"But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.”
“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”
Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9: 22-24 NIV)
"Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, “Why couldn’t we cast out that evil spirit?”
"Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.” (Mark 9: 28 - 29 NLT)
"Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” (John 20: 21-23 NIV)
"They were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and spoke of the marvels of God, alleluia." (Acts 2: 4, 11 RM)
"The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Spirit of God dwelling within us, alleluia." (Rom 5: 5; cf. 8: 11 RM)
"You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you." (John 15: 16 MSG)
"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord. I will spread the knowledge of Your name among my brothers and sisters. (Psalm 17: 50 ; 21:23 RM)
"You have changed my mourning into dancing, O Lord,
and have girded me with joy, alleluia."
(Cf. Psalm 30 (29): 12 RM)
"Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he put our transgressions from us." (Psalm 103: 1-2, 11-12 RM)
Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;
I say to the LORD, “My Lord are you.”
O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,
you it is who hold fast my lot.
Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
I bless the LORD who counsels me;
even in the night my heart exhorts me.
I set the LORD ever before me;
with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
You will show me the path to life,
fullness of joys in your presence,
the delights at your right hand forever.
Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope. (Psalm 16 RM)
"Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. " (Acts 20 : 28-29 NIV)
"And now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated." (Acts 20 :32 NABRE)
"And I did not at all shrink from telling you what was for your benefit, or from teaching you in public or in your homes. I earnestly bore witness for both Jews and Greeks to repentance before God and to faith in our Lord Jesus." (Acts 20 - 21 NABRE)
"The Holy Spirit has been warning me that imprisonment and hardships await me. Yet I consider life of no importance to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear witness to the gospel of God’s grace." (Acts 20: 23 - 24 NABRE)
"I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the entire plan of God" (Acts 20: 27 NABRE)
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” (Acts 19: 2 NIV)
"Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.”
"As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied." (Acts 19: 4 - 6 NLT)
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1: 8 NABRE)
"After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God." (Acts 1: 3 NIV)
"While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for “the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak. " (Acts 1 : 4 NABRE)
"But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1: 8 NLT)
"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord. I will spread the knowledge of Your name among my brothers and sisters." (Psalm 17: 50 ; 21:23 RM)
"At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name." (John 16: 23 NLT)
"O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia." (Cf. 1 Pt 2: 9 RM)
Abba Father, give us the grace to be docile to the Holy Spirit so that we can proclaim Your wonderful works to the world.
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Behold, I am with you always.
"One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” (Acts 18: 9 - 10 NIV)
"You have redeemed us, Lord, by your Blood,
from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
and have made us into a kingdom, priests for our God, alleluia." (Revelation 5: 9 - 10 RM)
"Jesus saw [knew; was aware] that the followers [disciples] wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking each other [discussing among yourselves] what I meant when I said, ‘After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again’?
I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], you will cry and be sad[weep and mourn/lament], but the world will be happy. You will be sad [grieve; have pain], but your sadness [grief; pain]will become joy." (John 16: 19-20 EXB)
"It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world." (John 16: 21 NLT)
The Holy Spirit reveals the truth about God.
"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come." (John 16: 13
"Then when the actual day of Pentecost came they were all assembled together........ They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit gave them power to proclaim his message." (Acts 2: 1-4 Phillips)
"Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.
I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve." (1 Corinthians 15: 1-5 NLT)
Believe what you read. Teach what you believe. Practice what you teach.
You also will share with people what Jesus has done for you.
“I will send you the ·Helper [Counselor; Advocate; the Holy Spirit] from the Father; he is the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father. When he comes, he will ·tell [testify; witness] about me, and you also must ·tell people [testify; witness]about me, because you have been with me from the beginning." (John 15: 26 - 27 EXB)
"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord. I will spread the knowledge of Your name among my brothers and sisters. (Psalm 17: 50 ; 21:23 RM)
Authority is core to the life and survival of the Church.
"This is the letter they took along with them:
“From: The apostles, elders and brothers at Jerusalem.
“To: The Gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. Greetings!"
"We heard that some men from our church went to you and said things that confused and upset you. Mind you, they had no authority from us; we didn’t send them. We have agreed unanimously to pick representatives and send them to you with our good friends Barnabas and Paul. We picked men we knew you could trust, Judas and Silas—they’ve looked death in the face time and again for the sake of our Master Jesus Christ. We’ve sent them to confirm in a face-to-face meeting with you what we’ve written." (Acts 15: 24 - 27 MSG)
It is the will of Jesus Christ that the Church be constituted to function under proper authority: "Apostles and Elders."
If you have decided to follow Jesus, be prepared for trials.
"Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me."
(John 15: 20 - 21 NIV)
“Get up and prepare for action.
Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say.
Do not be afraid of them, or I will make you look foolish in front of them. For see, today I have made you strong like a fortified city that cannot be captured, like an iron pillar or a bronze wall.
You will stand against the whole land — the kings, officials, priests, and people of Judah.
They will fight you, but they will fail.
For I am with you, and I will take care of you. I, the Lord, have spoken!” (Jeremiah 1: 17 - 19 NLT)
"You did not choose me; I chose you. And I ·gave you this work: [appointed you]to go and produce fruit, fruit that will ·last[remain; abide]. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name." (John 15: 16 EXB)
"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord. I will spread the knowledge of Your name among my brothers and sisters. (Psalm 17: 50 ; 21:23 RM)
Happy Feast Day St Catherine of Sienna, Virgin and Doctor of the Church.
"Jesus said to his disciples:
“As the Father loves me, so I also love you.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,
just as I have kept my Father’s commandments
and remain in his love.
“I have told you this so that
my joy might be in you and
your joy might be complete.” (John 15: 9-11 RM)
What are the commandments of Jesus? Principally, the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes.
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"Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]" (John 14:27 AMP)
"Let the peace ·that Christ gives [of Christ] ·control [rule; arbitrate] your ·thinking [hearts], because you were all called together in one body [the church as the body of Christ] to have peace. Always be thankful."
(Colossians 3:15 EXB)
"Clothe yourselves with humility
in your dealings with one another, for: God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble.
So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
"that he may exalt you in due time.
Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you." (1Peter 5: 5-6 NABRE)
Be sober and vigilant through prayer and the word of God.
"I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and they will be his people and God himself will always be with them [as their God]. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, [for] the old order has passed away.”
"The one who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then he said, “Write these words down, for they are trustworthy and true.” (Revelation 21: 3 - 5 NABRE)
Lord Jesus, make our hearts new, so that we can love as You loved us.
"‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”
(Acts 13:47 NLT)
"And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." (John 14:13-14 NIV)
"DO NOT let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated). You believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me."
(John 14:1 AMP)
"My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?"
(John 14:2 NIV)
"And He said to them, Why are you disturbed and troubled, and why do such doubts and questionings arise in your hearts?" (Luke 24:38 AMP)
"If you know these things, blessed and happy and to be envied are you if you practice them [if you act accordingly and really do them]."
(John 13:17 AMP)
We are changed/transformed not by what we know but by what we do every day.
"Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny."
It is true that our character will become your destiny. Scripture admonishes us to be extremely careful about the thought we allow into our mind.
"Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them."
(John 13:17 NIV)
Your life can be transformed totally by 5 minutes of prayer and 10 minutes with the word of God. If you do it every day. God Never Fails!
"I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, and have appointed you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last."
(Cf. John 15: 16, 19 RM)
"While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off." (Acts 13:2-3 NIV)
"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord. I will spread the knowledge of your name among my brothers and sisters." (Cf. Ps 18 (17): 50; 22 (21): 23 RM)
"Jesus answered them, I have told you so, yet you do not believe Me [you do not trust Me and rely on Me]. The very works that I do by the power of My Father and in My Father’s name bear witness concerning Me [they are My credentials and evidence in support of Me]." (John 10:25 AMP)
"But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." (John 10:26-27 NLT)
"The Father and I are one.”
(John 10:30 NLT)
Jesus the Christ is true God and true Man. Not 50% God and 50 % Man. But 100% God and 100% Man. This is a great mystery. We believe even though we do not understand.
The Thief and the Good Shepherd.
The Broadway and the Narrowgate.
"Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life."
(John 10:9-10 NLT)
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Matthew 7:13-14 NIV)
"After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands."
(Revelation 7:9 NLT)
"These are they who have come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
(Revelation 7:14 AMP)
"‘Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’ nor any scorching heat..... ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” (Revelation 7:16-17 NIV)
Have you washed your robe in the Blood of the Lamb?
"The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life."
(John 6:63 NLT)
The Holy Spirit gives us life through the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the Real Flesh, the Real Blood, the Real Presence of Jesus the Christ.
"When His disciples heard this, many of them said, This is a hard and difficult and strange saying (an offensive and unbearable message). Who can stand to hear it? [Who can be expected to listen to such teaching?]" (John 6:60 AMP)
“How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?”
"Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day."
"For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him." (John 6: 52 - 56 NABRE)
The Eucharist is the medicine of immortality. (St Ignatius of Antioch)
"Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life." (John 6: 47 NABRE)
"Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ." (John 17: 3 NABRE)
Eternal life is knowing God and knowing how He works.
Eternal life is knowing that Jesus is true God and true Man.
Eternal life is belief in Jesus as Savior and Redeemer of all mankind.
Eternal life is a gift of Jesus.
Eternal life begins here and now.
"Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.
(Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.) But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison."
(Acts 8:1-3 NLT)
"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit." (John 12: 24 NABRE)
"Then they said to Him, Lord, give us this bread always (all the time)!"
(John 6:34 AMP)
"Jesus replied, I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry, and he who believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me will never thirst any more (at any time).
(John 6:35 NIV)
"It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God's mouth."
(Matt 4:4 MSG)
"But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.” (John 6:
27)
" But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4 NLT)
"But He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God."
(Matthew 4:4 AMP)
"Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: "It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God's mouth." (Matthew 4:4 MSG)
"They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?”
"Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
(John 6:27-29 NLT)
What is bread 🍞? Example:
1. Health
2. Family
3. Money
4. Job
5. Tools/Possessions
6. Food
7. Future
All the above are perishable stuff. (John 6: 27)
"But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.” (John 6:
27)
"But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”
They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?”
"Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
(John 6:27-29 NLT)
"The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, Whom you killed by hanging Him on a tree (cross). God exalted Him to His right hand to be Prince and Leader and Savior and Deliverer and Preserver, in order to grant repentance to Israel and to bestow forgiveness and release from sins.
And we are witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit is also, Whom God has bestowed on those who obey Him." (Acts 5:30-32 AMP)
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!” (Revelation 5:12 NKJV)
“Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.” (Revelation 5:13 NLT)
"So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.
And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word.”
(Acts 6:2-4 NLT)
If God is with you, it is accomplished.
“Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men." (Acts 5:35 NIV)
"So I am telling you: Hands off these men! Let them alone. If this program or this work is merely human, it will fall apart, but if it is of God, there is nothing you can do about it—and you better not be found fighting against God!"
(Acts 5:38 MSG)
"Everyone will hate you because of me. But not a hair of your head will perish." (Luke 21:17-18 NIV)
"Who here qualifies for the job of overseeing the kitchen? A person the Master can depend on to feed the workers on time each day. Someone the Master can drop in on unannounced and always find him doing his job. A God-blessed man or woman, I tell you. It won't be long before the Master will put this person in charge of the whole operation." (Matt 24:45 MSG)
"The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?"
(Luke 12:42 NIV)
"For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life."
"For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him." (John 3:16-17 AMP)
"Remain in me, and I will remain in you. “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing." (John 15:4-5 NLT)
"Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel. I am with you always, says the Lord, alleluia." (Mark 16: 15; Matthew 28: 20 RM)
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, who publishes peace, who brings good tidings of good, who publishes salvation."
(Isaiah 52:7 AMP)
"Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son; and his name will be called Emmanuel." (Isaiah 7: 14 RM)
“Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be."
"Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus." (Luke 1: 28 - 32 NABRE)
Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. We celebrate the truth that God's mercy is limitless and endures forever.
"Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
(John 20:21-23 NIV)
"Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:27-28 NIV)
ABC OF MERCY:
Ask for Mercy.
Be Merciful.
Completely trust Jesus for Mercy.
To share your faith, all you need is Jesus.
"They couldn't take their eyes off them—Peter and John standing there so confident, so sure of themselves! Their fascination deepened when they realized these two were laymen with no training in Scripture or formal education. They recognized them as companions of Jesus." (Acts 4:13 MSG)
"But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:19-20 NLT)
"Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish which you have just caught." (John 21:10 AMP)
"Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish."
"This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead." (John 21:12-14 NIV)
"And Jesus said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?"
(Luke 24:38 NKJV)
"Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it’s really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don’t have bodies, as you see that I do.”
(Luke 24:39 NLT)
"Then He said to them, This is what I told you while I was still with you: everything which is written concerning Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." (Luke 24:44 AMP)
There is a divine necessity that Jesus must suffer. No cross, no crown is also a divine law.
"Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?”
(Luke 24:25-26 NLT)
"They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
(Luke 24:32 NIV)
“It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” (Luke 24:34 NIV)
"Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?”
(Luke 24:25-26 NLT)
"They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
(Luke 24:32 NIV)
“It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” (Luke 24:34 NIV)
Do you know for certain that Jesus is both God and Savior? This truth can make you free.
"Therefore let the whole house of Israel recognize beyond all doubt and acknowledge assuredly that God has made Him both Lord and Christ (the Messiah)—this Jesus Whom you crucified." (Acts 2:36 AMP)
"Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” (Acts 2:37 NLT)
"And Peter answered them, Repent (change your views and purpose to accept the will of God in your inner selves instead of rejecting it) and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of and release from your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38 AMP)
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know."
(Acts 2:22 NKJV)
"This Jesus, when delivered up according to the definite and fixed purpose and settled plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and put out of the way [killing Him] by the hands of lawless and wicked men. [But] God raised Him up, liberating Him from the pangs of death, seeing that it was not possible for Him to continue to be controlled or retained by it."
(Acts 2:23-24 AMP)
“God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this." (Acts 2:32 NLT)
