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26 Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Jesus Teaches the Fear of God. 27 "Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.

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Isaiah 41:9-10. Throughout the Bible, God's messengers and prophets tell His people to resist fear. Phrases like "Do not be afraid!" and "Don't be anxious or worried!" abound. It's enough to make us think perhaps the world is the safe and comfortable place we're always dreaming it could be. With all these commandments not to be

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God's Shield against Discouragement. January 24, 2018. by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Scriptures: Psalm 5:9-12. Sometimes we suffer discouragement because of difficult circumstances caused by no one in particular: natural disasters, disease, economic downturns, injury. Frequently, however, we suffer because enemies cause us harm and refuse to stop.

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The Spirit has borne witness to me that we each have been born "for such a time as this" ( Esth. 4:14 ). To each of you, no matter your nationality, race, social status, or individual talents, whether you are married, single, or widowed, whether you were born into the Church or are a new convert and the only member of your family, I say

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Matthew 16:24 That is, disown and refuse to follow the impulses of self. Matthew 16:24 That is, the instrument of his or her death to self. Matthew 16:25 That is, by avoiding his cross, and refusing to deny himself. Matthew 16:25 That is, life in an earthly sense. Matthew 16:26 That is, life in an eternal sense.

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March 20, 2021. 1 Kings 19:1-8. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah experienced one of the most dynamic victories in all of Scripture. Armed with unflinching faith in the Lord, he faced down 450 priests of the local false deities. God moved mightily, destroying the idolaters and bringing glory to Himself throughout Israel.

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The Fallen Angel (1847) by Alexandre Cabanel The Devil (the dragon; on the left) gives to the beast of the sea (on the right) power represented by a sceptre in a detail of panel III.40 of the medieval French Apocalypse Tapestry, produced between 1377 and 1382.. In Christianity, the Devil is the personification of evil.He is traditionally held to have rebelled against God in an attempt to

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6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God

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One of the big reasons we need to learn this hatred of Satan, without developing a kind of neurosis, is because he is actually a deceiver. I want to think with you today about one important aspect of this—it's the great deceit of the great deceiver. This is what Paul refers to in Romans 1:25. He says that men "exchanged the truth about

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Matthew 14:27 Context. 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer

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The Sin That Cannot Be Forgiven. 30 "Whoever is not with Me is against Me. Whoever is not gathering with Me is sending everywhere. 31 I tell you, every sin and every bad word men speak against God will be forgiven, but bad words spoken against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be

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There may have been a time when people found it easy to believe in anything. But we are finding it vastly easier to disbelieve anything. [Illustrated London News, March 21, 1914] The nineteenth century decided to have no religious authority. The twentieth century seems disposed to have any religious authority. [Illustrated London News, April 26

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Matthew 26:75 Context. 72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man.And immediately the cock crew. 75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the

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1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.. 2 He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,. 3 ``Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.. 4 ``Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.. 5 ``Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.. 6 ``Blessed are those who hunger

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40 "He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of

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Proslogion. In Proslogion, IX-XI Anselm deals with the problem how God can be righteous when he spares a wicked person, because God's justice means that he rewards people according to their doing right or wrong.So when Anselm starts thinking from the aspect of God's justice, he does not understand why God can spare the wicked. But when he approaches this question from the aspect of God's

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Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly, to venture on wider seas, . where storms will show your mastery, . where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars. . We ask you to push back the horizon of our hopes, . and to push us into the future in strength, courage, hope, and love. . This we ask in the name of our Captain, who is Jesus Christ.

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Though today may be hard, remember that joy is coming. April 8, 2023. Matthew 28:1-10. Today is Holy Saturday. The events of Good Friday—the trial, the scourging, the crucifixion, and the signs and wonders that followed—are complete ( Matthew 27:33-54 ). Now, in place of all that, is silence. Those who witnessed these events must have felt

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The word Satan comes from the Hebrew word Satan, meaning to oppose, to harass someone; so Satan would be the tempter, the one to make up trip and fall, the one to turn us from God. The word devil is derived from the Greek diabolos , meaning an accuser, a slanderer. Other synonyms for Satan in Sacred Scripture are the Evil One, Beelzebub, the

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Martin Luther King, Jr. "I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory." — Ephesians 3:13

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The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? "I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve." Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end

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New International Version. 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.". Read full chapter. Deuteronomy 31:6 in all English translations.

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Matthew 25. 1 Timothy 3:2-15. King James Version. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in