Vicki Stephens-Parent
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Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 15:36-39 NASB
After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brethren in aevery city in which we proclaimed bthe word of the Lord, and see how they are."Barnabas wanted to take aJohn, called Mark, along with them also.But Paul kept insisting that they should not take him along who had adeserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took aMark with him and sailed away to bCyprus.
Feb 17
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted John 7:33-34 NASB
Therefore Jesus said, "aFor a little while longer I am with you, then bI go to Him who sent Me."aYou will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come."
Feb 16
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted John 14:5 NASB
aThomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?"
Feb 11
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted John 14:7 NASB
"aIf you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you bknow Him, and have cseen Him."
Feb 11
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Psalms 23:1-6 NASB
The Lord is my ashepherd,
Feb 11
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 10:49 NASB
And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." So they called the blind man, saying to him, "aTake courage, stand up! He is calling for you."
Feb 7
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 10:51-52 NASB
And answering him, Jesus said, "What do you want Me to do for you?" And the blind man said to Him, "aRabboni, I want to regain my sight!"And Jesus said to him, "Go; ayour faith has made you well." Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.
Feb 7
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 10:50 NASB
Throwing aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus.
Feb 7
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 10:48 NASB
Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, "aSon of David, have mercy on me!"
Feb 7
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 10:47 NASB
When he heard that it was Jesus the aNazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, bSon of David, have mercy on me!"
Feb 7
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 10:41-46 NASB
aHearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and John.Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them."But it is not this way among you, abut whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant;and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all."For even the Son of Man adid not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."aThen they came to Jericho. And bas He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.
Feb 7
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 15:6-11 NASB
"Now therefore why do you aput God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which bneither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?"But we believe that we are saved through athe grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are."aThe apostles and the elders came together to look into this matter.After there had been much adebate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days bGod made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of cthe gospel and believe."And God, awho knows the heart, testified to them bgiving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;and aHe made no distinction between us and them, bcleansing their hearts by faith.
Feb 3
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 15:4-5 NASB
When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and athe apostles and the elders, and they breported all that God had done with them.But some of athe sect of the bPharisees who had believed stood up, saying, "It is necessary to ccircumcise them and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses."
Feb 3
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 15:1-3 NASB
aSome men came down from Judea and began teaching bthe brethren, "Unless you are ccircumcised according to dthe custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."And when Paul and Barnabas had great dissension and adebate with them, bthe brethren determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the capostles and elders concerning this issue.Therefore, being asent on their way by the church, they were passing through both bPhoenicia and Samaria, cdescribing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and were bringing great joy to all dthe brethren.
Feb 3
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 2 Samuel 23:24-39 NASB
aAsahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,aShammah the bHarodite, Elika the Harodite,Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the aTekoite,Abiezer the aAnathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the aNetophathite,aHeleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of bGibeah of the sons of Benjamin,Benaiah a aPirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of bGaash,Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the aBarhumite,Eliahba the aShaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,aShammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of athe Maacathite, bEliam the son of cAhithophel the Gilonite,aHezro the bCarmelite, Paarai the Arbite,Igal the son of Nathan of aZobah, Bani the Gadite,Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the aBeerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,Ira the aIthrite, Gareb the Ithrite,aUriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.
Jan 31
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 2 Samuel 23:18-23 NASB
aAbishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was bchief of the thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name as well as the three.He was most honored of the thirty, therefore he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the three.Then aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of bKabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.He killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.These things aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard.
Jan 31
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 2 Samuel 23:16-17 NASB
aSo the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but bpoured it out to the Lord;and he said, "Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this. aShall I drink the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.
Jan 31
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 2 Samuel 23:13-15 NASB
Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time to the acave of Adullam, while the troop of the Philistines was camping in bthe valley of Rephaim.David was then ain the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.aDavid had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"
Jan 31
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Chronicles 13:1-4 NASB
Then David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, even with every leader.David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is from the Lord our God, let us send everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us;and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, afor we did not seek it in the days of Saul."Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
Jan 31
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 2 Samuel 23:11-12 NASB
Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a aHararite. And the Philistines were gathered into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines.But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it and struck the Philistines; and athe Lord brought about a great victory.
Jan 31