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Seeds

Mark 4:26-28 “[Jesus] also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like.  A man scatters seed on the ground.  Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.  All by itself … Continue reading

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Rejoicing

Luke 15:8-10 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one.  Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?  And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors … Continue reading

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Treasures of Darkness

Job 28:1-3, 10-12 “There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.  Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.  Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses … Continue reading

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Undeserved

1 Samuel 30:21-24 “Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind…As David and his men approached, he greeted them.  But all the evil men and troublemakers among … Continue reading

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Lifted

Jeremiah 38:6-7a, 11-13a “So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern…They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.  But Ebed-Melech, a Cushite, an … Continue reading

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Pearl

Genesis 12:1, 4a “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.’…So Abram left, as the Lord had told him…” Matthew 13:45-46 “Again, the kingdom … Continue reading

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Seeds

Mark 4:26-28 “[Jesus] also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like.  A man scatters seed on the ground.  Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.  All by itself … Continue reading

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Rejoicing

Luke 15:8-10 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one.  Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?  And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors … Continue reading

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Treasures of Darkness

Job 28:1-3, 10-12 “There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.  Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.  Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses … Continue reading

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Undeserved

1 Samuel 30:21-24 “Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind…As David and his men approached, he greeted them.  But all the evil men and troublemakers among … Continue reading

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