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Complete obedience
Deuteronomy 12:32: “Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it. (ESV) God is a God of order, a God of details. If we will wait on him he will...
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Like Moses, like Jesus
Deuteronomy 18:15: “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— (ESV) Moses here was talking about Jesus. That was...
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What it means to be accursed
Deuteronomy 21:23: his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the LORD your God is...
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More than knowledge
Deuteronomy 24:8: Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do....
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How we moved from curse to blessing
Deuteronomy 28:3: Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. (ESV) The one who is blessed has an advantage above others. That was why Esau was livid when he learnt that...
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How we become witnesses
Deuteronomy 30:14: But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it. (ESV) The word of God is very important. If you are not holding on to the word of God, it...
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The power and purpose of God’s word
Joshua 1:1: Moses, the LORD’s servant, was dead. So the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, who had been the assistant of Moses. The LORD said: (CEV) There are two things we can learn about the word of...
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The Lord with me
Joshua 6:27: So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land. (ESV) The lord being with Joshua is beyond a mere statement. One of the ways it was manifested was in the great victory that...
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A great prophet
Luke 7:16: Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” (ESV) To the people Jesus was a great Prophet by reason of the...
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The gift of the Holy Spirit
Luke 11:13: If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (ESV) A gift is to be received....
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Repayment
Luke 14:14: you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” (ESV) Jesus was trying to inculcate a right understanding of reward in the...
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The power of repentance
Luke 15:21: And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ (ESV) Repentance means changing your mind which in turn...
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Work ethics
Luke 17:9: Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? (ESV). Hardwork is praised in the bible, while laziness is frowned at. Jesus said: I must work the work of him who sends me while...
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To see Jesus
Luke 19:3: And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. (ESV) To see Jesus, Zacchaeus needed something extra (Luke 19:1-10). But...
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Understanding the scriptures
Luke 24:45: Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, (ESV). The mind needs help. The minds of the disciples of Jesus was limited in their capacity to grasp the scripture, unable to link...
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The caring Jesus
John 2:4: And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” (ESV) Though Jesus seems not to want to be disturbed by his mother about the wine finishing in...
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Healing Jesus
John 5:11: But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.'” (ESV) Healing takes a pride of place in the narrative of the life of Jesus. He is the one...
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Obedience
John 8:55: But you have not known him. I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. (ESV) Obedience is sometimes easier said...
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Eternal life
John 10:28: I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. (ESV) Eternal means exactly that. It is quality and quantity of life in infinite dimension....
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Love
John 14:15: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. (ESV) There should be no presumption in love, it should be followed by action. In the case of Jesus, he said your love for him is manifested...
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