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The Explanation

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to … Continue reading

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Choosing a Leader

In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he’d chosen. After his … Continue reading

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Stand Firm

As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow’s put in more … Continue reading

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Something is Missing

People were bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and don’t … Continue reading

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Don’t Go Back

Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God isn’t something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ … Continue reading

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Liberation

On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who’d been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and couldn’t straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he … Continue reading

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One Last Chance

“I’ve come to bring fire on the earth,” said Jesus, “and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I’m under until it’s completed! Do you think I came to bring … Continue reading

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Get Ready

“Don’t worry about your life,” said Jesus. “Don’t worry about what you’ll eat or what you’ll wear. For life’s more than food, and the body more than clothes. “Consider the ravens: They don’t sow or reap, they have no storeroom … Continue reading

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Don’t Look Back

As the time approached for Jesus to be taken up to heaven, he resolutely set out for Jerusalem. And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; but the people there … Continue reading

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The Star

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where’s the one who’s been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose … Continue reading

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