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Luke 14:15–16
15 Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet* in the Kingdom of God!” 16 Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. 17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests,...
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history.
Time to get out
Luke 15:13-14 (NLT)
13 “A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings...
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Are you happy with your life? Or are you feeling trapped? Many people are unhappy or disappointed with their lives, and a lot of these people think that they have no power over their life or what happens in it. Though, you can change your own life for the better using your mind and your actions.
JobMarriageExpectationsLaws – Covid MasksGod's...
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Why is Rembrandt important?
Dutch painter and printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–69) is considered one of the greatest storytellers in art, unusually gifted in rendering people in various moods and guises.
The Return of the Prodigal Son is an oil painting by Rembrandt, part of the collection of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. It is among the Dutch master's final works, likely completed within two years of his death...
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Jesus a friend of sinners
What an unusual scene it must have been. It is not only rebutting the Pharisees, but as instructions to us.
The "How much more?" tactic
Jesus heals on the sabbath
Matthew 12:10 (NLT) 10 where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on...
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WHEN JESUS ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN
He promised that he would return to judge the world.
John 5:22 (NLT) 22 In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge,
Cast the devil and his followers into Hell. Take the church to live forever with him in Heaven. The Bible warns us to be ready for...
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Matthew 18:21 21
Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?"
Matthew 18:22 22
"No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven!
While modern conceptions of forgiveness focus mainly on its emotional dimensions, In Jesus' first-century context, forgiveness had more concrete implications.
Most of all, forgiveness was action rather...
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ENTERING GOD’S KINGDOM COSTS EVERYTHING WE HAVE.
Both the man who found the treasure and the man who found the pearl sold everything they had to obtain the prize they sought. Gospel Demands nothing less.
Everyone enjoys a story of treasure found
It appeals to our secret desires to be wealthy and secure. But Jesus told the story of two men who...
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JESUS WAS ACTUALLY DEAD
For generations eggheads have tried to come up with excuses to explain why Jesus did not really die. Jesus really was resurrected from the dead!
Some skeptics have concocted theories that Jesus fainted
But Jesus was seen to be medically deadAnd was later pronounced legally dead by the Roman authoritiesAll four Gospels say that Jesus died on the...
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We should look for Jesus first, boldly, faithfully, earnestly, and only.
MARY MAGDALENE LOOKED FOR JESUS FIRST
Mary was the first person to see the empty tomb. The first person to meet Jesus after he rose from the dead. The first person to tell the good news of his resurrection to someone else.
Why? Because she was the first one at the...