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Leaven
When the disciples reached the other side…Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” And they began…saying, “We brought no bread.” But Jesus…said, “O you of little faith…Do you not yet perceive…How is it that you fail to understand…Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees…Then they understood…to beware of the…teaching of the Pharisees…
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Fruit Bearing
…He went…through cities and villages (of Judea), proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God…the twelve were with Him…some women…Mary, called Magdalene…Joanna, the wife of…Herod’s household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them (Jesus and His Disciples) out of their means…when a great crowd was gathering…He said in a parable, “A sower…
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Great Faith
After He had finished all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum… a centurion had a servant…at the point of death…elders of the Jews, asking Him to…heal his servant…the centurion sent friends, saying…, “Lord, do not trouble yourself…For I too am a man set under authority…When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him,…
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Missions
These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “…go rather to the lost sheep of…Israel. And proclaim, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons…And, if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say…
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No Shepherd
And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When He saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the…
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Over Death
While He [Jesus] was saying these things to them (John the Baptist’s disciples), behold, a ruler came in and knelt before Him, saying, “My daughter has just died…lay your hand on her…she will live…Jesus…followed him…behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came…touched…His garment…the woman was made well. And when Jesus came…
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Sermon on the Mount
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven…And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. And, when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites…Do not be like them, for your…
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Sabbath Works
On a Sabbath…going through the grain fields…plucked and ate some…grain…the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” And Jesus answered…, “Have you not read what David did…he entered the house of God and…ate the bread…not lawful for any…And He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.” On another Sabbath, He…
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The Confronter
…the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to His [Jesus’] disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” They (the…
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Sovereign Healer
While…[Jesus] was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy…begged Him, “Lord, if You will, You can make me clean…Jesus…touched him, saying, “I will; be clean…[Jesus] charged him to tell no one…even more the report about Him went abroad, and great crowds gathered…to be healed…But, He would withdraw to desolate places and pray…[Jesus] was teaching…some men were…