Posts with the category “multiplywk1”

"And he said, 'With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.'" If you want proof that Go...  Read More

"And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.'" Look at how Jesus opens this moment. "All authority in heaven a...  Read More

"And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.'" After the fall of man and after the flood that wiped the earth clean, God comes to Noah and says something that sounds incredibly familiar. "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth." On the surface, Genesis 9 looks just like Genesis 1 all over again. God blesses, God says be fruitful, God says ...  Read More

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." There is something in Genesis 1:28 that is easy to read right past, but once you see it, everything changes. Look at the order. "And God blessed them. And God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply.'" Did you catch it? God blessed them first. The blessing came before t...  Read More

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