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The disciples had a big problem. Jesus had told them to feed thousands of people who’d come to hear Him teach. They checked the money bag. Not enough. So, hoping against hope, they combed the crowd, asking for help. Surely these people had brought picnic baskets. Surely enough of them had thought ahead. Maybe they’d…
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*“I don’t see why the pastor won’t let me help with counseling,” said Larry Loose-lips. “I’ve got a degree and experience.” *Penny Pilfer was also miffed. “I’ve offered to help count the offering, but I think they’re holding my kleptomania against me.” *Sara Strife was stirring things up again, demanding to be made Women’s Ministry…
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Matthias had never considered himself a leader or even a follower, but somewhere between the water turning to wine and the Sermon on the Mount, Matthias had become a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ. He’d never have the rash boldness of Peter or the eloquence of John, but it was enough just to be in…
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Eli may have been a good priest, but he failed as a father. His two grown sons were supposed to follow him into the ministry, but instead, they used the temple as Party Central. They intercepted the sacrifices and took what they wanted, seducing girls on their way out. They were running wild and although…
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Although David was a man after God’s own heart, his kids belonged on Israel’s Most Wanted. Because David had not listened to God’s instructions about marriage, he kept adding wives and the children of those wives created chaos. One son, Amnon, became obsessed with his half-sister, Tamar, and connived a plan to violate her innocence…
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Selah was placed in foster care at the age of 2 for sexual abuse. After bouncing from house to house, a family finally adopted her. But within months, her teachers saw the bruises and DHS yanked her from her adoptive parents and placed her with another family. Three times, Selah was adopted and sent back…
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You daydream about it, that moment when the tables are turned and you can show them all. Those mocking faces, ridiculing voices, those people who said you’d never make it. But they were wrong. You did make it and now you can’t wait to rub their faces in it. You picture them with a flat…
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Imagine being Eliab. As the firstborn son, he was often responsible for the younger siblings. He got a double portion of work and responsibility, but one day it would be double inheritance. The younger brothers looked up to him, and he liked that. Things were good until the prophet Samuel showed up at their house…
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Maybe your past makes you shudder. Or maybe doesn’t look so bad to others, but you know how you really are. Why would God want you when He knows all about that? He saved you, barely, because He’s so nice. But you’ll always be B team. Minor league. No way could someone with your history…
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Zacharias and Elizabeth welcomed their baby into the family as a gift from God. Zach spoke a blessing over his tiny son, prophesying what God had told him about the boy’s future. Those words became reality as baby John grew up and accepted the role God had designed for him. He became known as John…
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