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(Luke 20:27-40 NKJ) Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 28 saying: "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 "Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 "And the second took her as wife, and he died childless. 31 "Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, and died. 32 "Last of all the woman died also. 33 "Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife." 34 And Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in

marriage. 35 "But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; 36 "nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 "But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord`the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' 38 "For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him." 39 Then some of the scribes answered and said, "Teacher, You have spoken well." 40 But after that they dared not question Him anymore.

(John 4:46-54 NKJ) "So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. 48 Then Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe." 49 The nobleman said to Him, "Sir, come down before my child dies!" 50 Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your son lives." So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. 51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, "Your son lives!" 52 Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the

fever left him." 53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, "Your son lives." And he himself believed, and his whole household. 54 This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee."

Proverbs 26:11 KJV"As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly."

Sermon Text(Hebrews 2:9-11 EHV) "But we look to Jesus (the one who was made lower than theangels for a little while, so that by God’s grace he might taste death for everyone), nowcrowned with glory and honor, because he suffered death. 10 Certainly it was fittingfor God (the one for whom and through whom everything exists), in leading many sonsto glory, to bring the author of their salvation to his goal through sufferings. 11 For hewho sanctifies and those who are being sanctified all have one Father. For that reason,he is not ashamed to call them brothers."

(Epheisans 5:22-33 NKJ) "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31

"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."

(Genesis 2:18-25 NKJ) "And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should bealone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." 19 Out of the ground the LORD Godformed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam tosee what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was itsname. 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast ofthe field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. 21 And theLORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs,and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the LORD God had taken fromman He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. 23 And Adam said: "This isnow bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she wastaken out of Man." 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined tohis wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and hiswife, and were not ashamed."

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(Jas. 3:6-18 ESV) "And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace."

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(James 3:16-4:6 ESV) For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in

us”? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

John 5:5-18

5  Now a certain man wasthere who had an infirmity thirty–eight years.

6  When Jesus saw him lyingthere, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time,He said to him, "Do you want to be made well?"

7  The sick man answeredHim, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirredup; but while I am coming, another steps down before me."

8  Jesus said to him,"Rise, take up your bed and walk."

9  And immediately the manwas made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.

10  The Jews therefore saidto him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you tocarry your bed."

11  He answered them,"He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’"

12  Then they asked him,"Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?"

13  But the one who washealed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in thatplace.

14  Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, andsaid to him, "See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worsething come upon you."

15  The man departed andtold the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

16  For this reason the Jewspersecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things onthe Sabbath.

17¶  But Jesus answered them, "MyFather has been working until now, and I have been working."

18 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not onlybroke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equalwith God.

(Luke 10:25-37 ESV) "And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying,"Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him, "What is written in theLaw? How do you read it?" 27 And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with allyour heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and yourneighbor as yourself." 28 And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and youwill live." 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers,who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance apriest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 Solikewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he hadcompassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then heset him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the nextday he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, andwhatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which of these three, doyou think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" 37 He said, "Theone who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise.""