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Looking in the Wrong Direction
They ask Jesus when the kingdom is coming. He tells them to stop looking where they're looking.
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Ten Were Healed. Only One Came Back.
Ten people receive the same healing. Nine keep walking. One turns around.
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I Will Lose None of Them
The souls of the righteous are in God's hand. Jesus says he will lose none of those the Father has given him. These are the same promise - and November begins with the Church staking everything on it.
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He Who Began It
Paul is confident that God will finish what he started. Jesus heals a man while his hosts watch in silence. Both are saying the same thing about how God works.
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Go Tell That Fox
Herod wants to kill him. Paul is in chains. Both of them keep going anyway - and neither one is pretending the cost isn't real.
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He Prayed All Night
Before he named the Twelve, Jesus spent the entire night in prayer. He already knew. That is what makes the night so striking.
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Stand Up Straight
She is bent over, held by a spirit for eighteen years. Paul says you were once darkness and are now light. The woman standing upright is what that looks like in a body.
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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
Paul lists everything Christians share. Jesus asks why the crowds can't read what's right in front of them. The list is the answer.
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Fire on the Earth
Paul prays that you be filled with all the fullness of God. Jesus says he came to bring fire. These are the same thing.
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The Least of the Holy Ones
Paul calls himself the least of the holy ones. The steward is found doing his job. Both are saying the same thing.