Scripture: "They were trying to intimidate us into quitting. They thought, 'They’ll give up; they’ll never finish it.' I prayed, 'Give me strength.' Then I met secretly with Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, at his house. He said: 'Let’s meet at the house of God, inside The...
Scripture: "One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, 'Of all the commandments, which is the most important?' Jesus replied, 'The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the...
Scripture: "My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s...
Scripture: "So David left the sheep with another shepherd and set out early the next morning with the gifts, as Jesse had directed him. He arrived at the camp just as the Israelite army was leaving for the battlefield with shouts and battle cries. Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood...
Scripture: "Jesus said, 'You’re not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person submits to this original creation—the ‘wind-hovering-over-the-water’ creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life—it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom. When you look at a baby, it’s just that: a body you...