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Thy Will Be Done

Monday, June 12, 2017 Thy Will Be Done Scripture: Matthew 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You  will. ” Philippians 2:8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Hebrews 5:7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Romans 15:1-3 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” Romans 15:1-3 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the we...

Wasteful Worship

Sunday, June 11, 2017 Wasteful Worship Scripture: Matthew 26:6-13 6  And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,  7  a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured  it  on His head as He sat  at the table.   8  But when His disciples saw  it,  they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?  9  For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to  the  poor.” 10  But when Jesus was aware of  it,  He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me.  11  For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.  12  For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did  it  for My burial.  13  Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her...