Category: Day Prayer – Duplicates
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The Mission Of The Seventy-two (2)
Extract: Jesus sent seventy-two of his disciples out, “Two by two,” to all the towns and villages he planned to preach in. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few”. Therefore, “Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest”. (Luke 10:2) Thought We are indebted to those who…
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The Superiority Of The New – Old Cloth
Extract: When John the Baptist’s disciples asked Jesus why they and the Pharisees fasted often but His disciples didn’t, he replied, “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, because the patch will pull away from the garment and the tear will be worse”. (Matthew 9:16) Thought New (unshrunk) cloth is much…
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Jesus Eating With Sinners
Extract: Jesus sought every opportunity to talk to people and share Gods message. He was happy to sit and eat with all levels of sinners and the rejected. St Matthew, a despised tax collector and perceived sinner, was chosen by Jesus to be one of his small group of special people, the Twelve Apostles. Jesus’…
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The Authority Of Jesus
Extract: When Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared to many hundreds of people including, the Apostles. Doubting Thomas saw his wounds and spoke to Him. Jesus then said to Thomas, “Blessed are the people who have not seen and yet have believed”. (John 20:29b) Thought Almighty Father, thank you for my gift of faith.…
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Jesus Heals the Gadarene Demoniacs
Extract: When Jesus met two demon-possessed men, the demons cried out, “Son of God, leave us alone”. (Matthew 8:29) Jesus cast the demons into a nearby herd of pigs which immediately rushed into a lake and were drowned. Thought Simply seeing Jesus in the distance was enough to make the demons fearful and beg to be…
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Jesus Stills The Storm (2)
Extract: Jesus was asleep in a boat when a storm developed. His disciples were terrified and woke Him up. Jesus said, “You people of little faith” and “got up and rebuked the winds and the sea”. The storm immediately subsided. (Matthew 8:26) Thought Lord Jesus, you reign over the whole universe but I sometimes forget!…
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Challenging Professed Followers
Extract: A man offered to follow Jesus wherever he went. Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head”. (Matthew 8:20) Thought Jesus didn’t seem to refuse the mans offer but he warned him that he would have no safe…
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Peter’s Confession To Jesus
Extract: When Simon Peter said to Jesus, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” Jesus answered, “You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven! And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will…
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Jesus “Lost” In The Temple (1)
Extract: When Mary and Joseph found Jesus in the temple courts “astonishing” the listeners, they asked, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously.” Jesus replied, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?” (Luke 2:48-49)…
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Parable of the Lost Coin
Extract: Jesus asked a crowd, what woman wouldn’t thoroughly sweep and search her home to find a lost silver coin and when she had found it, rejoice with her friends and neighbours? He then added, “In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who…