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And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples,…
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Psalm 23:3a (KJV) He restoreth my soul. We just held Tractor Sunday at our church, Emanuel Lutheran in Elmer, NJ. The objective is to get our friends and neighbors out to church, and we encourage them to bring their restored old tractors and , in some cases, antique cars to our outdoor service. Some…
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Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (I Corinthians 12:27 ESV) I have a free membership to a health club. With the free membership comes the responsibility of actually using its facilities. I don’t want to lose the membership, so I show up once in a while, get a…
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Passing along the sea of Galilee, he [Jesus] saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. (Mark 1:16-18 ESV)…