Category: Day Prayer
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John The Baptist’s Message
Extract As John the Baptist preached his message of repentance to the crowds, they asked, “What then should we do?” John answered, “The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.” To the Tax Collectors present, he said, “Collect no more…
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Parable Of The Lost Sheep
Extract Jesus engaged the attention of his disciples by asking them, “How think ye?” and then adding, “If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?” (Matthew 18:12) Thought Jesus shared this simple parable…
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Jesus Forgives And Heals A Paralytic Man
Extract When a paralysed man was brought to Jesus for healing, His first action was to forgive him his sins. To those who refused to believe that Jesus could forgive sins, He said to them, “Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or, ‘Stand up and walk’?” Then, to prove that He could…
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Judgment Of Pretenders
Extract Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven”. (Matthew 7:21) Thought It’s not enough to say we are Christians. We must love one another, repent of our sins and live a holy life…
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Return Of The Seventy Two (1)
Extract Jesus sent seventy-two of his disciples out to preach his good news in the surrounding towns and villages. They were overjoyed when they returned; not least because of their given power to cast out demons and heal the sick. Jesus listened to their many stories of joy and then “rejoiced in the Holy Spirit” saying, “I…
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Jesus Warns, “Be Ready”
Extract Jesus said of his return to judge the living and the dead, “That day [will] close down upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth. But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these…
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Return Of The Son Of Man
Extract Jesus’ many worldly predictions included his own untimely death, the destruction of Jerusalem and his second coming, our judgement day. Jesus’ death and resurrection occurred in 29/30 AD and Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD. We do not know the day or hour of Jesus’ second coming, “no one knows it – neither the angels…
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The Grateful Leper
Extract Jesus, on his way from Samaria to Galilee, met ten lepers outside a village. They had all probably been expelled from their homes because of the perceived infectious nature of their unsightly and miserable disease. Keeping at a respectful distance, they begged Jesus to heal them saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us”. (Luke 17:13) Jesus…
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Pilate Questions Jesus
Extract Challenged by Pilate, Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities… You say that I am a king. For this reason, I was born, and for this reason, I came…
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Parable Of The Persistent Woman
Extract Jesus said to his disciples, “Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Luke 18:7-8) Thought Do you…