Category: Day Prayer
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Working, In Jesus’ Name
Extract The disciple John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him.” Jesus replied, “Do not stop him because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able … to say anything ill about me. For whoever is not against us is…
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Jesus Feeds Five Thousand People (1)
Extract Even by today’s standards, the crowds that gathered to hear Jesus preach and teach were often enormous. When a crowd of five thousand gathered, he asked Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” Philip answered, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them…
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Jesus’ True Family (1)
Extract When Jesus was told that his mother and brothers were waiting outside to see him, he asked the crowd, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” Pointing to his disciples Jesus said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and…
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Jesus, The Shepherd (1)
Extract When the delighted but tired Apostles returned from their mission, they had many stories to share with Jesus: how they were able to cast out demons, heal the sick and preach his Gospel. However, the place where they assembled was busy with many people coming and going and no place to eat! Jesus said…
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God’s Special Servant
Extract When Jesus discovered that the Pharisees were plotting against Him, He took his disciples and withdrew from the Capernaum region to the Sea of Galilee and “sternly warned [his disciples] not to make Him known”. However, “Great crowds followed Him, and He healed them all”. (Matthew 12:15) Thought This was the first reference to the…
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Sending Out The Twelve Apostles (2)
Extract Jesus sent the Twelve Apostles out two-by-two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He told them to take only, “a staff – no bread, no bag, no money in their belts and to put on sandals but not to wear two tunics”. The Apostles did as instructed. They preached a message of repentance,…
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Jesus’ Rejection at Nazareth (3)
Extract When the people of Jesus’ hometown (Nazareth) took offence at His teachings, He was only able to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them, He then had to leave. “Jesus was amazed because of their unbelief.” (Mark 6:6) Thought Some of the people scornfully remarked, “Isn’t this the carpenter, the…
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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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Jesus Heals A Woman With A Hemorrhage
Extract A woman suffering from a bleeding disorder for 12 years insisted, “If only I touch His clothes, I will be healed”. When she approached Jesus from behind while surrounded by a crowd and touched His cloak, she was immediately healed. Jesus turned around and inquired who touched His cloak! “The woman, with fear and trembling,…
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Lasting Treasures
Extract Jesus said to His disciples, “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your…