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The work on the Temple of God in Jerusalem had stopped, and it remained at a standstill

until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia.…

Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity to Jerusalem and other towns of Judah.

They had been deported to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar.

EZRA 2:1 NLT

The…

As Hilkiah the high priest was recording the money collected at the Lord’s Temple

he found the Book of the Law of the Lord as it had been given through Moses.…

“The evil spirit often makes him fall into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. 

Have mercy on us and help us. Do something if you…

May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love.

May you have the power to understand as all God’s people should,

how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is.

EPHESIANS…

Then Hezekiah encouraged them with this address:

“Be strong and courageous! Don’t be afraid of the king of Assyria or his mighty army.

There is a power far greater on our side! He has a great army,…

Then Hezekiah encouraged them with this address:

“Be strong and courageous! Don’t be afraid of the king of Assyria or his mighty army.

There is a power far greater on our side! He has a great army, but they are…

Put on all of God’s armor so you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil.

Ephesians 6:11 NLT

You are…

If you keep still, deliverance and rescue for the Jews will originate from some other quarter,

while you and your family shall be destroyed.

And who knows but you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Esther 4:14 NLT

I am the Master…

O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack…

Do you really think you can stand against the kingdom of the Lord led by the descendants of David?

Your army is vast indeed, but with you are those gold calves Jeroboam made as your…

When Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 12:1 NLT

Rehoboam’s reign mirrors your…

When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s reputation, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions.

2 Chronicles 9:1 NLT

Conduct a self-test to see if you have been accepted…

Rembrandt -  Jesus Calming the Storm

 They were in absolute awe, staggered. “Who is this, anyway?” they asked.…

Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is useless.

Psalm 127:1 NLT

I am the Builder of your home.

My power is the…

Those who become Christians become new persons.

They are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun!

2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT

Believe in Christ…

This precious treasure – light and power that now shine within us – is held in fragile clay jars, in our weak bodies.

Everyone can see that our glorious power is from God and is not our…

For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son,

so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.…

Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind –

no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building.

Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through…

That night God appeared to Solomon in a dream and said,

“What do you want? Ask and I will give it to you!”

2 Chronicles 1:7…