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Acts 19:11 — God worked powerful miracles by the hands of Paul. 

Revelation 

Response

Rejection

Reception 

Am I open to God in my life?

Am I open to MORE of God in my life?

Acts 18

24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, born in Alexandria, who was an eloquent man and powerful in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. 

25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John, but being fervent in spirit, he accurately spoke and taught the things concerning the Lord. 

26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him and explained the way of God more accurately.

Acts 19 

1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples 

2 and said to them, “Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed?” They said to him, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

3 He said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

4 Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.” 

5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 

6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied. 

7 There were about twelve men in all.

8 He went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, lecturing and persuading concerning the kingdom of God. 

9 But when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil of the Way before the crowd, he withdrew from them and took the disciples, lecturing daily in the school of Tyrannus. 

10 This continued for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

11 God worked powerful miracles by the hands of Paul. 

12 So handkerchiefs or aprons he had touched were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

Have you received ______________________ since you believed?

Revelation (Baptism/Re-Baptism)

Infancy

Understanding

Immersion

Pressure/Pleasing

Christ/Christian

Revelation (Holy Spirit)

Response 

Am I open to MORE of God in my life?

Rejection 

The only sin God cannot forgive is the sin of rejecting Christ. 

— Billy Graham 

To reject Christ is to choose hell.

— Charles Spurgeon

“Hell is truth known too late.”

The greatest tragedy is not the death of the body, but the death of a soul still alive in rebellion against God.

— Leonard Ravenhill 

The greatest sin is not the sin you commit, but the rejection of the Savior who died for those sins.

— Watchman Nee 

Luke 11:52 — “Woe to you experts in religion! For you hide the truth from the people. You won’t accept it for yourselves, and you prevent others from having a chance to believe it.”

Reception/Receiving

1 Corinthians 2:14 — Whoever does not have the Spirit cannot receive the gifts that come from God's Spirit. Such a person really does not understand them, and they seem to be nonsense, because their value can be judged only on a spiritual basis.

Luke 13:34 — Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. You stone to death the people God has sent to you. How many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather them together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let me.

Revelation 

Response

Rejection

Reception 

John 1:10-12 

He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

Those who have God, have everything; those who reject Him, have nothing.

Matthew 9:28-29

Jesus went inside, and the blind men went with him. He asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to make you see again?” They answered, “Yes, Lord, we believe.” Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, “You believe that I can make you see again, so it will happen.”

Luke 5:13 — Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.

Matthew 20:34 — So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

Luke 13:12-13

When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!” Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!

Matthew 8:2-3

Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.

Luke 14:3-4

Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?” When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away.

Mark 8

22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him. 

23 Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?”

24 The man looked around. “Yes,” he said, “I see people, but I can’t see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around.”

25 Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again, and his eyes were opened. His sight was completely restored, and he could see everything clearly. 

We are all blind. 

Mark 8:18 — ‘You have eyes—can’t you see? You have ears—can’t you hear?’ Don’t you remember anything at all?

Revelation 3:17 — You say you are rich. You think you have become wealthy and don’t need anything. But you don’t know that you are really miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

With spiritual apathy and blindness, the only reason we don’t have revival is because we are willing to live without it.

— Leonard Ravenhill 

The natural man is not only blind, but he loves his blindness; he resists the light because it exposes the things he loves in darkness.

— Jonathan Edwards 

The worst thing a man can do is to remain blind to his blindness.

— Charles Spurgeon 

At some point, if you want to see, if you want a miracle, if you want to change, you have to let God touch your life!

Jesus led him out…

What is God wanting to lead you out of? 

Transparency/Truthfulness 

The Second Touch

Don’t Touch Me — Touch Me 

2 Thessalonians 1:3 — We thank God for you always. And that’s what we should do, because you give us good reason to be thankful: Your faith is growing more and more. And the love that every one of you has for each other is also growing.

Is God getting bigger in my life?

Is God getting smaller in my life?

Is my faith increasing?

Is my faith decreasing?

Do I believe more in God?

Do I believe less in God? 

Is God’s grace growing in my life?

Is God’s grace diminishing in my life?

Is God’s love more visible in my life?

Is God’s love less visible in my life?

Do I care more about the Great Commission?

Do I care less about the Great Commission?

Am I more in love with His Church?

Am I less in love with His Church? 

Is my heart to give (generosity) more or less? 

Is my heart to serve more or less? 

75% 

What causes my faith to fail?

Luke 22:32 — But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. So when you recover, strengthen the other disciples.

What causes my faith to fluctuate? 

Mark 4

35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?

41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

37 A furious windstorm arose, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was close to being swamped.

37 But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.

37 A very bad wind came up on the lake. The waves were coming over the sides and into the boat, and it was almost full of water.

37 A very strong wind began to blow. Water came in the boat. It began to fill up with water.

The ship doesn’t sink because of the water around it; it typically sinks because of the water that gets in it.

When I wake up, I pray that God gets in my head before I do. 

Psalm 42:11 — Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

Jonah 2:7 — When my soul fainted within me…

Psalm 51:10 — Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

2 Corinthians 7:5 — For when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, and we were troubled on every side. On the outside were conflicts; on the inside were fears.

Psalm 109:22 — For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

Psalm 94:19 — When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.

What has gotten into you? 

38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

Does God care?  

What > Who

Peace is not the absence of the storm — Peace is the presence of Jesus Christ in it.

Who > What 

John 12:1-11 (NIV) 

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint a of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages. ” 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8 You will always have the poor among you, c but you will not always have me.” 9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.

The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen 

GK Chesterton

John 11:1 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.” 4 But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.” 5 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days. 

John 15:13 There is no greater love than to lay down ones life for ones friends. 

Romans 5:6-8 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 

James 2:23 (NIV)

23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.

John 14:18 (NLT)

18 No, I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.

Romans 8:38-39 (KJV)

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 12:10-11 (NIV)

10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.

John 11:35 (NIV)

35 Jesus wept.

John 12:1-3 (NIV) 

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint a of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Habakkuk 3:2 (NKJV)

2 O LORD, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.

Matthew 19:26 (NIV)

26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Mark 5

22 One of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus, saw Jesus and came and fell at His feet 

23 and earnestly asked Him, “My little daughter is lying at the point of death. I ask You, come and lay Your hands on her, so that she may be healed. And she will live.” 

24 So Jesus went with him. And many people followed Him and pressed in on Him. 

25 And a certain woman had a hemorrhage for twelve years, 

26 and had suffered much under many physicians. She had spent all that she had, and was not better but rather grew worse. 

27 When she had heard of Jesus, she came in the crowd behind Him and touched His garment. 

28 For she said, “If I may touch His garments, I shall be healed.” 

29 And immediately her hemorrhage dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.

30 At once, Jesus knew within Himself that power had gone out of Him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My garments?”

31 His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing against You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

32 And He looked around to see her who had done it. 

33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the entire truth. 

34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

Daughter

Tried 

Leviticus 15:25 — And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.

Told/Tell 

What if someone’s life could be changed simply by you telling them about Jesus Christ?

Timing 

Thought 

Touch 

God’s touch can calm the loudest and the strongest storms in our lives. 

When the Lord touches a man, he is never the same again. The leper is cleansed, the blind see, the dead live. When God lays His hand upon a man, it is not to crush but to create - not to condemn, but to call.

— Charles Spurgeon 

Hebrews 4:15-16 

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Truth 

Mark 5:33 — But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the entire truth. 

Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.

Tell the truth. 

Your soul will sigh in relief.

Telling the truth is not just about honesty — it’s about honoring the God who is Truth. When you speak truth, you align your mouth with Heaven.

Truth is not just a value — it’s a weapon. Every time we tell the truth, we push back the kingdom of darkness.

The closer you walk with God, the harder it is to live with a lie.

Sometimes our miraculous moments includes us telling the truth. 

Thank God that He can meet us where we are at in life. 

2 Kings 4

1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”

2 And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”

3 Then he said, “Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few.

4 Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside.”

5 So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her.

6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

7 She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”

God will often use what you already have.

God won’t bless what’s not surrendered.

2 Kings 4:6

When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

What does my gathering say about my faith?

Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. ‭‭

2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭7‬

For we walk by faith, not by sight. ‭‭

James‬ ‭2‬

17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭6‬

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. ‭

What are you believing for in your life?

Who are you believing for in your life?

What are you believing for in our church?

Miracle — A natural or supernatural event with precise timing. 

Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs. 

Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine. 

Have you ever experienced a miracle?

We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not the exception. 

— G.K. Chesterton 

Psalm 139:13-14 — You formed the way I think and feel. You put me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because you made me in such a wonderful way. I know how amazing that was!

We are breathing in roughly 25 sextillion molecules every time we take a breath. 

 — National Geographic

Have you ever experienced a miracle?

There is only 2 ways to live your life: one is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle.

— Einstein

Psalm 150:6 — Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not the exception. 

— G.K. Chesterton 

Do I live my life as if it is a miracle?

Praise

Positivity

Pleasing God

Gratitude/Gratefulness

What will I do with my miracle? 

Time

Talent

Treasure

Philippians 4:7 — And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 

Romans 15:13 — May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Acts 2

1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 

2 Suddenly a noise came from heaven. It sounded like a strong wind blowing. This noise filled the whole house where they were sitting. 

3 They saw something that looked like flames of fire. The flames were separated and stood over each person there.

4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to do this.

Acts 4

29 And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word. 

30 Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

31 After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.

Acts 13:52 — And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 5:18 — Don’t be drunk with wine, which will ruin your life, but be filled with the Spirit.

What the church needs today is not more strategies, but more of the Holy Spirit.

— Jim Cymbala 

The Spirit-filled life is not a special, deluxe edition of Christianity. It is part and parcel of the total plan of God for His people.

— A.W. Tozer

If I were Satan and my ultimate goal was to thwart God’s kingdom and purposes, one of my main strategies would be to get churchgoers to ignore the Holy Spirit.

— Francis Chan 

You will do more in one year if you are really filled with the Holy Ghost than you could do in fifty years apart from Him.

— Smith Wigglesworth 

The Holy Spirit doesn’t just want to visit you on Sundays; He wants to move in and live with you every day.

— Author John Bevere 

You might as well try to see without eyes, hear without ears, or live without breath, as to try to live the Christian life without the Holy Spirit.

— D.L. Moody 

Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.

— Corrie ten Boom

Revival is not churches filled with people, but people filled with the Holy Ghost.

Mark 12:30 — Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

The greatest miracle is a heart fully surrendered to God.

— Andrew Murray

Miracle — A natural or supernatural event with precise timing. 

Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs. 

Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine. 

John 2

1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and 

2 Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 

3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They don’t have any wine.”

4 Jesus replied, “Woman, what does that have to do with me? My time hasn’t come yet.”

5 His mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 

6 Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons.

7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water,” and they filled them to the brim. 

8 Then he told them, “Now draw some from them and take it to the headwaiter,” and they did. 

9 The headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine. He didn’t know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. The headwaiter called the groom 

10 and said, “Everyone serves the good wine first. They bring out the second-rate wine only when the guests are drinking freely. You kept the good wine until now.” 

11 This was the first miraculous sign that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

John 2:11 — This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

The Beginning

What if we underestimate when and where God can do something supernatural? 

The Invitation 

Revelation 3:20 — Look! I have been standing at the door, and I am constantly knocking. If anyone hears me calling him and opens the door, I will come in and fellowship with him and he with me.

Do I invite Jesus into ______________________?

Go to God 

Psalm 46:1 — God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Matthew 11:28 — COME to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

1 Peter 5:7 — CAST all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Psalm 55:22 — TAKE your problems to the Lord. He will take care of you. He will never let his own people fall.

God can do a NEW thing in your life. 

God can do a NOW thing in your life. 

God can do a NEW thing in their life. 

Who needs to witness what God can do?

Acts 2:2 — Suddenly

Acts 9:3 — Suddenly 

Acts 16:26 — Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s shackles were loosened.

Earthquake

Foundations 

Doors Opened 

Everyone

Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs. 

Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine. 

Anything God has ever done anywhere, He can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, He can do for you.

— A.W. Tozer 

Luke 6

6 On another Sabbath, when He entered the synagogue and taught, there was a man whose right hand had withered. 

7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched Him to see whether He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against Him. 

8 But He knew their thoughts, and He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Rise and stand in front.” So he rose and stood in front.

9 Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

10 Then looking around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. 

11 But they were filled with madness and discussed with each other what they might do to Jesus.

The Man With ___________________________. 

Jesus entered…

Miracles are not about God showing off. 

They are about God showing up.

— N.T. Wright 

They watched…

Mark 3:5 — Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn. Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand was healed.

Mark 3:5 — And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

Do not quench the Spirit. 

— I Thessalonians 5 

Do not grieve the Spirit. 

— Ephesians 4 

Acts 7:51 — Then Stephen said, You stubborn Jewish leaders! You refuse to give your hearts to God or even listen to him. You are always against what the Holy Spirit wants you to do. That’s how your ancestors were, and you are just like them!

Matthew 12:11-13

Jesus answered, “If one of your sheep fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't you lift it out? People are worth much more than sheep, and so it is right to do good on the Sabbath.” Then Jesus told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man did, and it became as healthy as the other one.

Luke 6:6 — On another Sabbath, when He entered the synagogue and taught, there was a man whose right hand had withered. 

“My sins are more than I can bear.” 

— Prisoner 

“Thank God that I can point someone to the saving power of Jesus Christ.”

— D. L. Moody

I’m not asking for your good hand. 

I need you to give me what’s withered. 

God can do more in five minutes than man can do in fifty years.

— Welsh Revival 

“It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.” — Peter Buffett

"To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there." — Barbara Bush

The most important thing in the world is family and love.” – John Wooden

John 19:26-27 (NLT) 

26 When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” 27 And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.

“Show me your friends and I will show you your future.” - Grandma

“Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future. The people you’re hanging out with today are shaping the person you will become tomorrow.” ― Pastor Craig Groeschel

2 Samuel 13:1-3 (NLT) 

1 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her. 2 Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her. 3 But Amnon had a very crafty friend—his cousin Jonadab…

2 Kings 24:14 (NIV)

14 He carried all Jerusalem into exile: all the officers and fighting men, and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest people of the land were left.

Psalms 79:1 (NIV)

1 O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

Jeremiah 31:16 (NIV)

This is what the LORD says: “Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” declares the LORD. “They will return from the land of the enemy.

Jeremiah 31:1 (NIV)

1 “At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.O;