The King Who Makes Unclean People Clean The Cleansing of a Leper. 40 A leper came to him [and kneeling down] begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” 41 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” 42 The leprosy left him immediately, […]
16 As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 19 Going on a little farther, He
Text: Luke 2:39–52 Big Idea: God intentionally forms people through a slow, structured, and faithful process. I. Growth Is Fostered Through Faithful Instruction (Luke 2:39–42) II. Growth Is Strengthened Within Covenant Community (Luke 2:41–44) III. Growth Requires Obedience Under God-Ordained Authority (Luke 2:46–51) IV. Growth Is Sustained Through Reflection and Trust (Luke 2:51–52)
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I send My messenger [ahead of You,Who will prepare Your way;3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness,‘Make ready the way of the Lord,Make His paths straight.’” 4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for
6 For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from
How a Mother’s Faith Prepared a Deliverer for Dangerous Waters 2 Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi. 2 The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months. 3 But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with
Principle 5: When God Speaks From the Whirlwind Book of Job 38:1–7; 40–42 38 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, 2 “Who is this that darkens counselBy words without knowledge?3 “Now gird up your loins like a man,And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!4 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?Tell Me, if you [a]have understanding,5 Who
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“After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth…” (Job 3:1;2-26) BIG IDEA: God isn’t intimidated by your pain. He meets you right in the middle of it. PRINICPLE 4 – GOD CAN HANDLE YOUR HONEST PAIN
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1 Now when Job’s three friends heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, they came, each one from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and comfort him. 12 When they looked from a distance and did not recognize him, they raised
I. The man behind the money II. Curiosity that becomes pursuit III. God is not threatened by honest hunger IV. Limitation thay becomes positioning V. The Savior who looks up VI. Grace that offends religion VII. Repentance that shows up VIII. Salvation changes a house
