John 11:5-8,14-16 NASB95 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. [6] So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was. [7] Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” [8] The disciples said to Him, […]
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John 15:9 “Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. 1John 2:3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a
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Song of Solomon 8:5 NASB95 “Who is this coming up from the wilderness Leaning on her beloved?” Every one of us, regardless of our level of spiritual maturity, has to walk through the wilderness from time to time. Those places of pain, trauma and loss are real. Jesus said in John 16:33,
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There is an old Christian poem that goes something like this, “When in trouble or in doubt run in circles, scream and shout.” I’ve never known a time when so many believers, particularly in America, seem so full of alarm and panic. We have somehow forgotten that God is sovereign and that he knows
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Colossians 2:16-19 ESV Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. [17] These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. [18] Let no one disqualify you and defraud
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Colossians 3:9-11 ESV Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices [10] and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in experiential knowledge according to the image of its creator. [11] a renewal in which there is not Greek and Jew,
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Eph. 3:17, May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love, 18 That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [God’s devoted people, the experience of
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Galatians 5:16-17 NASB95 But I say, walk in the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. Notice what this verse does not say. It does not say, “stop carrying out the desires of the flesh so that you can walk in the Spirit,” yet, sadly, this is
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Romans 8:28 AMP And we know [with great confidence] that God causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. Romans 8:28 TPT So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven
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Proverbs 15:1 ESV A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Have you ever had anyone get mad at you and say angry things to you? If so, how do you handle it? If you handle it by verbally punching back, all that you’ve done is exacerbate the
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