O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
' }, isa_35_3_6: { caption: 'Isaiah 35:3-6', txt: 'Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts,
"Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you."
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy.
Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
' }, mat_21_1_3: { caption: 'Matthew 21:1-3', txt: 'As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them,
"Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me.
If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away."
' }, mat_21_4_5: { caption: 'Matthew 21:4-5', txt: 'This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
"Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
' }, mat_21_7_11: { caption: 'Matthew 21:7-11', txt: 'They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
"Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?"
The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."
' }, mat_21_12_13: { caption: 'Matthew 21:12-13', txt: 'Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there.
He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.
"It is written," he said to them, "\'My house will be called a house of prayer,\' but you are making it a \'den of robbers.\'"
' }, mat_21_14_15: { caption: 'Matthew 21:14-15', txt: 'The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.
But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple area, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant.
' }, mat_21_18_22: { w: 350, caption: 'Matthew 21:18-22', txt: 'Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry.
Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves.
Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered.
When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" they asked.
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, \'Go, throw yourself into the sea,\' and it will be done.
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
' }, mar_11_12_25: { w: 350, caption: 'Mark 11:12-14, 20-25', txt: 'The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit.
When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.
[...the following happened on the next day...]
In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"
"Have faith in God," Jesus answered.
"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, \'Go, throw yourself into the sea,\' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."
' }, old_vs_new: { caption: 'Old vs. New Covenents', txt: 'Law (Legalism) vs. Grace: The ONLY purpose of the Law (10 Commandments, Levitical law, etc.) is to show your inability to keep it and the need for God\'s grace and mercy expressed through Jesus Christ.
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