Acts 6:2 And the twelve called together the whole community of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.” The Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of ...

1 Timothy 4:7-8 But refuse profane and old wives fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little; but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. It is tempting to take short cuts ...

1 Kings 17:14 For thus says the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. As God spoke these words to Elijah the Tishbite, so it came to pass. ...

Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint. The channel billed cuckoo is an ingenious bird. The female cunningly spies another bird’s nest laden with eggs, and whilst that bird is away, ruthlessly tosses the eggs ...

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. The prayer that Jesus taught His disciples to pray is a model of praying that has been a great consolation to many believers since the Spirit first led Matthew to pen these words. From the above verse ...