Pass The Mustard, Please

From http://www.ortzion.org/praise_Kenya.html

"Jesus put another parable before them, 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, that a man took and sowed in his field.

"'It is smaller than all other seeds, but once it has fully grown, it is bigger than any garden plant; like a tree, the birds come and rest in its branches.'

"He told them another parable, 'The kingdom of heaven is like the yeast which a woman took and buried in three measures of flour until the whole mass of dough began to rise.'

"Jesus taught all this to the crowds by means of parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So what the Prophet had said was fulfilled: I will speak in parables, I will proclaim things kept secret since the beginning of the world."

MATTHEW 13:31-35

"Lord, till our souls with Your water that does not run dry."

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Don't Throw Away Love

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"After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, near Tiberias, and large crowds followd him because of the miraculous signs they saw when he healed the sick. So he went up into the hills and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

"Then lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw the crowds that were coming to him and said to Philip, 'Where shall we buy bread so that these people may eat?' He said this to test Philip, for he himsel knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, 'Two hundred silver coins would not buy enough bread for each of them to have piece.'

"Then one of the Jesus' disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said 'There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?'

"Jesus said, 'Make the people sit down.' There was plenty of grass there so the people, about five thousand men, sat down to rest. Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks and distributed them to those who were seated. He did the same with the fish and gave them as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten enough, he told his disciples, 'Gather up the pieces left ovr, that nothing may be lost.'

"So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with bread, that is with pieces of the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten.

"When the people saw this sign that Jesus had just given, they said, 'This is really the Prophet, he who is to come into the world.' Jesus realized that they would come and take him by force to make him king; so he fled to the hills by himself."

JOHN 6:1-15

"Lord, thank You that Your miracles comes in small, simple packages.
Help me to never take them for granted."

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The Blaming Game

"After that Jesus said to them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him.' The disciples replied, 'Lord, a sick person who sleeps will recover.' But Jesus had referred to Lazarus' death, while they thought that he had meant the repose of sleep. So Jesus said plainly, 'Lazarus is dead and for your sake I am glad I was not there, for now you may believe. But let us go there, where he is.' Then Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, 'Let us also go that we may die with him.'

"When Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days. As Bethany is near Jerusalem, about two miles away, many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to offer consolation at their brother's death.

"When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him while Mary remained sitting in the house. And she said to Jesus, 'If you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.'

"Jesus said, 'Your brother will rise again.'

"Martha replied, 'I know that he will rise in the resurrection, at the last day.' But Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection; whoever believes in me, though he die, shall live. Whoever is alive by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'

"Martha then answered, 'Yes, Lord, I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world.'"

JOHN 11:19-27

"Lord, help me trust in Your perfect plan for me."

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The God Who Never Lets Go

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"Hear the word of Yahweh, O nations,
proclaim it on distant coastlands:
He who scattered Israel will gather them
and guard them as a shepherd guard his flock.
For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob
and redeemed him from the hand of his conqueror.

"They shall come shouting for joy, while ascending Zion;
they will come streaming to Yahweh's blessings--
the grain, the new wine and the oil,
the young of the flocks and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden;
no more will they be afflicted.
Maidens will make merry and dance,
young men and old as well.

"I will turn their mourning into gladness,
I will give them comfort and joy for sorrow."

JEREMIAH 31:10-13


"Father, walk beside me in my journey through life.
May every step I take be towards You and not away from You."

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Priceless

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"Your love, O God, reaches the heavens; your faithfulness, to the clouds.

"Your justice is like the mighty mountains; your judgment like the unfathomable deep. You preserve, O Lord, humans and beasts.

"How precious, O God, is your constant love! Mortals take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

"In your house they find rich food and they drink from your spring of delight, for with you is the fountain of life. In your light we see light.

"Bestow on your faithful your love and give salvation to the upright of heart."

PSALM 36:6-11

"Keep me under Your wings, never let me go,
and everything will be alright."

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A Kick Out Of Life

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"But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears, because they hear.

"For I tell you that many prophets and upright people would have longed to see the things you see, but they did not, and to hear the things you hear, but they did not hear it."

MATTHEW 13:16-17

"Lord, help me not miss seeing You today."

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I Didn't Know Better

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"Then the mother of James and John came to Jesus with her sons, and she knelt down to ask a favor. Jesus said to her, 'What do you want?' And she answered, 'Here you have my two sons. Grant that they may sit, one at your right and one at your left, when you are in your kingdom.'

"Jesus said to the brothers, 'You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am about to drink?' They answered, 'We can.' Jesus replied, 'You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right or at my left is not for me to grant. That will be for those for whom the Father has prepared it.'

"The other ten heard all this and were angry with the two brothers. Then Jesus called them to him and said, 'You know that the rulers of the nations act as tyrants, and the powerful oppress tham. It shall not be so among you; whoever wants to be more important in your group shall make himself your servant. And if you want to be first, make yourself the servant of all. Be like the Son of Man who has come, not to be served but to serve and to give his life to redeem many.'"

MATTHEW 20:20-28

"Lord, help me to see things from Your perspective
so that I may learn to do things according to Your will."

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Lethal Legalism

From www.oceancollectibles.com and
www.dentalworkers.com

"Then some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees spoke up, 'Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.' Jesus answered them, 'An evil and unfaithful people want a sign, but no sign will be given them except the sign of the prophet Jonah. In the same way taht Jonah spent three days and thre nights in the belly of the monster fish, so will the Son of Man spend three days and three nights in the depths of the earth.

"'At the judgment, the people of Niniveh will rise with this generation and condemn it, because they reformed their lives at the preaching of Jonah, and here there is greater than Jonah. At the judgment, the Queen of the South will stand up and condemn you. She came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and here there is greater than Solomon.'"

MATTHEW 12:38-42

"Lord, forgive me for placing You,
and my brothers and sisters in a box."

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Amazing Grace

"But now, in Christ Jesus and by his blood, you who were once far off have come near.

"For Christ is our peace, he who has made the two peoples one, destroying in his own flesh the wall--the hatred--which separated us. He abolished the Law with its commands and precepts. He made peace in uniting the two peoples in him, creating out of the two one New Man. He destroyed hatred and reconciled us both to God through the cross, making the two one body.

"He came to proclaim peace; peace to you who were far off, peace to the Jews who were near. Through him we--the two peoples--approach the Father in one Spirit."

EPHESIANS 2:13-18

"Help us to see You in the different faces we encounter, O Lord."

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Magdalena

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"Now, on hte first day after the sabbath, Mary of Magdala came to the tome early in the morning, while it was still dark and she saw that the stone blocking the tomb had been moved away. She ran to Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved. And she said to them, 'They have taken the Lord out of the tomb and we don't know here they have laid him.'

"Mary stood weeping outside the tomeb, and as she wept she bent down to look inside; she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head, and the other at the feet. They said, 'Woman, why are you weeping?' She answered, 'Because they have taken my Lord and I don't know where they have put him.'

"As she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not recognize him. Jesus said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?' She thought it was the gardener and answered him, 'Lord, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and remove him.'

"Jesus said to her, 'Mary.' She turned and said to him, 'Rabboni?'--which means, Master. Jesus said to her, 'Do not cling to me, you see I have not yet ascended o the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them: I am ascending to my Father, who is your Father, to my God, who is your God.'

"So Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, 'I have seen the Lord, and this is what he said to me.'"

JOHN 20:1-2,11-18

"Heal me with Your unconditional love, O Lord."

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Are You Religious?

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"It happened that Jesus walked through the wheat fields on a sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and began to pcik some heads of wheat and crush them to eat the grain. When the Pharisees noticed this, they said to Jesus, 'Look at your disciples; they are doing what is prohibited on the Sabbath!'

"Jesus answered, 'Have you not read what David did when he and his men were hungry? He went into the house of God, and they ate the bread offered to God, although neither he nor his men had the right to eat it, but only the priests. And have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath rest, yet they are not guilty?

"'It tell you, there is greather than the Temple here. If you really knew the meaning of the words: It is mercy I want, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.

"'Besides the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.'"

MATTHEW 12:1-8

"Remind me always, Lord, that it is obedience to You,
and not sacrificae, that pleases You."

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Respite

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"Come to me, all you who work hard and who carry heavy burdens and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble of heart; and you will find rest. For my yoke is good and my burden is light."

MATTHEW 11:28-30

"Lord, I am tired and burdened. Let me rest in You. Amen."

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Fresh Start

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"On that occasion Jesus said, 'Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I praise you, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to simple people. Yes, Father, this is what pleased you.

"'Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.'"

MATTHEW 11:25-27

"From the rising of the sun to its setting,
may You, O Lord, be praised!"

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God's Call

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"Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which he had performed most of his miracles, because the people there did not change their ways, 'Alas for you Chorazin and Bethsaida! If the miracles worked in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, the people there would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I assure you, for Tyre and Sidon it will be more bearable on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? You will be thrown down to the place of the dead! For if the miracles which were performed in you had taken place in Sodom, it would still be there today! But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.'"

MATTHEW 11:20-24

"Lead me where You want me to go, Lord."

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At The Center

Stare at the center of the picture for about 15 seconds.
Then stare at a white surface or close your eyes and keep looking until the image disappears.
From http://www.rockfordillinois.com

"'Do not think that I have come to establish pece on earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father and daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. Each one will have as enemies those of one's own family.

"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take up his cross and come after me is not worthy of me. One who wants to benefit from his life will lose it; onew ho loses his life for my sake will find it.

"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes him who sent me. The one who welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive the reward of a prophet; the one who welcomes a just man because he is a just man will receive the reward of a just man. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of theses little ones, because he is a disciple of mine, I assure you,he will not go unrewarded.'

"When Jesus had finished giving his twelve disciples these instructions, he went on from there to teach and to proclaim his message in their towns."

MATTHEW 10:34-11:1

"Lord, thanks for making our family a little church."

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Reject The Rejection

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"He called the Twelve to him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over evil spirits. And he ordered them to take nothing for the journey except a staff; no food, no bag, no money in their belts. They were to wear sandals and were not take an extra tunic.

"And he added, 'In whatever house you are welcomed, stay there until you leave the place. If any place doesn't receive you and the people refuse to listen to you, leave after shaking the dust of your feet. It will be a testimony against them.'

"So they set out to proclaim that this was the time to repent. They drove out many demons and healed many sick people by anointing them."

MARK 6:7-13

"Lord, I choose to look up, not down.
I choose to stand again, not stay on the ground."

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Practice What You Preach

"A student is not above his teacher, or a slave above his master. A student should be glad to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If the head of the family has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of the family! So, do not be afraid of them.

"There is nothing covered that will not be uncovered, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. What I am telling you in the dark, you must speak in the light. What you hear in private, proclaim from the housetops.

"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but have no power to kill the soul. Rather be afraid of him who can destroy both body and soul in hell. For only a few cents you can buy two sparrows, yet one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father's consent. As for you, every hair of your head has been counted. So do not be afraid: you are worth much more than many sparrows.

"Whoever acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven. Whoever rejects me before others I will reject before my Father in heaven."

MATTHEW 10:24-33

"May my actions speak what my lips proclaim."

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In His Care

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"Return to your God Yahweh, O Israel!
Your sins have cause your downfall.
Return to Yahweh with humble words. Say to him,
'Oh you who show compassion to the fatherless
forgive our debt, be appeased.
Instead of bulls and sacrifices,
accept the praise from our lips.
Assyria will not save us;
no longer shall we look for horses
nor ever again shall we say "Our gods"
to the work of our hands.'

"I will heal their wavering
and love them with all my heart
for my anger has turned from them.
I shall be like dew to Israel
like the lily will he blossom.
Like a cedar he will send down his roots;
his young shoots will grow and spread.

"His splendor will be like an olive tree,
his fragrance, like a Lebanon cedar.
They will dwell in my shade again,
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom like a vine,
and their fame will be like Lebanon wine.

"What would Ephraim do with idols,
when it is I who hear and make him prosper?
I am like an ever-green cypress tree;
all your fruitfulness comes from me.

"Who is wise enough to grasp all this?
Who is discerning and will understand?
Straight are the ways of Yahweh:
the just walk in them, but the sinners stumble."

HOSEA 14:2-10


"Forgive all iniquity, and receive what is good,
that we may render as offerings the bullocks from our stalls..."
Hosea 14:3-4

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Even If

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"I loved Israel when he was a child; out of Egypt I called my son. But the more I have called, the further have they gone from me--sacrificing to the Baals, burning incense to the idols.

"Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; yet little did they realize that it was I who cared for them. I led them with cords of human kindness, with leading strings of love, and I became for them as one who eases the yoke uon their neck and stoops down to feed them.

"How can I give you up, Ephraim? Can I abandon you like Admah or make you like Zeboiim? My heart is troubled within me and I am moved with compassion. I will not give vent to my great anger; I will not return to destroy Ephraim for I am God and not human. I am the Holy One in your midst and I do not want to come to you in anger."

HOSEA 11:1-4,8-9

"Thank You for Your infinite mercy."

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Overcoming The Enemy

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"Then he called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over the unclean spirits to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness.

"These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon, the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, the man who would betray him.

"Jesus sent these twelve on mission with the instruction: 'Do not visit pagan territory and do not enter a Samaritan town. Go instead to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.

"'Go and proclaim this message: The kingdom of heaven is near.'"

MATTHEW 10:1-7

"Heavenly Father, thank You for the wonderful gift
to overcome the power of the enemy. Amen."

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Keep Still!

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"When they had just left, some people brought to Jesus a man who was dumb because he was possessed by a demon. When the demon was driven out, the dumb man began to speak. The crowds were astonished and said, 'Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.' (But the Pharisees said, 'He drives away demons with the help of the prince of demons.')

"Jesus went around all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom, and he cured every sickness and disease. When he saw the crowds he was move with pity, for they were harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is abundant but the workers are few. As the master of the harvest to send workers to gather his harvest.'"

MATTHEW 9:32-38

"Father, help me believe in Your unfathomable wisdom."

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Expectant Faith

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"While Jesus was speaking to them, an official of the synagogue came up to him, bowed before him and said, 'My daughter has just died, but come and place your hands on her, and she will live.' Jesus stood up and followed him with his disciples.

"Then a woman who suffered from a severe bleeding for twelve years came up from behind and touched the edge of his cloak. For she thought, 'If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.' Jesus turned, saw her and said, 'Courage, my daughter, your faith has saved you.' And from that moment the woman was cured.

"When Jesus arrived at the official's house and saw the flute players and the excited crowd, he said, 'Get out of here! The girl is not dead. She is only sleeping!' And they laughted at him. But once the crowd had been turned out, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up. The news of this spread through the whole area."

MATTHEW 9:18-26

"Lord Jesus, heal my brokenness."

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Recognize Prophets Around You

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"Leaving that place, Jesus returned to his own country, and his disciples followed him. When the sabbath came, he began teaching in the synagogue, and most of those who heard him were astonished. They commented, 'How did this come to him? What kind of wisdom has been given to him that he also performs such miracles? Who is he but the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joset and Judas and Simon? His sisters, too, are they not here among us?' So they took offense at him.

"And Jesus said to them, 'Prophets are despised only in their own country, among their relatives and in their own family.' And he could work no miracles there, but only healed a few sick people by laying his hands on them. Jesus himself was astounded at their unbelief.

"Jesus then went around the villages teaching."

MARK 6:1-6

"Lord,open my ears to hear Your voice
even from the ordinary people around me.
Help me especially to recognize You in my family members."

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In God's Eyes

"Then the disciples of John came to him with the question, 'How is it that we and the Pharisees fast on many occasions, but not your disciples?'

"Jesus answered them, 'How can you expect wedding guests to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? Time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, then they will fast.

"No one patches an old coat with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for the patch will shrink and tear an even bigger hole in the coat. Besides you don't put new wine in old wineskins. If you do, the wineskins will burst and the wine be spilt. No, you put new wine in fresh skins; then both are preserved.'"

MATTHEW 9:14-17

"Lord, give me the desire to be righteous in Your eyes,
not in the eyes of other people."

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The Real "Wow" Gifts

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"As Jesus moved on from there, he saw a man named Matthew at his seat in the custom house, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And Matthew got up and followed him. NOwit happened while Jesus was at table in Matthew's house, many tax collector and other sinners joined Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, 'Why is it that your master eats with those sinners and tax collectors?'

"When Jesus heard this he said, 'Healthy people do not need a doctor but sick people do. Go and find out what this means: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.'"

MATTHEW 9:9-13

"Lord, teach me to distinguish what is truly valuable."

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Critical

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"Jesus got back into the boat, crossed the lake again, and came to his hometown. Here they brought a paralyzed man to him, lying on a bed. Jesus saw their faith and said to the paralytic, 'Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven.'

"Then some teachers of the Law said to themselves, 'This man insults God.' Jesus was aware of what they were thinking, and said, 'Why have you such evil thoughts? Which is easier to say: "Your sins are forgiven" or "Stand up and walk"? You must know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.' He then said to the paralyzed man, 'Stand up! Take your stretcher and go home.' The man got up, and went home.

"When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and praised God for giving such power to human beings."

MATTHEW 9:1-8

"Give me strength, Lord, to face criticism
with both confidence and humility."

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Shoo!

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"When Jesus reached Gadara on the other side, he was met by two demoniacs who came out from the tombs. They were so fierce taht no one dared to pass that way. Suddenly they shouted, 'What do you want with us, you, Son of God? Have you come to torture us before the time?

"At some distance away there was a large herd of pigs feeding. So the demons begged him, 'If you drive us out, send us into that herd of pigs.' Jesus ordered them, 'Go.' So they left and went into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned.

"The men in charge of them ran off to the town, where they told the whole story, also what happened to the men possessed with the demons. Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their area.

MATTHEW 8:28-34

"Stay, Lord, and cleanse us."

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In Jesus' Boat

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"Jesus got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Without warning a fierce storm hit the lake, with waves sweeping the boat. But Jesus was asleep.

"They woke him and cried, 'Lord save us! We are lsot!' But Jesus answered, 'Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?' Then he stod up and ordered the wind and sea; and it became completely calm.

"The people were astonished. They said, 'What kind of man is he? Even the winds and the sea obey him.'

MATTHEW 8:23-27

"Be truly the Captain of the boat, Lord. I trust in You."

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Thomas Revisited

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"Thomas, the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, 'We have seen the Lord.' But he replied, 'Until I have seen in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.'

"Eight days later, the disciples were inside again and Thomas was with them. Despite the locked doors Jesus came and stood in their midst and said, 'Peace be with you.' Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here and see my hands; stretch out your hand and put it into my side. Resist no longer be a believer.'

"Thomas then said, 'You are my Lord and my God.' Jesus replied, 'You believe because you see me, don't you? Happy are those who have not seen and believe.'"

JOHN 20:24-29

"Lord, like Thomas, make us fervent, open and solid in our faith."

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Giving Back To God

From http://www.kluth.org

"You excel in everything: in the gifts of faith, speech and knowledge; you feel concern for every cause and, besides, you are first in my heart. Excel also in this generous service.

"You know well the generosity of Christ Jesus, our Lord. Although he was rich, he made himself poor to make you rich through his poverty.

"I do not mean that others should be at ease and you burdened. Strive for equality; at present give from your abundance what they are short of, and in some way they also will give from their abundance what you lack. Then you will be equal and what Scripture says shall come true: To the one who had much, nothing was in excess; to the one who had little, nothing was lacking."

2 CORINTHIANS 8:7,9,13-15

"Lord, You've given me so much.
Accept my tithes and offerings as a response
to Your immense love for me."

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My Walk With Jesus

From http://www.ipas.org

"When Jesus entered Capernaum, an army captain approached him to ask his help, 'Sir, my servant lies sick at home. He is paralyzed and suffers terribly.' Jesus said to him, 'I will come and heal him.'

"The captain answered, 'I am not worthy to have you under my roof. Just give an order and my boy will be healed. For I myself, a junior officer, give orders to my soldiers. And if I say to one: "Go," he goes, and if I say to another: "Come," he comes, and to my servant: "Do this," he does it.'

"When Jesus heard this he was astonished and said to those who were following him, 'I tell you, I have not found such faith in Israel. I say to you, many will come from east and west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob at the feast in the kingdom of heaven; but the heirs of the kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness; there they will wail and grind their teeth.'

"Then Jesus said to the captain, 'Go home now. As you believed, so let it be.' And at that moment his servant was healed.

"Jesus went to Peter's house and found Peter's mother-in-law in bed with fever. He took her by the hand and the fever left her; she got up and began to wait on him.

"Towards evening they brought to Jesus many possessed by evil spirits, and with a word he drove out the spirit. He also healed all who were sick. In doing this he fulfilled what was said by the prophet Isaiah: He bore our infirmities and took on himself our diseases.

"When he saw the crowd press around him, Jesus gave orders to cross to the other shore."

MATTHEW 8:5-18

"Lord, You know the 'fevers' of my life.
Heal me and make me serve You in return."

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