Hello and welcome
to His Words are Life!
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I'm Kelly Mower and
I'll be reading today from
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the King James Version.
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For some times,
we've talked about
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the Lord and hearing the Word of
God and letting it take root in
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our hearts and today
Jesus tells what the person is
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like who actually
does hear the Word
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and do the Word.
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But before we begin to read,
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let's go to God and pray.
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Dear heavenly Father, thank You
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so much for the blessings
that You have given to us,
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for bringing us safely to
this point where we can come
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into Your presence
and read Your words,
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and we want to be not
just hearers of the word
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but doers of the word.
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We want to be the
wise man who builds
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his house on the rock,
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the solid rock of
Your Word of life.
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Be with us now
and thank You again.
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We love You. Amen.
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I'm reading today
from the book of Luke,
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starting in
chapter 6 and verse 45:
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A good man out of the
good treasure of his heart
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bringeth forth that
which is good; and an evil man
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out of the evil treasure of
his heart bringeth forth that
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which is evil:
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for of the abundance of
the heart his mouth speaketh.
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And why call ye Me, Lord,
Lord, and do not the things
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which I say?
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Whosoever cometh to
Me and heareth My sayings
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and doeth them, I will
shew you to whom he is like:
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He is like a man
which built a house
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and digged deep, and
laid the foundation on a rock;
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and when the flood arose, the
stream beat vehemently upon that
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house and could not shake it:
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for it was founded upon a rock.
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But he that heareth and doeth
not is like a man that without
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a foundation built a house
upon the earth against which the
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stream did beat vehemently
and immediately it fell
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and the ruin of
that house was great.
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Again, I'm reading
from the gospel of Luke
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and we're now on chapter 7.
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Now, when He had
ended all His sayings in
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the audience of the people,
He entered into Capernaum.
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And a certain centurion's
servant, who was dear unto him
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was sick and ready to die.
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And when he heard of Jesus, he
sent unto Him the elders of the
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Jews, beseeching Him that He
would come and heal his servant.
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When they came to Jesus, they
besought Him instantly, saying,
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that he was worthy for
whom He should do this:
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for he loveth our nation and
he hath built us a synagogue.
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Then Jesus went with them.
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And when He was now
not far from the house,
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the centurion sent
friends to Him, saying unto Him,
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Lord, trouble not Thyself:
for I am not worthy that Thou
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shouldest enter under my roof;
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wherefore neither thought I
myself worthy to come unto Thee,
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but say in a word and
my servant shall be healed.
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For I also am a man set
under authority, having under me
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soldiers and I say unto one,
Go and he goeth, and to another
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Come and he
cometh, and to my servant,
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Do this and he doeth it.
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When Jesus heard these
things, He marveled at him and
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turned him about and said unto
the people that followed Him,
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I say unto you, I have
not found so great faith
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no, not in Israel.
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And they that were
sent, returning to the house,
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found the servant
whole that had been sick.
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And it came to pass the
day after, that He went into
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a city called Nain and many
of the disciples went with Him,
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and much people.
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Now when He came nigh to
the gate of the city, behold,
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there was a dead man carried
out the only son of his mother
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and she was a widow and much
people of the city was with her.
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And when the Lord saw
her, He had compassion on her
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and said unto her, Weep not.
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And He came and touched
the bier and they that bare him
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stood still. And He said, Young
man, I say unto thee, Arise.
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And he that was dead
sat up and began to speak.
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And He delivered
him to his mother.
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And there came a fear on all:
and they glorified God, saying,
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that a great prophet is
risen up among us and that God
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hath visited His people.
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And this rumor of Him
went forth throughout all Judea
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and throughout all
the region round about.
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And the disciples of John
showed Him of all these things.
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And John calling unto him two
of his disciples sent them to
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Jesus, saying, Art Thou He
that should come? or look we
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for another?
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When the men were come unto Him,
they said, John Baptist hath
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sent us unto Thee saying,
Art Thou He that should come?
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or look we for another?
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And in that same hour He
cured many of their infirmities
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and plagues and of evil spirits
and unto many that were blind
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He gave sight.
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Then Jesus answering said unto
them, Go your way and tell John
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what things ye have seen and
heard: how that the blind see,
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the lame walk, the lepers
are cleansed, the deaf hear, the
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dead are raised, to the
poor the gospel is preached.
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And blessed is he, whosoever
shall not be offended in Me.
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And when the messengers of
John were departed, He began to
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speak unto the people concerning
John, What went ye out into
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the wilderness for to see?
A reed shaken with the wind?
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But what went ye out for to see?
A man clothed in soft raiment?
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Behold they which are gorgeously
appareled and live delicately
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are in kings' courts. But
what went ye out for to see?
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A prophet? Yea, I say unto you,
and much more than a prophet.
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This is he of whom it is written
Behold, I send my messenger
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before Thy face, which shall
prepare Thy way before Thee.
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For I say unto you, Among
those that are born of women
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there is not a greater prophet
than John the Baptist, but
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he that is least in the kingdom
of God is greater than he.
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And all the people that heard
Him and the publicans justified
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God being baptized
with the baptism of John.
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But the Pharisees and lawyers
rejected the counsel of God
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against themselves,
being not baptized of him.
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And the Lord said, Whereunto
then shall I liken the men of
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this generation? and
to what are they like?
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They are like unto children
sitting in the marketplace and
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calling one to another and
saying, We have piped unto you
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and ye have not
danced; we have mourned to you
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and ye have not wept.
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For John the Baptist
came neither eating bread nor
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drinking wine and ye
say, He hath a devil.
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The Son of Man is come
eating and drinking and ye say,
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Behold, a gluttonous man
and a winebibber, a friend of
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publicans and sinners!
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But wisdom is
justified of all her children!
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And one of the Pharisees desired
Him that He would eat with him
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and He went into the Pharisee's
house and sat down to meat.
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And behold, a woman in the city,
which was a sinner, when she
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knew that Jesus sat at meat
in the Pharisee's house, brought
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an alabaster box of ointment.
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And stood at His feet behind
Him weeping and began to wash
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His feet with tears and
did wipe them with the hairs
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of her head and kissed
His feet and anointed them
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with the ointment.
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Now, when the Pharisee which
had bidden Him saw it, he spake
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within himself, saying, This
man if He were a prophet would
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have known who and what
manner of woman this is that
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toucheth Him:
for she is a sinner.
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And Jesus answering said unto
him, Simon, I have somewhat to
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say unto thee. And he
saith, Master, say on.
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There was a certain creditor
which had two debtors: the one
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owed five hundred
pence and the other fifty.
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And when they had nothing to pay
he frankly forgave them both.
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Tell Me therefore, which
of them will love him most?
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Simon answered and
said, I suppose that he to
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whom he forgave
most. And He said unto him,
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Thou hast rightly judged.
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And He turned to the woman
and said unto Simon, Seest thou
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this woman? I entered into thine
house, thou gavest Me no water
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for My feet, but she hath
washed My feet with tears and
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wiped them with
the hairs of her head.
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Thou gavest Me no kiss, but this
woman since the time I came in
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hath not ceased to kiss My feet.
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My head with oil thou didst
not anoint, but this woman hath
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anointed My feet with ointment.
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Wherefore I say unto
thee, Her sins, which are many,
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are forgiven; for she loved
much, but to whom little is
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forgiven, the
same loveth little.
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And He said unto her,
Thy sins are forgiven.
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And they that sat at meat
with Him began to say within
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themselves. Who is this
that forgiveth sins also?
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And He said to the woman,
Thy faith hath saved thee;
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go in peace.
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And we're reading from
the gospel of Luke, chapter 8.
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And it came to pass afterward,
that He went throughout
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every city and village preaching
and showing the glad tidings
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of the kingdom of God,
and the twelve were with Him.
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And certain women, which
had been healed of evil spirits
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and infirmities, Mary
called Magdalene, out of whom
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went seven devils. And
Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's
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steward and Susanna and many
others, which ministered unto
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Him of their substance. And
when much people were gathered
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together and were come
to Him out of every city,
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He spake by a parable.
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A sower went out to sow his
seed and as he sowed, some fell
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by the way side and it
was trodden down and the
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fowls of the air devoured it.
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And some fell upon a rock
and as soon as it was sprung up,
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it withered away,
because it lacked moisture.
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And some fell among thorns
and the thorns sprang up with it
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and choked it.
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And other fell on
good ground and sprang up
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and bare fruit an hundredfold.
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And when He had said these
things, He cried, He that hath
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ears to hear, let him hear.
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And His
disciples asked Him saying,
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What might this parable be?
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And He said, Unto you it is
given to know the mysteries of
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the kingdom of God, but to
others in parables, that seeing
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they might not see and hearing
they might not understand.
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Now the parable is this:
The seed is the word of God.
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Those by the way side are
they that hear, then cometh
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the devil and taketh away
the word out of their hearts,
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lest they should
believe and be saved.
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They on the rock are they, which
when they hear, receive the
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word with joy and these have no
root, which for a while believe
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and in time of
temptation fall away.
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And they which fell among thorns
are they, which, when they
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have heard, go forth and are
choked with cares and riches and
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pleasures of this life and
bring no fruit to perfection.
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But that on the good ground
are they, which in an honest and
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good heart, having heard
the word, keep it and bring
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forth fruit with patience.
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No man, when he hath lighted a
candle covereth it with a vessel
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or putteth it under a bed,
but setteth it on a candlestick
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that they which
enter in may see the light.
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For nothing is secret,
that shall not be made manifest;
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neither any thing hid that shall
not be known and come abroad.
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Take heed therefore how ye
hear; for whosoever hath, to him
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shall be given and whosoever
hath not, from him shall be
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taken even that
which he seemeth to have.
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Then came to Him His mother
and His brethren and could not
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come at Him for the press.
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And it was told Him by certain
which said, Thy mother and Thy
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brethren stand
without, desiring to see Thee.
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And He answered and said unto
them, My mother and My brethren
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are these which hear
the word of God and do it.
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Now it came to pass on a certain
day that He went into a ship
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with His disciples and He said
unto them, Let us go over unto
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the other side of the
lake. And they launched forth.
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But as they sailed He fell
asleep, and there came down a
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storm of wind on the lake and
they were filled with water and
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were in jeopardy.
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And they came to Him
and awoke Him, saying:
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Master, Master, we perish.
Then He arose and rebuked
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the wind and the
raging of the water
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and they ceased
and there was a calm.
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And He said unto
them, Where is your faith?
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And they being afraid
wondered, saying one to another,
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What manner of man is this!
for He commandeth even the winds
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and water and they obey Him.
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And they arrived at the country
of the Gadarenes, which is over
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against Galilee.
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And when He went
forth to land, there met Him
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out of the city a certain man,
which had devils long time and
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ware no clothes, neither abode
in any house, but in the tombs.
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When He saw Jesus, he cried
out and fell down before Him and
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with a loud voice said, What
have I to do with Thee, Jesus,
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Thou Son of God most high? I
beseech Thee, torment me not.
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For He had commanded the unclean
spirit to come out of the man.
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For oftentimes it had caught
him and he was kept bound with
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chains and in fetters and he
brake the bands and was driven
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of the devil
into the wilderness.
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Thank you for joining me
today to read the Word of God!
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Good-bye!
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