luke-17:5-18

The apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things they had done. There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. — The Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. — Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call y... Lee mas

She hath done what she could. This poor widow hath cast in more than they all. — Whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. — If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man h... Lee mas

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief. Have faith in God. Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou remov-ed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he sa... Lee mas

Faith as a grain of mustard seed. Barak said unto [Deborah], if thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan. — Gideon ... feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by... Lee mas

When ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants. Where is boasting then? It Is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. — What hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if tho... Lee mas

Thy name shall be called Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. By his strength he had power with God: yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him. — Abraham stag-gered not at the promise of God through unbelief... Lee mas

St Theodoros the Great Ascetic (? 9"' century) (J'olume 2, pp. 13-47) Introductory Note The two works that follow, A Century of Spiritual Texts and Theoretikon,^ are ascribed in the Greek Philokalia to St Theodoros the Great Ascetic, a monk of the monastery of St Sabas near Jerusalem, who subsequent... Lee mas

MEMORISE: ‘Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto Him with psalm.’ (Ps 95:2) READ: Luke 17:11-19 God lavishes blessings on his children every day. And, just like any natural parent, He expects them to appreciate His kind gestures. Believers today take many of... Lee mas

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might be led. This whole place is very obscure: but the obscurity is produced by our ignorance of the facts referred to and by their ce... Lee mas

Do you not know that they which minister about sacred things eat of the temple? And they which wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar? Even so did the Lord ordain that they which proclaim the Gospel should live of the Gospel. He takes great care to show that the receiving was not forb... Lee mas