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Walter Spires - Only Jesus Saves
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- Walter Spires - Only Jesus Saves
Holy Week 2025: Holy Tuesday - The Glory of the Lord Left the Temple for the Last Time When Jesus Did
Key Bible Verse: Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. And He said to them…
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Holy Week 2025: Holy Monday - Jesus Turned Up the Heat
Key Bible Verse: "And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money…
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Holy Week 2025: Palm Sunday - What You Need to Know About Jesus' Ride that Day
Key Bible Verse:"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed…
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Raising the Dead: One Final Note and Lazarus and His Resurrection
Key Bible Verse: "But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in…
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Raising the Dead: Why?
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him" John 11:45
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Raising the Dead: Jesus and the only man who caused Him to weep (P3)
Key Bible Verse: "(Jesus) cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.” The man who had died came forth. " John 11:43, 44
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Raising the Dead: Jesus and the only man who caused Him to weep (P2)
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus wept." John 11:35
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Raising the Dead: Jesus and the only man who caused Him to weep (P1)
Key Bible Verse: "(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.)" John 11: 5
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Raising the Dead: The Widow of Nain's Only Son (P2)
Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!” The dead man sat…
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The same HOPE I offered the ladies at the mission tonight is our only hope too!
Key Bible Verse: "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."…
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Raising the Dead: The Widow of Nain's Only Son (P1)
Key Bible Verse: "When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, “Do not weep." Luke 7:13
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Raising the Dead: Jairus' Daughter (P3)
Key Bible Verse: "Taking the child by the hand, He said to her, “Talitha kum!” (which translated means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Immediately the…
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Raising the Dead: Jairus' Daughter (P2)
Key Bible Verse: "... a synagogue official came and bowed down before (Jesus), and said, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she…
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Raising the Dead: Jairus' Daughter (P1) More Biblical Contractions?
Key Bible Verses: "...a synagogue official came and bowed down before (Jesus), and said, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she…
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Faith that Makes Us Blush (P3)
Key Bible Verse: "but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 8:12
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Faith that Makes Us Blush (P2)
Key Bible Verse: "But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed. "…
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Faith that Makes Us Blush (P1)
Key Bible Verse: "Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof; 7for this reason I did not even consider myself…
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Jesus/Paralytic (P5): Three Different Responses to Jesus
Key Bible Verse; "Immediately (the paralytic) got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God. They were all struck…
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Jesus/Paralytic (P4): Only God Can Do That...Right?
Key Bible Verse: (The scribes asked) "Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?" Mark 2:7
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Jesus and the Healing of the Paralytic (P3): Whose faith?
Key Bible Verse: "When He (Jesus) saw their faith..." Luke 5: 20a
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Jesus and the Healing of the Paralytic (P2)
Key Bible Verse: "Seeing their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.” " Luke 5:20
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Jesus and the Healing of the Paralytic (P1)
Key Bible Verse: "One day (Jesus) was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee…
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Jesus and the Demoniacs (P4 ) - Two Very Different Responses to Jesus
Key Bible Verses: "but (Jesus) said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on…
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Jesus and the Demoniacs (P3 ) - A Most Unusual Bargain
Key Bible Verse: "And the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us into the pigs so that we may enter them. Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean…
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Jesus and the Demoniac(s) - (P2) How did they know Who Jesus was?
Key Bible Verses: "And they cried out, saying, 'What business do You have with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?'” Matthew 8:29…
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Jesus and the Demoniac(s) (P1)
Do the Gospels contradict themselves? Matthew 8: 28; Mark 5:2; Luke 8:27
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"Lord, to whom shall we go?"
Key Bible Verse: "Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life." John 6: 68
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The Response of Jesus' Disciples to the Strangest Words He Ever Taught
Key Bible Verse: "From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more." John 6:66
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The Strangest Words Jesus Ever Taught
Key Bible Verse: "Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in…
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Jesus' Teaching Gets (intentionally) Harder
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent... “I am the bread of life; he who comes…
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Two More Supernatural Miracles Proving Jesus is God
Key Bible Verse: "So they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going." John 6:21
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Jesus and the World's Largest Unplanned Picnic
Key Bible Verse: "So Jesus, aware that they intended to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone." John 6:15
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Who is this "man"? (P2)
Key Bible Verse: "And they took offense at (Jesus). ..and He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief." Matthew 13:57-58
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What kind of Man is this?
Key Bible Verse: "Then (Jesus) got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. The (disciples) were amazed, and said, “What kind of a…
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A Dragnet, Judgement, and Sharing Our Treasure
Key Bible Verses: (Jesus asked His disciples) "Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes. Matthew 13: 51
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Hidden Treasure and a Pearl of Great Value
Key Bible Verse(s): "and from joy over it he goes and sells everything that he has and buys that field....buys (that pearl.) Matthew 13: 44b, 46b
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What did this phrase mean then and what does it mean now?
Key Bible Verse; "Repent for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Matthew 3:2
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Understanding Christmas from Genesis to Revelation (P11) : The Past is Prologue
Key Bible Verses: "A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars…
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Understanding Christmas...(P10) His Present was His Presence
Key Bible Verse: "No one has ascended into heaven, except He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man." John 3:13
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Understanding Christmas...(P9): PRELUDE #3: The Old Covenant Ends...The New One Begins
Key Bible Verse: "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to…
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Understanding Christmas...(P8): PRELUDE #2 No Kings; No Israel - Did We Misunderstand God?
Key Bible Verse: "Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom (Israel), And I will eliminate it from the face of the earth; Nevertheless, I will…
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Understanding Christmas...(P7): PRELUDE #1 Establishing the Throne Only King Jesus Could Fill
Key Bible Verse: "Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever." 2 Samuel 7:16
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Understanding Christmas...from Genesis to Revelation (P6): "Close Encounters of a God-kind"
Key Bible Verses: "an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child…
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Understanding Christmas...from Genesis to Revelation (P5): The Most Familiar Prophecies
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name…
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Understanding Christmas...from Genesis to Revelation (P4): The Strangest of All Prophecies
Key Bible Verse: "And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?"…
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Understanding Christmas...from Genesis to Revelation (P3): "The First Gospel"
Key Bible Verse: "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”…
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Understanding Christmas...from Genesis to Revelation (P2): God's Plan
satan's plan: "Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will…
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Understanding Christmas...from Genesis to Revelation (P1): God's Plan
Key Bible Verse: "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them;" Genesis 1:27-28a
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Give Thanks to the LORD for He is Good!
In this short Thanksgiving audio devotion, I share a tradition I started years ago when our children were very young that we continue today. I suggest adding…
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Thanksgiving Week: Sooo thankful He saved "such a worm as I"
Key Bible Verse: "Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! " Romans 7:24-25a
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The Most Outrageous Statement Jesus Ever Made
Key Bible Verse: John 10:30
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The Feast of Dedication (P2) - What is Hanukkah?
Key Bible Verse: "At that time the Feast of the Dedication (Hanukkah) took place at Jerusalem." John 10:22
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Jesus and the Feast of Dedication (aka Hanukkah) (P1)
Key Bible Verse: "At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem" John 10:22
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The Parable of the Good Shepherd (P7) - A Contextual Summary
Key Bible Verse: "Others said, 'These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?'” John 10:21
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The Good Shepherd (P6) - Another Hard Verse from Jesus
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again." John 10: 17
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The Good Shepherd (P5) - Who are the "other sheep"?
Key Bible Verse: "“I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one…
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The Good Shepherd (P4) - Do You Know the Good Shepherd?
Key bible Verse: "I am the good shepherd, and I know My own, and My own know Me...and I lay down My life for the sheep." John 10: 14-15
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Trump Won...Now What or So What?
We hope this outcome changes the socio-economic-political direction of this country. But what does that change for Christians? Listen and accept the…
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The Good Shepherd (P3) - From the Shepherd to the Door
Key Bible Verse: "“I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture." John 10: 9
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The Good Shepherd (P2): Sheep that Recognize the Right Voice
Key Bible Verse: "he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep…