Quick Response Christians

Matthew 4:18-22As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea–for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
Being the [...]

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Conjunction Junction

Luke 10, 22At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ” All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
Growing [...]

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Under Whose Authority

Matthew 8:5-11When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible distress.” And he said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only speak [...]

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Keep Awake

Mark 13, 33-37Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Therefore, keep awake–for you do not know when [...]

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"Lord, when was it…"

Matthew 25:31-46“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put [...]

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Spellbinding Seromns

Luke 19:45-48Then Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there; and he said, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a den of robbers.” Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the [...]

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God, Are You Listening?

Psalm 16(17):1, 6, 8, 15I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings, As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be [...]

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A Visit from Jesus

Luke 19:1-6Jesus was passing through Jericho, and a man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to [...]

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Blind Beggars

Luke 18:35-43As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” Then he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Those who were in front sternly ordered him to [...]

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Opening Our Spiritual Eyes

Open My Eyes That I May See….
These words to an old hymn recently began to make new sense to me. I have been the pastor at the Virginia Avenue & Macedonia Churches since the end of June 2005. I arrived in the height of summer. The leaves were green and the forests lush with vegetation. [...]

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