Matthew 3:13-17
At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
But John tried to prevent him, saying,
“I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied.
“It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.”
Then John permitted him.
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water.
Suddenly the heavens were opened,
and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on him.
And a voice from heaven said,
“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
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"The Spirit of God Descending Like A Dove"
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Matthew 4:1-3
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
The tempter came to him and said,
"If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."
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"He Was Tempted"
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John 2:1-9
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
“Woman, what is that to you and to me?” Jesus replied.
“My hour has not yet come.”
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification.
Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told the servants,
“Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.
“Now draw some out,” he said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.”
They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water
that had been turned into wine.
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"The Water Had Been Turned Into Wine"
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Mark 1:32-34a
That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus
all the sick and demon-possessed, and the whole town gathered at the door.
And he healed many who were ill with various diseases,
and drove out many demons
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"He Healed Many"
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Mark 2:13-17
Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to him,
and he taught them there. As he was walking along,
he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth.
“Follow me,” he told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house,
many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples
- for there were many who followed him.
When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people,
they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor,
but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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"Why Does He Eat with Tax Collectors and Sinners?"
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Mark 4:35-39
When that evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since
he was already in the boat. And there were other boats with him.
Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat,
so that it was being swamped. But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion.
So they woke him and said, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?”
Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea.
“Silence!” he commanded. “Be still!”
And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
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"The Wind Died Down"
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Mark 5:24-25, 27-31
A large crowd followed Jesus, and pressed around him. And a woman was there
who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.... When she heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind him and touched his cloak. For she kept saying,
“If only I touch his garments, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped,
and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from him.
Turning to the crowd, he asked, “Who touched my garments?”
His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on you,
and yet you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”
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"Who Touched My Garments?""
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John 3:1-8
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus,
a leader of the Jews.He came to Jesus at night and said,
“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God.
For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you,
no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked.
“Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God
unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
The wind blows where it wishes.
You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from
or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
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"The Wind Blows Where It Wishes"
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John 4:7, 13-14, 24-26
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”
“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can you ask for a drink from me,
a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink,
you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.
.... Everyone who drinks this well water will be thirsty again.
But whoever drinks the water I give will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give
will become a fountain of water springing up to eternal life....”
God is Spirit, and God’s worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.
The woman said, “I know that Messiah (called Christ) is coming.
When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am he.”
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"Living Water"
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Mark 7: 5-8
The Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus:
“Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders?
Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly
about you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
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"These People Honor Me With Their Lips"
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John 3:19-21
The Light has come into the world,
but some loved the darkness rather than the Light
because their deeds were evil.
Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light
for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
But those who do what is true come to the Light,
so that it may be seen clearly that what they have done
has been accomplished in God.
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"Those Who Do What Is True Come to the Light"
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Matthew 5:1-10
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain and sat down.
His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
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"Blessed"
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Luke 12:35-36
Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from
the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks,
they can open the door for him at once.
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns.
Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table,
and he himself will come and wait on them.
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert,
those servants will be blessed.
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"Keep Your Lamps Lit"
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Matthew 13:45-46
The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
When he found one very precious pearl,
he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
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"The Pearl of Great Price"
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Matthew 14:15-21
When evening came, the disciples came to Jesus and said,
“This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds
so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
“Bring them here to me,” Jesus said.
And he directed the crowds to sit down on the grass.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven,
he spoke a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples,
and the disciples gave them to the people.
They all ate and were satisfied,
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.”
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"They Were Satisfied"
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Matthew 14: 22-31
During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified.
“It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus spoke up at once:
“Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
“Lord, if it is you,” Peter replied, “command me to come to you on the water.”
“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water,
and came toward Jesus.But when he saw the strength of the wind,
he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and took hold of Peter.
“You of little faith,” he said, “Why did you doubt?”
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"Peter Tries to Walk on Water"
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Matthew 14: 22-31
During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified.
“It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus spoke up at once:
“Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
“Lord, if it is you,” Peter replied, “command me to come to you on the water.”
“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water,
and came toward Jesus.But when he saw the strength of the wind,
he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and took hold of Peter.
“You of little faith,” he said, “Why did you doubt?”
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"Peter Tries to Walk on Water"
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Matthew 22:34-40
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question: “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
Jesus declared, ‘‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
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"Love Your Neighbor As Yourself"
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Matthew 25:34-40
Then the King will say to those on his right,
“Come, you who are blessed by my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,
I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you took me in,
I was naked and you clothed me,
I was sick and you looked after me,
I was in prison and you visited me.”
Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,
or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger
and take you in, or naked and clothe you?
When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?”
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you,
whatever you did for one of the least of these kindred of mine,
you did for me.”
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"One of the Least of These My Kindred"
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John 6:47-51
“Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life.
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
This is the bread that comes down from heaven,
so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.
And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is my flesh.”
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"I Am the Living Bread"
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Mark 8:31-33
Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things
and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes,
and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.
He spoke this message quite frankly,
and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
But Jesus, turning and looking at his disciples,
rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan!
For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
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"The Son of Man Must Suffer Many Things"
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Mark 9:2-8
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John,
and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became radiantly white,
brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—
one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say.
Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud:
“This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them except Jesus.
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"The Transfiguration"
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Mark 10:47-52
As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd,
a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus,
was sitting beside the road. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder,
“Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man.
“Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked.
“Rabboni,” said the blind man, “Let me see again.”
“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.”
And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
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"Son of David, Have Mercy on Me!"
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Luke 15:11-15, 17-20
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger son said to him,
‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed
to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country,
and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out
to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs....
Finally he came to his senses and said,
‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food,
but here I am, starving to death! I will get up and go back to my father
and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.’
So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance,
his father saw him and was filled with compassion.
He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.”
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"He Ran To His Son"
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John 12:1-6
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus,
whom he had raised from the dead. So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there.
Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.
Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard,
and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair.
And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray him,
asked, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii
and the money given to the poor?”
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief.
As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
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"The House Was Filled with the Fragrance"
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