Dare to be a Dorcas At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she
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It is the Lord!
It is the Lord! Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” (John 21:7) After the disciples told the Lord they had caught nothing, He
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Catching nothing Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No”(John 21:5). It is extraordinary how the Lord uses the simplest of activities to teach us profound spiritual lessons. Peter
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The great MD But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His
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Guided by the Good, the Great and the Chief Shepherd The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep (John 10:11). The God of peace who brought up our Lord
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Time to climb rooftops When Jesus saw their faith (Mark 2:5). A brother was asked to preach the gospel at a small hall in the absence of the pastor. He
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Bethany Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a
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Dealing with temptation “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:9) Joseph brothers hated him and as a result he was sold to Midianite
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Overcoming temptation The word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one (1 John 2:14). There was once a wealthy lady who had a great estate
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Losing donkeys and keeping sheep Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, “Please take one of the servants with you, and
Read more Burning or burnt out? They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the
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Not forgotten I commend to you Phoebe our sister … and Quartus a brother (Romans 16:1 and 23). I have always found the first and last words and chapters of
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