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The story of Jesus casting the legion of demons into a herd of pigs is found in Matthew 8:28–34; Mark 5:1-20; and Luke 8:26–39. Only Matthew mentions the more prominent of the two demoniacs involved. Demoniacs were persons whose minds came under the control of an evil spirit or spirits. That such phenomena were especially prominent during the days of Christ’s earthly ministry is consistent with Satan’s efforts to counteract God’s program. It also allows us to witness the spir

The people of Israel found themselves in the desert where there are not a lot of food choices. Walking through the desert day after day is bound to strike up a hunger, so they had to eat something. They did not know what they were going to eat so the people grumbled. They had been pulled out of the fertile lands of Egypt and placed in the dry, parched desert. How on earth were they going to survive? Anxiety levels elevated; the Israelites quickly forgot how the Lord brought t

Peter’s mother-in-law—a woman who expressed her gratitude to God through  ministering (see Matthew 8:14–15; Mark 1:29–31; Luke 4:38–39). There are  interesting variations on how Jesus healed the woman: Matthew says that he touched  her hand; Mark says Jesus took her hand and Luke says that Jesus bent over her.   We don’t know the extent of her suffering, but Luke, a physician, seems to emphasize  the seriousness of her illness by describing it as a “great fever” (Luke 4:38).

Joshua 10:12-14 relates one of the most amazing miracles of all time-the day the sun  stood still. "On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the  Lord in the presence of Israel: 'Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, moon, over the  Valley of Aijalon.' So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged  itself on its enemies.... The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going  down about a full day. There has never be

God commanded the prophet Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh and warn its people that He was going to destroy it for its wickedness. Jonah  disobediently ran from the Lord and headed for the city of Tarshish by boat.  The Lord then sent a severe storm that caused the crew of the ship to fear  for their lives. Jonah was soon thrown overboard and swallowed by a great  fish where he remained for “three days and three nights” (Jonah 1:15–17).  In the belly of the whale, Jonah rep

Eutychus, whose name means “fortunate,” had the misfortune of falling out of a window—and the fortune of experiencing a miracle directly afterwards. The account of Eutychus’s accident is found in Acts 20:7–12. The setting is the tail end of Paul’s third missionary journey. He has sailed from Philippi and is on his way back to Jerusalem with a gift for the church there. He spends a week in Troas, and “on the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to

In Luke 5:32, Jesus said, “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” God chose to tell the shepherds about Christ's birth first because they were the least likely people to be inflated with their own importance and worthiness to hear such a message. The shepherds represent the sinners, the humble, the lost, the “least among us”—the prime candidates for the gospel! If we are honest, we should see ourselves in the shepherds. The shepherds “came with haste” t

Tertius is mentioned in the concluding chapter of the book of Romans: “I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord” (Romans 16:22). Little is known about Tertius besides this reference; it is the only mention of him in the Bible. What we do know about Tertius is his occupation; he served as the amanuensis, or scribe, for the letter. We often envision Paul sitting alone in a quiet, candlelit cell scribbling away as the Holy Spirit directed. In reality, Romans

Lot's wife is a biblical figure from Genesis 19, known for being turned into a pillar of salt after disobeying God's command not to look back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, serving as a cautionary tale against attachment to worldly life and disobedience, and notably remembered by Jesus in the New Testament as a warning. She remains unnamed in the Bible but symbolizes the danger of lingering on the past and rejecting divine guidance, with interpretations suggesting

Father in the name of Jesus we come as parents who confess that Jesus is Lord over our lives. We also decree that as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. We thank you that we have been redeemed from the curse of the Law because we have received grace from the atoning sacrifice of your Son by faith. We are created in your image and likeness and therefore we claim our position of authority in the earth. We are the spiritual heads of homes and take authority over our chil

Aug 28, 2014 As Christian parents we do our best to train up our children according to the word of God. Our children, just like we did when we were young, make decisions and choices that are not what we planned for them. Proverbs 11:21b ...but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.  Our righteousness is not based on our works but our faith in the redemptive work of Christ.  This promise to Christian parents is not one that says our children will not make mistakes; what

May 4th, 2013 Hebrews 11:1   Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (physically sensed).  Most if not all of us were taught as children to “bless our food” before eating.  This blessing really was giving thanks for the food that we were about to receive. Before any morsel hit our lips we were thankful for it.  Before the flavor hit a taste bud we were thankful for it.  In our mind we saw ourselves enjoying that meal.  We also knew tha

1/18/2013 Every human encounter has the potential of being fruitful or hurtful. If it is marriage, children, siblings, extended family, neighbors, co-work, school or church, every time we engage  in the process of relating to each other, there is an equal potential there for that relationship to yield life lasting fruit or life lasting resentment. Jesus warned us both about the possibilities of offenses occurring and our responsible to respond appropriately. Luke 17:1  Then H