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John Chapter 13: Verse 21 (NIV) After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.” At some point in our lives, we may have been hurt or let down by the actions of others. Sometimes it is unintentional, and things can…

John Chapter 12: Verses 42-44 (NLT) Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue. For they loved human praise more than the praise of God. Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are…

1 Samuel Chapter 8: Verses 19-20 (NLT) But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said.  “We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.” The people of Israel wanted to be like everyone else. God wanted…

John Chapter 12: Verses 9-11 When all the people  heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.  Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them[e] and believed in Jesus.…

John Chapter 11: Verses 5-7 (NIV)  Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.” John Chapter 11: Verses 21-22 (NIV) “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you…

John Chapter 10: Verses 40-42 (NIV)  He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile. And many followed him. “John didn’t perform miraculous signs,” they remarked to one another, “but everything he said about this man has come true.”  And many who were there believed in Jesus. John…

John Chapter 10: Verses 4-5 (NIV) “When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.  But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” We are able…

Proverbs Chapter 12: Verse 16 (NLT) A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted. As Solomon tells us, sometimes its unwise to fly off the handle quickly – far better to bite our tongue. It seems in this modern age that people seem very quick to take offence, or go in…

Psalm 61: verse 5 (NLT) For you have heard my vows, O God.You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name. At its widest sense we may inherit a whole range of different things from our families. It might be a monetary inheritance, it might be other material things, it might…

Judges Chapter 19: verse 30 (NLT) Everyone who saw it said, “Such a horrible crime has not been committed in all the time since Israel left Egypt. Think about it! What are we going to do? Who’s going to speak up?” Matthew Chapter 10: Verse 19 (NLT) “When you are arrested, don’t worry about how…