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Vicki Stephens-Parent

Now it came about, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli was watching her mouth.As for Hannah, ashe was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk.Then Eli said to her, "aHow long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine from you."But Hannah replied, "No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I ahave poured out my soul before the Lord."Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation."Then Eli answered and said, "aGo in peace; and may the God of Israel bgrant your petition that you have asked of Him."She said, "aLet your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and bher face was no longer sad.

Jan 28

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted 1 Samuel 1:1-11 NASB

She, greatly distressed, prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.She amade a vow and said, "O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed blook on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and ca razor shall never come on his head."Now there was a certain man from aRamathaim-zophim from the bhill country of Ephraim, and his name was cElkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.He had atwo wives: the name of one was bHannah and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.Now this man would go up from his city ayearly bto worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in cShiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the Lord there.When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he awould give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters;but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, abut the Lord had closed her womb.Her rival, however, awould provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.It happened year after year, as often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she would provoke her; so she wept and would not eat.Then Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat and why is your heart sad? aAm I not better to you than ten sons?"Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of athe temple of the Lord.

Jan 28

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted 1 Corinthians 13:13 NASB

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is alove.

Jan 19

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Acts 2:1-4 NASB

When athe day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled athe whole house where they were sitting.And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them.And they were all afilled with the Holy Spirit and began to bspeak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

Jan 5

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted 1 Corinthians 9:23-27 NASB

I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it.aDo you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives bthe prize? cRun in such a way that you may win.Everyone who acompetes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable bwreath, but we an imperishable.Therefore I arun in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not bbeating the air;but I discipline amy body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Jan 1

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted 1 Corinthians 9:16-22 NASB

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for aI am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach bthe gospel.For if I do this voluntarily, I have a areward; but if against my will, I have a bstewardship entrusted to me.What then is my areward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel bwithout charge, so as cnot to make full use of my right in the gospel.For though I am afree from all men, I have made myself ba slave to all, so that I may cwin more.aTo the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though bnot being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who are under the Law;to those who are awithout law, bas without law, though not being without the law of God but cunder the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law.To the aweak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become ball things to all men, cso that I may by all means save some.

Jan 1

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted 1 Corinthians 9:1-15 NASB

Or is He speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, afor our sake it was written, because bthe plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.aIf we sowed spiritual things in you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?If others share the right over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, we adid not use this right, but we endure all things bso that we will cause no hindrance to the cgospel of Christ.aDo you not know that those who bperform sacred services eat the food of the temple, and those who attend regularly to the altar have their share from the altar?So also athe Lord directed those who proclaim the bgospel to cget their living from the gospel.But I have aused none of these things. And I am not writing these things so that it will be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than have any man make bmy boast an empty one.Am I not afree? Am I not an bapostle? Have I not cseen Jesus our Lord? Are you not dmy work in the Lord?If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the aseal of my bapostleship in the Lord.My defense to those who examine me is this:aDo we not have a right to eat and drink?aDo we not have a right to take along a believing wife, even as the rest of the apostles and the bbrothers of the Lord and cCephas?Or do only aBarnabas and I not have a right to refrain from working?Who at any time serves aas a soldier at his own expense? Who bplants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Or who tends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?I am not speaking these things aaccording to human judgment, am I? Or does not the Law also say these things?For it is written in the Law of Moses, "aYOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING." God is not concerned about boxen, is He?

Jan 1

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Psalms 37:1-11 NASB

Yet aa little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for bhis place and he will not be there.But athe humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in babundant prosperity.aDo not fret because of evildoers, Be not benvious toward wrongdoers.For they will awither quickly like the grass And bfade like the green herb.aTrust in the Lord and do good; bDwell in the land and ccultivate faithfulness.aDelight yourself in the Lord; And He will bgive you the desires of your heart.aCommit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.He will bring forth ayour righteousness as the light And your judgment bas the noonday.Rest in the Lord and await patiently for Him; bDo not fret because of him who cprospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.Cease from anger and aforsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.For aevildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the Lord, they will binherit the land.

Dec 29

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Genesis 4:1-2 NASB

Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, "I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord."Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And aAbel was ba keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Dec 25

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Genesis 4:3 NASB

So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground.

Dec 25

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Matthew 1:18-25 NASB

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His amother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was bfound to be with child by the Holy Spirit.And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned ato send her away secretly.But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "aJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit."She will bear a Son; and ayou shall call His name Jesus, for He bwill save His people from their sins."Now all this took place to fulfill what was aspoken by the Lord through the prophet:"aBEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH bCHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "cGOD WITH US."And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,but kept her a virgin until she agave birth to a Son; and bhe called His name Jesus.

Dec 22

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Matthew 1:1-6 NASB

The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, athe son of David, bthe son of Abraham:Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, aPerez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.Jesse was the father of David the king.

Dec 22

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Matthew 1:7-17 NASB

Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the afather of Josiah.Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the adeportation to Babylon.After the adeportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, awho is called the Messiah.So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the adeportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the adeportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.Solomon awas the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

Dec 22

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Galatians 4:4 NASB

But when athe fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, bborn of a woman, born cunder the Law,

Dec 22

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted 2 Timothy 1:7 NASB

For God has not given us a aspirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

Dec 9

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Matthew 10:1-4 NASB

Jesus asummoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to bheal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.aNow the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, bSimon, who is called Peter, and bAndrew his brother; and cJames the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;aPhilip and Bartholomew; bThomas and cMatthew the tax collector; dJames the son of Alphaeus, and eThaddaeus;Simon the Zealot, and aJudas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.

Dec 4

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Matthew 4:23 NASB

Jesus was going athroughout all Galilee, bteaching in their synagogues and cproclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and dhealing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.

Nov 27

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Matthew 9:37-38 NASB

Then He said to His disciples, "aThe harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few."Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

Nov 27

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted Matthew 9:35-36 NASB

Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, ateaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.aSeeing the people, He felt compassion for them, bbecause they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.

Nov 27

Vicki Stephens-Parent

highlighted 1 Peter 2:11-25 NASB

aBeloved, bI urge you as caliens and strangers to abstain from dfleshly lusts which wage ewar against the soul.aKeep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they bslander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, cglorify God din the day of visitation.aSubmit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,or to governors as sent by him afor the punishment of evildoers and the bpraise of those who do right.For asuch is the will of God that by doing right you may bsilence the ignorance of foolish men.Act as afree men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bbondslaves of God.aHonor all people, blove the brotherhood, cfear God, dhonor the king.aServants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and bgentle, but also to those who are unreasonable.For this finds favor, if for the sake of aconscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly.For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if awhen you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.For ayou have been called for this purpose, bsince Christ also suffered for you, leaving you can example for you to follow in His steps,WHO aCOMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH;and while being areviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously;and He Himself abore our sins in His body on the bcross, so that we cmight die to sin and live to righteousness; for dby His wounds you were ehealed.For you were acontinually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the bShepherd and Guardian of your souls.

Nov 27

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