“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were…
“Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you — unless you fail the test?” – 2 Corinthians 13:5 Paul instructed the members of the church in Corinth to test themselves in order to determine if they were true followers of Jesus. His…
“Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. As He walked along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth.’Follow me,’ Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house,…
“Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you.…
“And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, ‘If you will, you can make me clean.’ Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, ‘I will; be clean.’ And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. And Jesus sternly charged…
“Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.’ And immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on a little farther,…
“Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying ‘ The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” – Mark 1:14-15 According to Scripture, the only two kingdoms that exist are the kingdom of man and the…
“Then I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Yes,’ says the Spirit, ‘they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.’ ” – Revelation 14:13 Deuteronomy 34:5-7 states, And Moses the servant of the Lord died there in Moab, as the…
“The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ (the Messiah), the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way—a voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.”’ And so…
“Jesus replied, ‘You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.’” – John 13:7 It has been said quite often that God works in strange ways. Isaiah 55:8-9 state, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are…