“With great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God poured rich blessings on them all. There was no one in the group who was in need…” (Acts 4:33-34) Acts 16:22-34: 22 “And the crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas. Then the officials tore the clothes…

“Happy are those who hunger and thirst for what is right; They shall be satisfied” (Mt. 5:6) Judith 9:4B-14: “O my God, listen to my prayer, the prayer of a widow. 5Your hand guided all that happened then, and all that happened before and after. You have planned it all—what is happening now, and what…

In the children’s story, The Little Engine that Could, we hear the train exclaim as it is climbing a hillside, “I think I can, I think I can,” and as it crests the hill, we hear, “I know I can.” Jeremiah 1: 4-9: “Jeremiah answered, “Sovereign Lord, I don’t know how to speak; I am…

“Why are you wearing your cross of gold? State of mind, or is it searing into your soul?” Hypocrisy is defined as: The false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion. 1 Kings 18:16-40: 16 So Obadiah went to King Ahab and told him, and Ahab set off to meet Elijah. 17 When Ahab…

“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” Isaiah 51:12-14: “Why should you live in constant fear of the fury of those who oppress you…their fury can no longer touch you.” Psalm 92:1-2: “Sing in your honor, O Most High God, to proclaim Your constant love…” Questions We are told in Psalm 91:11,…

Everything King Hezekiah did was in a spirit of complete loyalty and devotion to his God. Isaiah 37:3-7: 3 “This is the message which he told them to give to Isaiah: “Today is a day of suffering; we are being punished and are in disgrace. We are like a woman who is ready to give…

Ephesians 6:16: “At all times carry faith as a shield: for with it you will be able to put out all the fiery darts of the enemy” 2 Samuel 22/Psalm 18 “God, you are my protector and my shield” Psalm 18:6: “In my trouble I (David) called to the Lord; I called to my God…

Ester 4:8-16: 8 He gave Hathach a copy of the proclamation that had been issued in Susa, ordering the destruction of the Jews. Mordecai asked him to take it to Esther, explain the situation to her, and have her go and plead with the king and beg him to have mercy on her people. 9…

1Samuel 7:7-11: 7 “When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the five Philistine kings started out with their men to attack them. The Israelites heard about it and were afraid, 8 and said to Samuel, “Keep praying to the Lord our God to save us from the Philistines.” 9 Samuel killed…

1 Samuel 3:6-11: 6 “The Lord called Samuel again. The boy did not know that it was the Lord, because the Lord had never spoken to him before. 7 So he got up, went to Eli, and said, “You called me, and here I am.” But Eli answered, “My son, I didn’t call you; go…