The following is taken from the reading of Acts 17 through 20. Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: and Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures, opening and …
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And the hand of the Lord was with them…
An excerpt taken from the reading of Acts 9 through 12. Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when …
Locked In, and Freed to Teach In the Temple
Excerpt from reading chapter 5 through 8 in the book of Acts. Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. But the angel of the …
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The Stone the Builders Rejected
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, "By …
Fulfilling What God Has Said
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, …
Believe Me
From reading John's Gospel chapters 13 through 15. Thomas saith unto him, "Lord, we know not whither Thou goest; and how can we know the way?" Jesus saith unto him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. If ye had known Me, ye should …
Safe In The Father’s Hands
From reading John chapters 10 through12. Then came the Jews round about Him, and said unto Him, "How long dost Thou make us to doubt? If Thou be the Christ, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them, "I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness …
He that is of God hears God’s words
From the reading of John's Gospel chapters 7 through 9. Jesus said unto them, "If God were your Father, ye would love Me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do ye not understand My speech? Because ye cannot hear My word. Ye are …
The Way To Everlasting Life
The pastor read John chapters 1 through 3 today. The following is from that reading. He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: He that cometh from heaven is above all. And what He hath seen and heard, that He testifieth; and …
What God Says Will Come To Pass
The pastor's reading today was Luke 16 through 18, and we share the following excerpt from chapter 18. Then He took the twelve, and said unto them, "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be accomplished. For He shall be delivered …
Count The Cost
The following is from the pastor's reading of Luke 13 through 15. And there went great multitudes with Him: and He turned, and said unto them, "If any man come to Me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot …
Revealing Who Jesus Is
From the pastor's reading of Luke 10 through 12. In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit, and said, "I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in Thy …
Reading the Gospel of Mark chapters 9 through 12
...And Jesus answering said unto them, "Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, neither the power of God? For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. And as touching the dead, that they rise: …
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Priests: Holy to the LORD
Reading chapters 21 through 23 of Leviticus for today. And the LORD said unto Moses, "Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, 'There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: but for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, …
The Manifest of God’s Judgments
There are some who do not believe that God is a god of judgment; but they do not know the God of Holy Scripture. We are reading today in Revelation chapters 13 through 15. And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is …
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