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“Mar 9:49 For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt. Mar 9:50 Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can you restore its flavor? Keep on having salt among yourselves, and live in peace with one another.” The Lord Jesus…

Empty Worship “ ……This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;7 in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”9 And he said to them, “You have…

6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat [at meat]. 8 But when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation,…

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are brothers. And don’t call anyone on earth ‘Father,’ for you have only one Father, the one in heaven. Nor are you to be called ‘Teachers,’ for you have only one teacher,…

23 “Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded…

Scripture (NLT): “I know my own sheep, and they know me.” John 10:14 Jesus does not see you as just another face in the crowd. He knows you personally, your fears, hopes, strengths, and weaknesses. You are seen and valued by Him. In a world where we often feel overlooked…

“From prison and trial they led him away to his death. But who among the people realized that he was dying for their sins-that he was suffering their punishment? Isaiah 53:8 5 But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace…

“But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made… ” (Luke 10:40a) Martha wasn’t doing anything “wrong” by serving—but her heart was distracted. Life is full of good things that can still pull us away from the best thing: Jesus Himself.Busyness can become a burden if…

“Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. So he went his way and conferred with…

“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” — John 14:6 Many people believe that being “good enough” will bring them closer to God. Others think religion, rules, or effort will fix the distance they feel inside. Jesus makes…