John 8:34 – Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. The man walked into the bar and said to himself “Remember that we’re only here to see if some of the old friends still come here. Just here to see them and have some laughs.” Deep down he knew he…
Continue ReadingPsalm 31:14 – But as for me, I trust in You, Lord, I say, “You are my God.” Oh Lord God I trust in You. With complete confidence I announce that You are the God I know and because I know You, I trust in You. Should lightening fall from the sky, or sickness arise from the earth,…
Continue ReadingJohn 8:31-33 – So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?” “So Jesus was saying to…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 43:1-3a, 5-7 – But now, this is what the Lord says, He who is your Creator, Jacob, And He who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will…
Continue ReadingJohn 5:24 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.” A long, long time ago, at the beginning of time for all mankind, when the earth was still new, the first man…
Continue Reading1 Timothy 1:1 – Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope. Paul became an Apostle not because he decided to take up that trade or to get a degree in it, but because God chose Him. God commanded him and if we wonder if that is a violation of Paul’s free…
Continue ReadingJohn 8:21-30 – Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” 22 So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” 23 And He was saying to them, “You are from below,…
Continue ReadingJohn 8:12-20 – Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true.” 14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I am testifying about…
Continue ReadingPsalm 18:1-3 – “I love You, Lord, my strength.” 2 The Lord is my Rock and my Fortress and my Savior, My God, my Rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the Horn of my salvation, my Stronghold. 3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. The Lord is my strength in times of trouble and times of rest. …
Continue ReadingJohn 8:1-11 – But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began teaching them. 3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard, 4 they *said…
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