Isaiah 55:10-11Psalms 65:10-14Romans 8:18-23Matthew 13:1-23 Isaiah 55:10-1110 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return not thither but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it
2 Corinthians 4:6-11, 16, 17Psalms 59:2, 10, 17-18Matthew 16:24-27 2 Corinthians 4:6-11, 16, 176 For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 7 But we have this
2 Corinthians 4:6-11, 16, 17Psalms 59:2, 10, 17-18Matthew 16:24-27 2 Corinthians 4:6-11, 16, 176 For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 7 But we have this
Hosea 11:1-4, 8-9Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16Matthew 10:7-15 Hosea 11:1-4, 8-91 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 The more I called them, the more they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Ba’als, and burning incense to idols. 3 Yet it was I who taught
Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12Psalms 105:2-7Matthew 10:1-7 Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 121 Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more his fruit increased the more altars he built; as his country improved he improved his pillars. 2 Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars,
Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13Psalms 115:3-10Matthew 9:32-38 Hosea 8:4-7, 11-134 They made kings, but not through me. They set up princes, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they made idols for their own destruction. 5 I have spurned your calf, O Sama’ria. My anger burns against them. How long will it be till they
Hosea 2:16-18, 21-22Psalms 145:2-9Matthew 9:18-26 Hosea 2:16-18, 21-2216 “And in that day, says the LORD, you will call me, `My husband,’ and no longer will you call me, `My Ba’al.’ 17 For I will remove the names of the Ba’als from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more. 18 And I
Zechariah 9:9-10Psalms 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14Romans 8:9, 11-13Matthew 11:25-30 Zechariah 9:9-109 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass. 10 I will cut off the chariot from
Isaiah 58:6-11Psalms 107:2-9Matthew 25:31-46 Isaiah 58:6-116 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into
Ephesians 2:19-22Psalms 117:1-2John 20:24-29 Ephesians 2:19-2219 So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure is joined together