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Oct 8

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  bennettc2969 added a text contribution Undefiled Compassion

  If this were me, I don’t know that compassion would pour forth from me after hearing that my cousin, forerunner, and friend was brutally murdered. I know the depths of my own selfishness – my love of ... Read more »

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Sep 8

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  GCCwired added a video contribution Four Words

  Take. Bless. Break. Give. A heart tugging media on communion created by the teams at Granger Community Church (GCC). This video was used as five separate videos along with worship songs during the Ju... Read more »

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May 27

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  shawnw added a link contribution So does Jesus

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  Jesus treats us with dignity and position that He, not us, deserves. Read more »

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May 14

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  JC-Ryle added a text contribution Matthew 14:13-21

  These verses contain one of our Lord Jesus Christ's greatest miracles, the feeding of "five thousand men, besides women and children," with five loaves and two fish. Of all the miracles worked by our ... Read more »

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Apr 17

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  upwardjourney added a link contribution Interrupted Solitude

  upwardjourney.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/interrupted-solitude/

  Jesus made his way to a solitary place, but he always made time for those in need. His compassion directed him toward action. It is easy to withdraw from the crowds surrounding us each day, but maki... Read more »

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Jan 23

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  jlehmann added a text contribution unselfishly grieving

  This passage amazes me. Here we have Jesus mourning over His cousin, John the Baptist's, death. And even as Jesus is mourning the loss of a loved one, instead of feeling sorry for himself and taking t... Read more »

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Jan 19

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  tommie_coley added a text contribution Seeing Wind?

  How do you see wind? Read more »

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  tommie_coley added a text contribution Love Mourns

  Jesus does a good job teaching and showing us His love for us. His friend is beheaded, and He pulls away to be alone. He didn't medicate with food, porn, or a spending spree. He coped with His emotion... Read more »

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Jan 18

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  chrislewis2995 added a text contribution Big deal!

  Recorded in all the gospels, this is the ultimate example of God wanting to do something incredible and amazing pitted against us telling Him all the reasons it won't work. Obviously, His way works be... Read more »

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Jan 17

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  theresaguo added a text contribution death of a friend

  that Jesus wanted to withdraw after he heard about John the Baptist's death makes me feel like Jesus is more human. Or maybe better understand what it means for him to love a friend. That Jesus took... Read more »

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Jan 13

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  macnut added a text contribution Alone in Prayer

  Jesus had just found out about John's death and wanted to be alone to pray. The crowd would not let him, and he felt compassion for them and worked all day healing and teaching. Late that evening he s... Read more »

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  danscott77 added a text contribution ministry on my terms?

  Reading this tonight, I just realized that the feeding of the 5000 came right after Jesus’ cousin was beheaded. Jesus was trying to escape and most likely morn his cousin’s death and crowds follow him... Read more »

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Jan 9

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  bocajrfan added a link contribution Matthew 14:13-21

  aliveinthismoment.blogspot.com/2007/05/matthew-1413-21.html

  Matthew 14:13-21 Read more »

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Oct 9

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  brandon added a video contribution Compassion - The Full Picture

  Jesus gives an incredible picture of compassion from beginning to end in these few scriptures. Read more »

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Jul 16

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  daily_devotions added a link contribution Withdraw from the Rat Race

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  The pressures and the needs will always be there but if we address them from a place of refreshment then we have a greater capacity to deal with the situation. Read more »

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Jun 17

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  djbri added a text contribution Even Jesus withdrew... Matthew 14:13-14

  Here Jesus is dealing with the loss of a very dear friend, a cousin and even a "fellow prophet", even though Jesus was more then that! It was obvious that he needed time alone to deal with this. Eve... Read more »

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Jan 12

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  charlescameron added a text contribution Matthew 14:1-36

  verses 1-14 John the Baptist was ‘arrested’ and ‘put in prison’(3). Shortly after this, he was ‘beheaded’(10). John was a faithful man. He was ‘faithful unto death’(Revelation 2:10). His death arose d... Read more »

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