Jesus' Night On The Mountain

Description of Illustration:  sepia print, Jesus praying on the mountain, landscape, rocks, trees, bird, night scene, this illustration is based upon Luke 6: 12-16

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The Lost Piece of Silver

Description of Illustration: Jesus' parables, she swept the entire house, she searched by night, text reference, "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coinsand loses one. Doesn't she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?" Luke 15:8, lamp light, broom, moon, evening through a window, sepia print

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Night of Fruitless Toil

Description of Illustration: text reference is from Luke 5: 1-11, Jesus waits on the shore to call His first disciples after they have had a fruitless catch, sepia print, fishermen, boat, Lake of Gennesaret 

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Robbed and . . . left for dead.

Description of Illustration: a vintage illustration of a victim, violence committed against a neighbor, robbers in the shadows with knives, scripture "There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him and beat him up, leaving him half dead. It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the other side." Luke 10: 30-31, greyscale illustration

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The way to treat the neighbor you don't like...

Description of Illustration: a vintage illustration from a Children's Bible, text - "He went over to him, poured oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them; then he put the man on his own animal and took him to an inn, where he took care of him." Luke 10:34, parables of Jesus, caring for a neighbor no matter who he is..., left for dead on the side of the road

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The innkeeper left in charge...

Description of Illustration: a vintage illustration, text "The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. "Take care of him,' he told the innkeeper, 'and when I come back this way I will pay you whatever else you spend on him." Luke 10:35, from Children's Bible, color picture of robbed man, Samaritan and innkeeper

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The Samaritan arrives in time to rescue his enemy...

A greyscale picture of the Good Samaritan.

Description of Illustration: a vintage illustration from a children's Bible of the Good Samaritan, a man beaten and robbed, left for dead, scripture verse "But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon the man, and when he saw him, his heart was filled with pity. He went over to him, poured oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them; then he put the man on his own animal and took him to an inn where he took care of him." Luke10: 33-34, When Jesus was asked "Who is my neighbor.?" He told his parable of the Good Samaritan.

• Why the Hatred Between the Jews and Samaritans? (Pdf)
• Why did the Jews hate the Samaritans?
• Origins of the Samaritans by Henry Abramson
• Who are the Samaritans? Their history, worship, abbreviated Bible, and place in the New Testament

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The Lord resists the proud...

"Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud. Humiliate the proud with a glance;
 walk on the wicked where they stand" Job 40:11-12

Description of Clip Art: cartoon of a "dandy" with powdered wig, cane and ruffled collar., black and white cartoon clip art with scriptures, five important scriptures about pride...

"If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ
 and to godly teaching, they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy
 interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious
talk, evil suspicions." 1 Timothy 5:3-4

"But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and they did not obey
your commands." Nehemiah 9:16

"Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will
live by his faith. Furthermore, wine betrays the haughty man, so that he does not stay
at home. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied.
He also gathers to himself all nations And collects to
himself all peoples." Habakkuk 2:4-5

"He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; he has scattered those who are
proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
but has exalted the humble." Luke 1:51-52

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Scriptures About Lepers

"Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate;
and they said to one another, "Why do we sit here until we die?" 2 Kings 7:3

Description of Illustration: lepers, leprous, skin disease, unclean, drawing of lepers in stained glass design, skin affliction, lepers in Bible times, transparent background

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Initially, infections are without symptoms and typically remain this way for 5 to 20 years. Symptoms that develop include granulomas of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, thus loss of parts of extremities due to repeated injuries or infection due to unnoticed wounds. Weakness and poor eyesight may also be present. Read more...

"In all cases involving serious skin diseases, be careful to follow the instructions
 of the Levitical priests; obey all the commands I have given them. Remember
what the LORD your God did to Miraim as you were coming from Egypt."
Deuteronomy 23: 8-9

"The LORD furthermore said to him, "Now put your hand into your bosom."
So he put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his
hand was leprous like snow. The He said, "Put your hand into your bosom
again." So he put his hand into his bosom again, and when he took it out of
 his bosom, behold, it was restored like the rest of his flesh." Exodus 4: 6-7

"The man is afflicted with a serious skin disease; he is unclean.
The priest must pronounce him unclean; the infection is on his head."
Leviticus 13:44

"As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers.
They stood at a distance..." Luke 17:12

"A man suffering from a dreaded skin disease came to Jesus, knelt down,
and begged him for help. "if you want to," he said, "you can make me clean."
Jesus was filled with pity, and reached out and touched him. "I do want to,"
he answered. "Be Clean! Mark 1: 40-41

And Yeshua said to him, "Take heed that you speak to no one, but
go shew yourself to the priest and bring a gift as Moses
commanded for their testimony." Matthew 8:4

"Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest
shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among
thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly
to swell;" Numbers 5:21

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About lepers in modern culture.

Wisdom for those who are foolish...

"Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is." Ephesians 5:15-17 and "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration, graveyard, gun, looking death in the face, looking down the barrel of a gun, weeping willow, tombstone, grave marker, place of death

"For My people are foolish, They know Me not; They are stupid children And have no understanding. They are shrewd to do evil, But to do good they do not know." Jeremiah 4:22 and "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!" Luke 24:25 and "You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. I do not accept glory from human beings, but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name. you will accept him." John 5:43

"Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool." Proverbs 19:1 and "To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled." Titus 1:15 and "A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what will be after him?" Ecclesiastes 10:14

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Scriptures for those without a home...

"If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the LORD you God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your brother, but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be." Deuteronomy 15:7-8

Description of the illustration: white background, black and white illustration, Christian caricatures, homeless, wandering, no where to go , luggage, poor, rejected, running away, looking for a place to belong, immigrant, migration, settler, people without a country, mother, father, grandpa and small girl

"Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy." Ezekiel 16:49 and "And he answered them, "Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise." Luke 3:11

"He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor, his righteousness endures forever, his horn is exalted in honor." Psalm 112:9 and "But if anyone has the world' goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and truth." 1 John 3:17-18

"Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others." Philippians 2:4 and "And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me." Matthew 25:40

"If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday." Isaiah 58:10 and "In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

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Christ's Temptation...

"But Jesus answered, 'The scripture says, 'Man cannot live on bread alone.'"
 Luke 4:4 and Cross Reference "He made you go hungry, and then he
gave you manna to eat, food that you and your ancestors had never eaten before.
 He did this to teach you that man must not depend on bread alone to sustain him,
but on everything that the LORD says." Deuteronomy 8:3

Description of Illustrations: scriptures quoted from The Good News Bible, profile of Christ, gold and white colors, gold text

"Jesus answered, 'The scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God
 and serve only him!'" Luke 4:8 and Cross Reference "Have reverence
for the LORD your God, worship only him, and make your
promises in his name alone." Deuteronomy 6:13

"But Jesus answered, 'The scripture says, 'Do not put the Lord
your God to the test.'" Luke 4:12 and Cross Reference
"Do not put the LORD your God to the test,
as you did at Massah." Deuteronomy 6:16

Laboring For The Lord...

"Therefore, me beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, alsways abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your laour is not in vain in the Lord." 1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV)

Description of Illumination: four versus about laboring for the Lord, Medieval farming couple with two oxen, illustration from illuminated manuscript,

"For the Scripture says: Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his wages." 1 Timothy 5:18 (HCSB)

"And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;" Colossians 3:23-24 (KJV)

"These were his instructions to them: "The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest;  ask him to send more workers into his fields." Luke 10:2 (NLT)

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Afrocentric Clip Art of The Virgin

  "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14

Description of the illustration: Mary mother of Jesus, Mary mother of God, baby Jesus, halos, rosy cheeks, blue gown, holding one another, tender love, Mary and her baby with scriptures from The Gospel of Luke and The Book of Romans, drawing of sculpture by Dupagne, from Congo (Central Africa)

       Mary (Greek: Μαρία,  María; Aramaic: ܡܪܝܡ‎, translit. Mariam‎; Hebrew: מִרְיָם‎,  Miriam‎; Arabic: مريم‎,  Mariam‎), also known by various titles, styles and honorifics, was a 1st-century Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth and the mother of Jesus, according to the New Testament

      Mary resided in "her own house" in Nazareth in Galilee, possibly with her parents, and during her betrothal — the first stage of a Jewish marriage — the angel Gabriel announced to her that she was to be the mother of the promised Messiah by conceiving him through the Holy Spirit, and, after initially expressing incredulity at the announcement, she responded, "I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done unto me according to your word." Joseph planned to quietly divorce her, but was told her conception was by the Holy Spirit in a dream by "an angel of the Lord"; the angel told him to not hesitate to take her as his wife, which Joseph did, thereby formally completing the wedding rites.
      Since the angel Gabriel had told Mary (according to Luke 1:36) that Elizabeth—having previously been barren—was then miraculously pregnant, Mary hurried to see Elizabeth, who was living with her husband Zechariah in "Hebron, in the hill country of Judah". Mary arrived at the house and greeted Elizabeth who called Mary "the mother of my Lord", and Mary spoke the words of praise that later became known as the Magnificat from her first word in the Latin version. After about three months, Mary returned to her own house.
       According to the Gospel of Luke, a decree of the Roman Emperor Augustus required that Joseph return to his hometown of Bethlehem to register for a Roman census. While he was there with Mary, she gave birth to Jesus; but because there was no place for them in the inn, she used a manger as a cradle. After eight days, he was circumcised according to Jewish law, and named "Jesus" (Hebrew: ישוע‎,  Yeshua‎), which means "Yahweh is salvation".

"For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not
 under law but under grace..." Romans 6:14 (ESV)

"And Mary said, 'Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to
 me according to your word." And the angel departed from her." Luke 1:38 (ESV)

"As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice
 and said to him, 'Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!" (ESV)

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Herbert Moore's Prodical Son

Description of Illustration: text "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' Luke 15:21 (NIV) A father embraces his impoverished son in gratitude for his safe return. Parable of the prodical son by Jesus. painting by Herbert Moore, green turban, courtyard, welcome home, starving and destitute
 

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Begging at the rich man's front gate...

Description of the illustration: greyscale illustration of Lazarus begging for food. "

• Luke 16:19-31 from Bible Gateway
• Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
• Abraham's Bosom

 Parable

 ¹⁹“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. ²⁰At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores ²¹and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ²²“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. ²³In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. ²⁴So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
²⁵“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. ²⁶And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
²⁷“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, ²⁸for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
²⁹“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
³⁰“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
³¹“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

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Church Interior with Scriptures

"You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come
 at an hour when you do not expect him." Luke 12:40

Description of the illustration: interior of a church, bricks and mortar, stained glass, church pews

"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous
 and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him
 when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angles." Mark 8:36

"For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory
with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to
 what he has done." Matthew 16:27

"Therefore keep watch, because you do not
 know the day or the hour." Matthew 25:13

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He plays music for his sheep...

"For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and
the sheep of His hand Today, if you would hear His voice..." Psalm 95:7

Description of Illustration: 3 versions, 3 texts/scriptures, young shepherd boy plays the flute while watching over his sheep, mountains, hills, sheep, flock, restored black and white photograph

"As for you, My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, you are men,
 and I am your God," declares the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 34:31

"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has
chosen gladly to give you the kingdom." Luke 12:32

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 "Jesus is our Shepherd...Singer: 

Louiza Kort..Arabic Christian Song"

Luke 15:10

"In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the
 presence of angels of God over one sinner who repents."
 Luke 15:10

Description of Illustration: praying angel, white wings, white robe, frame

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