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Jesus said, "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also."   God bless you.

2 Samuel 7:1-17 (Good News Translation)  1King David was settled in his palace, and the          LORD kept him safe from all his enemies.           2Then the king said to the prophet Nathan,          "Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but God's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!"           3Nathan answered,          "Do whatever you have in mind, because the          LORD is with you.          "           4But that night the          LORD said to Nathan,           5"Go and tell my servant David that I say to him,          'You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in.           6From the time I rescued the people of Israel from Egypt until now, I have never lived in a temple; I have traveled around living in a tent.           7In all my traveling with the people of Israel I never asked any of the leaders           that I appointed why they had not built me a temple made of cedar.          '           8So tell my servant David ...

Joshua 4:1-24 (Good News Translation)  1When the whole nation had crossed the Jordan, the          LORD said to Joshua,           2"Choose twelve men, one from each tribe,           3and command them to take twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests were standing. Tell them to carry these stones with them and to put them down where you camp tonight.          "           4Then Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen,           5and he told them,          "Go into the Jordan ahead of the Covenant Box of the          LORD your God. Each one of you take a stone on your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of Israel.           6These stones will remind the people of what the          LORD has done. In the future, when your children ask what these stones mean to you,           7you will tell them that the water of the Jordan stopped flowing when the          LORD's Covenant Box crossed the river. These stones will always r...

"I happened that when He went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching Him closely. And there in front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy. And Jesus answered and and said spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, 'Is is lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?' But the kept silent. And He took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away."   God bless you.

Deuteronomy 32:45-33:5 (Good News Translation)  45When Moses had finished giving God's teachings to the people,           46he said,          "Be sure to obey all these commands that I have given you today. Repeat them to your children, so that they may faithfully obey all of God's teachings.           47These teachings are not empty words; they are your very life. Obey them and you will live long in that land across the Jordan that you are about to occupy."           48That same day the          LORD said to Moses,           49"Go to the Abarim Mountains in the land of Moab opposite the city of Jericho; climb Mount Nebo and look at the land of Canaan that I am about to give the people of Israel.           50You will die on that mountain as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor,           51because both of you were unfaithful to me in the presence of the people of Israel. When you were at the waters of Meribah, near the town of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin...

"I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints; and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may became effective through the knowlege of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake. For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper, yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you-since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus-"   God bless you.

"Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker, and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. God bless you.

Deuteronomy 30:1-20 (Good News Translation) 1I have now given you a choice between a blessing and a curse. When all these things have happened to you, and you are living among the nations where the          LORD your God has scattered you, you will remember the choice I gave you.           2If you and your descendants will turn back to the          LORD and with all your heart obey his commands that I am giving you today,           3then the          LORD your God will have mercy on you. He will bring you back from the nations where he has scattered you, and he will make you prosperous again.           4Even if you are scattered to the farthest corners of the earth, the          LORD your God will gather you together and bring you back,           5so that you may again take possession of the land where your ancestors once lived. And he will make you more prosperous and more numerous than your ancestors ever were.           6The          LORD your God will give you and your descend...

Jesus said, "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it."   God bless you.

Deuteronomy 29:1-29 (Good News Translation)  1These are the terms of the covenant that the          LORD commanded Moses to make with the people of Israel in the land of Moab; all this was in addition to the covenant which the          LORD had made with them at Mount Sinai.           2Moses called together all the people of Israel and said to them,          "You saw for yourselves what the          LORD did to the king of Egypt, to his officials, and to his entire country.           3You saw the terrible plagues, the miracles, and the great wonders that the          LORD performed.           4But to this very day he has not let you understand what you have experienced.           5For forty years the          LORD led you through the desert, and your clothes and sandals never wore out.           6You did not have bread to eat or wine or beer to drink, but the          LORD provided for your needs in order to teach you that he is your God.           7And when we came to this p...

"For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself."   May God bless you and keep you in His care. Amen.

Exodus 24:1-18 (Good News Translation)  1The          LORD said to Moses,          "Come up the mountain to me, you and Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the leaders of Israel; and while you are still some distance away, bow down in worship.           2You alone, and none of the others, are to come near me. The people are not even to come up the mountain.          "           3Moses went and told the people all the          LORD's commands and all the ordinances, and all the people answered together,          "We will do everything that the          LORD has said.          "           4Moses wrote down all the          LORD's commands. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stones, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.           5Then he sent young men, and they burned sacrifices to the          LORD and sacrificed some cattle as fellowship offerings.           6Moses took half of the blood of the...

Exodus 23:20-33 (Good News Translation)           20I will send an angel ahead of you to protect you as you travel and to bring you to the place which I have prepared.           21Pay attention to him and obey him. Do not rebel against him, for I have sent him, and he will not pardon such rebellion.           22But if you obey him and do everything I command, I will fight against all your enemies.           23My angel will go ahead of you and take you into the land of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, and I will destroy them.           24Do not bow down to their gods or worship them, and do not adopt their religious practices. Destroy their gods and break down their sacred stone pillars.           25If you worship me, the          LORD your God, I will bless you with food and water and take away all your sicknesses.           26In your land no woman will have a miscarriage or be without children. I will give you long lives....

Jesus said, "For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather."   God bless you.

Exodus 19:1-25 (Good News Translation)  1-2The people of Israel left Rephidim, and on the first day of the third month after they had left Egypt they came to the desert of Sinai. There they set up camp at the foot of Mount Sinai,           3and Moses went up the mountain to meet with God.          The          LORD called to him from the mountain and told him to say to the Israelites, Jacob's descendants:           4"You saw what I, the          LORD, did to the Egyptians and how I carried you as an eagle carries her young on her wings, and brought you here to me.           5Now, if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own people. The whole earth is mine, but you will be my chosen people,           6a people dedicated to me alone, and you will serve me as priests.          "           7So Moses went down and called the leaders of the people together and told them everything that the          LORD had commanded him.           8Then all the people answ...

Exodus 20:1-21 (Good News Translation)  1God spoke, and these were his words:           2"I am the          LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.           3Worship no god but me.           4Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth.           5Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, because I am the          LORD your God and I tolerate no rivals. I bring punishment on those who hate me and on their descendants down to the third and fourth generation.           6But I show my love to thousands of generations           of those who love me and obey my laws.           7Do not use my name for evil purposes, for I, the          LORD your God, will punish anyone who misuses my name.           8Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy.           9You have six days in which to do your work,           10but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me. On that day no one is to work—neither you,...

Genesis 9:1-17 (Good News Translation)           1God blessed Noah and his sons and said,          "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth.           2All the animals, birds, and fish will live in fear of you. They are all placed under your power.           3Now you can eat them, as well as green plants; I give them all to you for food.           4The one thing you must not eat is meat with blood still in it; I forbid this because the life is in the blood.           5If anyone takes human life, he will be punished. I will punish with death any animal that takes a human life.           6Human beings were made like God, so whoever murders one of them will be killed by someone else.           7"You must have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth."           8God said to Noah and his sons,           9I am now making my covenant with you and with your descendants,           10and with all living beings—all...

Genesis 15:1-21 (Good News Translation)  1After this, Abram had a vision and heard the          LORD say to him,          "Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and give you a great reward."           2But Abram answered,          "Sovereign          LORD, what good will your reward do me, since I have no children? My only heir is Eliezer of Damascus.           3You have given me no children, and one of my slaves will inherit my property.          "           4Then he heard the          LORD speaking to him again:          "This slave Eliezer will not inherit your property; your own son will be your heir."           5The          LORD took him outside and said,          "Look at the sky and try to count the stars; you will have as many descendants as that."           6Abram put his trust in the          LORD, and because of this the          LORD was pleased with him and accepted him.           7Then the          LORD said t...

Hebrews 10:19-39 (Good News Translation)  19We have, then, my friends, complete freedom to go into the Most Holy Place by means of the death of Jesus.           20He opened for us a new way, a living way, through the curtain—that is, through his own body.           21We have a great priest in charge of the house of God.           22So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water.           23Let us hold on firmly to the hope we profess, because we can trust God to keep his promise.           24Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and to do good.           25Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another all the more, since you see that the Day of the Lord is coming nearer.           26For there is no longer any sacrifice that will take away sins if we purposely go on sinni...

Jesus said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life."   God bless you.

Hebrews 9:23-10:18 (Good News Translation)   23Those things, which are copies of the heavenly originals, had to be purified in that way. But the heavenly things themselves require much better sacrifices.           24For Christ did not go into a Holy Place made by human hands, which was a copy of the real one. He went into heaven itself, where he now appears on our behalf in the presence of God.           25The Jewish high priest goes into the Most Holy Place every year with the blood of an animal. But Christ did not go in to offer himself many times,           26for then he would have had to suffer many times ever since the creation of the world. Instead, now when all ages of time are nearing the end, he has appeared once and for all, to remove sin through the sacrifice of himself.           27Everyone must die once, and after that be judged by God.           28In the same manner Christ also was offered in sacrifice once to take away the sins of many. He will appear a second time,...

Hebrews 9:1-22 (Good News Translation)  1The first covenant had rules for worship and a place made for worship as well.           2A tent was put up, the outer one, which was called the Holy Place. In it were the lampstand and the table with the bread offered to God.           3Behind the second curtain was the tent called the Most Holy Place.           4In it were the gold altar for the burning of incense and the Covenant Box all covered with gold and containing the gold jar with the manna in it, Aaron's stick that had sprouted leaves, and the two stone tablets with the commandments written on them.           5Above the Box were the winged creatures representing God's presence, with their wings spread over the place where sins were forgiven. But now is not the time to explain everything in detail.           6This is how those things have been arranged. The priests go into the outer tent every day to perform their duties,           7but only the high priest goes into the i...

Hebrews 8:1-13 (Good News Translation)           1The whole point of what we are saying is that we have such a High Priest, who sits at the right of the throne of the Divine Majesty in heaven.           2He serves as high priest in the Most Holy Place, that is, in the real tent which was put up by the Lord, not by human hands.           3Every high priest is appointed to present offerings and animal sacrifices to God, and so our High Priest must also have something to offer.           4If he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer the gifts required by the Jewish Law.           5The work they do as priests is really only a copy and a shadow of what is in heaven. It is the same as it was with Moses. When he was about to build the Sacred Tent, God told him,          "Be sure to make everything according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain."           6But now, Jesus has been given priestly work which is superior to theirs...

Hebrews 7:11-28 (Good News Translation)  11It was on the basis of the levitical priesthood that the Law was given to the people of Israel. Now, if the work of the levitical priests had been perfect, there would have been no need for a different kind of priest to appear, one who is in the priestly order of Melchizedek,           not of Aaron.           12For when the priesthood is changed, there also has to be a change in the law.           13And our Lord, of whom these things are said, belonged to a different tribe, and no member of his tribe ever served as a priest.           14It is well known that he was born a member of the tribe of Judah; and Moses did not mention this tribe when he spoke of priests.           15The matter becomes even plainer; a different priest has appeared, who is like Melchizedek.           16He was made a priest, not by human rules and regulations, but through the power of a life which has no end.           17For the scripture says,          "You wi...

"Turning to His dicsiples, He said privately, 'Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see, for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear it."   God bless you.

Hebrews 6:13-7:10 (Good News Translation)  13When God made his promise to Abraham, he made a vow to do what he had promised. Since there was no one greater than himself, he used his own name when he made his vow.           14He said,          "I promise you that I will bless you and give you many descendants."           15Abraham was patient, and so he received what God had promised.           16When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments.           17To those who were to receive what he promised, God wanted to make it very clear that he would never change his purpose; so he added his vow to the promise.           18There are these two things, then, that cannot change and about which God cannot lie. So we who have found safety with him are greatly encouraged to hold firmly to the hope placed before us.           19We have this hope as an anchor for our lives. It is safe and sure, and goes through the curtain of...

Hebrews 6:1-12 (Good News Translation)           1Let us go forward, then, to mature teaching and leave behind us the first lessons of the Christian message. We should not lay again the foundation of turning away from useless works and believing in God;           2of the teaching about baptisms           and the laying on of hands; of the resurrection of the dead and the eternal judgment.           3Let us go forward! And this is what we will do, if God allows.           4For how can those who abandon their faith be brought back to repent again? They were once in God's light; they tasted heaven's gift and received their share of the Holy Spirit;           5they knew from experience that God's word is good, and they had felt the powers of the coming age.           6And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible to bring them back to repent again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God and exposing him to public shame.           7God blesses the soil wh...

Hebrews 4:14-5:10 (Good News Translation)  14Let us, then, hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we have a great High Priest who has gone into the very presence of God—Jesus, the Son of God.           15Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who was tempted in every way that we are, but did not sin.           16Let us have confidence, then, and approach God's throne, where there is grace. There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it.           1Every high priest is chosen from his fellow-men and appointed to serve God on their behalf, to offer sacrifices and offerings for sins.           2Since he himself is weak in many ways, he is able to be gentle with those who are ignorant and make mistakes.           3And because he is himself weak, he must offer sacrifices not only for the sins of the people but also for his own sins.           4No one chooses for himself the honor o...

"Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity."   God bless you.

"Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." God bless you.

Hebrews 4:1-13 (Good News Translation)  1Now, God has offered us the promise that we may receive that rest he spoke about. Let us take care, then, that none of you will be found to have failed to receive that promised rest.           2For we have heard the Good News, just as they did. They heard the message, but it did them no good, because when they heard it, they did not accept it with faith.           3We who believe, then, do receive that rest which God promised. It is just as he said,                           I was angry and made a solemn promise:                           "They will never enter the land where I would have given them rest!"           4For somewhere in the Scriptures this is said about the seventh day:          "God rested on the seventh day from all his work."           5This same matter is spoken of again:          "They will never enter that land where I would have given them rest."           6Those who first heard the Good Ne...

"And He was also telling them a parable: 'No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.'"   God bless you.

Hebrews 3:1-19 (Good News Translation)  1My Christian friends, who also have been called by God! Think of Jesus, whom God sent to be the High Priest of the faith we profess.           2He was faithful to God, who chose him to do this work, just as Moses was faithful in his work in God's house.           3A man who builds a house receives more honor than the house itself. In the same way Jesus is worthy of much greater honor than Moses.           4Every house, of course, is built by someone—and God is the one who has built all things.           5Moses was faithful in God's house as a servant, and he spoke of the things that God would say in the future.           6But Christ is faithful as the Son in charge of God's house. We are his house if we keep up our courage and our confidence in what we hope for.           7So then, as the Holy Spirit says,                           If you hear God's voice today,               8do not be stubborn, as your ancestors were when ...