Luke 8:40-56 (GNT) 40 When Jesus returned to the other side of the lake, the people welcomed him, because they had all been waiting for him. 41 Then a man named Jairus arrived; he was an official in the local synagogue. He threw himself down at Jesus' feet and begged him to go to his home, 42 because his only daughter, who was twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went along, the people were crowding him from every side. 43 Among them was a woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years; she had spent all she had on doctors, but no one had been able to cure her. 44 She came up in the crowd behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once. 45 Jesus asked, "Who touched me?" Everyone denied it, and Peter said, "Master, the people are all around you and crowding in on you." 46 But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, for I knew it when power went out of me." 47 The woman saw that she had been found o...
John 8.12-30
Jesus Is the Light for the World
Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time he said, "I am the
light for the world! Follow me, and you won't be walking in the dark.
You will have the light that gives life." The Pharisees objected, "You
are the only one speaking for yourself, and what you say isn't true!"
Jesus replied: Even if I do speak for myself, what I say is true! I
know where I came from and where I am going. But you don't know where
I am from or where I am going. You judge in the same way that
everyone else does, but I don't judge anyone. If I did judge, I would
judge fairly, because I would not be doing it alone. The Father who
sent me is here with me. Your Law requires two witnesses to prove
that something is true. I am one of my witnesses, and the Father who
sent me is the other one. "Where is your Father?" they asked. "You
don't know me or my Father!" Jesus answered. "If yo...
Jeremiah 23.1-20
A Message of Hope
"The Lord said:
You leaders of my people are like shepherds that kill and scatter the
sheep. You were supposed to take care of my people, but instead you
chased them away. So now I'll really take care of you, and believe me,
you will pay for your crimes!
I will bring the rest of my people home from the lands where I have
scattered them, and they will grow into a mighty nation. I promise to
choose leaders who will care for them like real shepherds. All of my
people will be there, and they will never again be frightened. Someday
I will appoint an honest king from the family of David, a king who
will be wise and rule with justice. As long as he is king, Israel will
have peace, and Judah will be safe. The name of this king will be "The
Lord Gives Justice."
A time will come when you will again worship me. But you will no
longer call me the Living God who rescued Israel from Egypt. Instead,
you will call me the Liv...
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