Live and let live

Reading: Matthew 5:17-26 Text: Exodus 20:13 Live and let live   Matthew 5:17-26 New American Standard Bible 17 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. 18 For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,...
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The God who heals

Reading Revelation 21:1-8 Text: Mark 1: 16-31 The God who heals Revelation 21:1-8 New American Standard Bible The New Heaven and Earth 21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. 2 And I saw the...
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Respect for authority begins in the home

Reading: Ephesians 4:1-9 Text: Exodus 20:12 Respect for authority begins in the home Ephesians 4:1-9 New American Standard Bible Unity of the Spirit 4 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you h...
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Jesus Reveals His Glory

Text: John 2:1-11 Jesus Reveals His Glory   John 2:1-11 New American Standard Bible Miracle at Cana 2 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine...
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The Growing Vine

Reading: John 15:1-13 Text: Psalm 80 The Growing Vine John 15:1-13 New American Standard Bible Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches 15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that...
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The Lord’s Day

Reading: Nehemiah 13 Text: Exodus 20: 8-12 The Lord’s Day Nehemiah 13 New American Standard Bible Foreigners Excluded 13 On that day they read aloud from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and there was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever...
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The King of Glory

Reading: 2 Samuel 6 Text: Psalm 24 The King of Glory 2 Samuel 6 New American Standard Bible Peril in Moving the Ark 6 Now David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him to [a]Baale-judah, to...
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The Name above all Names

Reading: Acts 19:8-20 Text: Exodus 20: 7 The Name above all Names Acts 19:8-20 New American Standard Bible 8 And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. 9 But when some were becoming...
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The Lord is my Shepherd (2)

Reading: John 12:1-11 Text: Psalm 23: 5&6 The Lord is my Shepherd (2)   John 12:1-11 New American Standard Bible Mary Anoints Jesus 12 Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they made...
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Covenant versus Tradition in Lithuania

Reading: Exodus 24:1-11 Text: Matthew 5:17-20 Covenant versus Tradition in Lithuania   Exodus 24:1-11 New American Standard Bible People Affirm Their Covenant with God 24 Then He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of...
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