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Read: John 16:5-16 If I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. (v. 7) In the musical Mary Poppins, the Banks family hires Mary to impose

Read: John 16:5-16 If I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. (v. 7) In the musical Mary Poppins, the Banks family hires Mary to impose

Read: Matthew 27:45-54 The earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened. (vv. 51-52) In the beginning, God made heaven and earth: one creation consisting of

Read: Luke 9:27-36 When they became fully awake they saw his glory. (v. 32) The Disney film Tangled is about a lost princess who embarks on a journey to discover

Read: Matthew 22:1-14 The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast. (v. 2) Several New Testament passages make little sense until we understand

Read: Matthew 4:12-17; 11:1-6 Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (4:17) One of my earliest memories was opening my first Christmas gifts.

Read: Ezekiel 1:1-9; 25-28 The heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. (v. 1) Once when I was young, my parents announced that we were going to Baskin

Read: Isaiah 6:1-10 Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips. (v. 5) When I was growing up, my family attended an annual

Read: Exodus 24:9-18 They beheld God, and ate and drank. (v. 11) I tend to be restless in worship. My mind wanders. I check my watch. After an hour, I

Read: Genesis 3:8-24 The LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden. (v. 23) A common disciplinary technique used by parents and teachers is the “time-out,” in which