08/22/2026

Verse: "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." — Matthew 19:6

The Pharisees came to Jesus, testing him, asking if it was lawful for a man to put away his wife for any cause. Jesus answered by referring back to the beginning of creation, reminding them that God made them male and female, and that for this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one. He declared that what God has joined together, let no man separate. When they asked why Moses then commanded a certificate of divorce, Jesus explained that Moses permitted this because of the hardness of their hearts, but from the beginning it was not so. He taught that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, upholding the sacred, permanent nature of the marriage covenant as God originally designed it, emphasizing faithfulness and the seriousness of the marital bond.

Verse: "And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain." — Mark 7:35A...
08/21/2026

Verse: "And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain." — Mark 7:35

As Jesus traveled through the region of Decapolis, people brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, begging him to lay his hand upon him. Jesus took the man aside from the crowd privately, put his fingers into his ears, spat, and touched his tongue. Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, "Ephphatha," meaning "Be opened." Immediately the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. Jesus charged them to tell no one, but the more he charged them, the more widely they proclaimed it, and the people were astonished beyond measure, saying he had done all things well, making even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak, recognizing the extraordinary compassion and power at work in Jesus's ministry.

Verse: "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heave...
08/21/2026

Verse: "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." — Matthew 5:16

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught his disciples that they were the salt of the earth, but warned that if salt loses its savor, it is good for nothing but to be cast out and trodden underfoot. He also declared that they were the light of the world, comparing them to a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden. He explained that no one lights a candle and puts it under a bushel, but rather on a candlestick, where it gives light to all in the house. Jesus urged his disciples to let their light shine before others, so that people would see their good works and glorify their Father in heaven, teaching that genuine faith should be visibly expressed through righteous living, positively influencing and preserving the world around them, much like salt preserves and light illuminates.

Verse: "And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he sai...
08/21/2026

Verse: "And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him." — Matthew 9:9

As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth, a profession despised by many Jews for its association with Roman oppression and dishonest gain. Jesus simply said to him, "Follow me." Matthew immediately arose, left his post, and followed Jesus. Afterward, Matthew hosted a feast in his own house, and many tax collectors and sinners came and sat together with Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they questioned why Jesus ate with tax collectors and sinners. Jesus answered that those who are whole have no need of a physician, but those who are sick do, telling them to learn what it means that God desires mercy and not sacrifice, for he came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Verse: "Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole." — John 5:8-9Near...
08/21/2026

Verse: "Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole." — John 5:8-9

Near the sheep market in Jerusalem was a pool called Bethesda, surrounded by five porches, where a great multitude of impotent folk lay — blind, halt, and withered — waiting for the moving of the water, for an angel was believed to trouble the water at certain times, and whoever stepped in first after the stirring was healed of whatever disease he had. A certain man had been there thirty-eight years, afflicted with infirmity. Jesus saw him lying there and, knowing he had been in that condition a long time, asked him, "Wilt thou be made whole?" The man answered that he had no one to help him into the pool when the water was troubled, and while he was coming, another always stepped in ahead of him. Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." Immediately the man was made whole, took up his bed, and walked. This happened on the Sabbath day, drawing criticism from the Jewish leaders, but Jesus continued his work of healing and later found the man in the temple, warning him to sin no more, lest a worse thing befall him.

Verse: "So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just." ...
08/21/2026

Verse: "So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just." — Matthew 13:49

Jesus told another parable about the kingdom of heaven, comparing it to a net cast into the sea that gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, fishermen drew it to shore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into vessels, but cast the bad ones away. Jesus explained that so it would be at the end of the world: the angels would come forth and sever the wicked from among the just, casting the wicked into a furnace of fire, where there would be wailing and gnashing of teeth. After teaching this and several other parables, Jesus asked his disciples if they understood all these things, and they answered that they did. He then told them that every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who brings out of his treasure things both new and old, illustrating how his teaching drew from both timeless truth and fresh revelation for those who received it with understanding.

Verse: "Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that fir...
08/20/2026

Verse: "Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money." — Matthew 17:27

When Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, those who collected the temple tribute money came to Peter, asking whether his master paid tribute. Peter said yes, and when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, asking of whom the kings of the earth take custom or tribute, from their own children or from strangers. Peter answered, "Of strangers," and Jesus said that then the children were free, meaning he, as the Son, was not obligated to pay. Yet, so as not to offend or cause them to stumble, Jesus instructed Peter to go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish that came up. He told Peter that when he opened its mouth, he would find a piece of money sufficient for both their tribute payments, and instructed him to take it and give it to the collectors. This miraculous provision demonstrated Jesus's authority over creation and his wisdom in choosing to graciously fulfill an obligation he was not bound to, to avoid unnecessary offense.

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