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The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree

Matthew 21:18-22 (NKJV)
18 Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry.
19 And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”
21 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.
22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

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La Lección del Árbol Desecado

Mateo 21:18-22 (NVI)
18 Muy de mañana, cuando volvía a la ciudad, tuvo hambre.
19 Al ver una higuera junto al camino, se acercó a ella, pero no encontró nada más que hojas. ―¡Nunca más vuelvas a dar fruto! —le dijo. Y al instante se secó la higuera.
20 Los discípulos se asombraron al ver esto. ―¿Cómo es que se secó la higuera tan pronto? —preguntaron ellos.
21 ―Os aseguro que, si tenéis fe y no dudáis —respondió Jesús—, no solo haréis lo que he hecho con la higuera, sino que podréis decirle a este monte: “¡Quítate de ahí y tírate al mar!”, y así se hará.
22 Si creéis, recibiréis todo lo que pidáis en oración.

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Jesus Cleanses the Temple

Mark 11:15-19 (NKJV)
15 So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
16 And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple.
17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”
18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching.
19 When evening had come, He went out of the city.

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Jesús Purifica El Templo

Marcos 11:15-19 (NVI)
15 Llegaron, pues, a Jerusalén. Jesús entró en el templo y comenzó a echar de allí a los que compraban y vendían. Volcó las mesas de los que cambiaban dinero y los puestos de los que vendían palomas,
16 y no permitía que nadie atravesara el templo llevando mercancías.
17 También les enseñaba con estas palabras: «¿No está escrito: »“Mi casa será llamada casa de oración para todas las naciones”? Pero vosotros la habéis convertido en “cueva de ladrones”».
18 Los jefes de los sacerdotes y los maestros de la ley lo oyeron y comenzaron a buscar la manera de matarlo, pues le temían, ya que toda la gente se maravillaba de sus enseñanzas.
19 Cuando cayó la tarde, salieron de la ciudad.

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The Triumphal Entry

John 12:13 (NKJV)

12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! The King of Israel!”
14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:
15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

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La Entrada Triunfal

Juan 12:13 (NVI)

12 Al día siguiente muchos de los que habían ido a la fiesta se enteraron de que Jesús se dirigía a Jerusalén;
13 tomaron ramas de palma y salieron a recibirlo, diciendo a voz en grito: ―¡Hosanna! ―¡Bendito el que viene en el nombre del Señor! ―¡Bendito el Rey de Israel!
14 Jesús encontró un burrito y se montó en él, como dice la Escritura:
15 «No temas, oh hija de Sión; mira, que aquí viene tu rey, montado sobre un burrito».
16 Al principio, sus discípulos no entendieron lo que sucedía. Solo después de que Jesús fuera glorificado se dieron cuenta de que se había cumplido en él lo que de él ya estaba escrito.

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For the Glory of God

1 Corinthians 10:23-24; 31-33 (NKJV)

23 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.
24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being…. .

31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
32 Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,
33 just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

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Por la Gloria de Dios

1 Corintios 10:23-24; 31-33 (NVI)

23 «Todo está permitido», pero no todo es provechoso. «Todo está permitido», pero no todo es constructivo.
24 Que nadie busque sus propios intereses, sino los del prójimo… .

31 En conclusión, ya sea que comáis o bebáis o hagáis cualquier otra cosa, hacedlo todo para la gloria de Dios.
32 No hagáis tropezar a nadie, ni a judíos, ni a gentiles ni a la iglesia de Dios.
33 Haced como yo, que procuro agradar a todos en todo. No busco mis propios intereses, sino los de los demás, para que sean salvos.

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Points to Ponder – The Awesome Love of God

Here’s a bite-sized piece of encouragement from your Bible. Also included is a featured song that is sure to lift your spirit. May your heart and soul be blessed.      –G–

“Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, ‘This Man receives sinners and eats with them.’ So He spoke this parable to them, saying: ‘What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost! I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.'” –Luke 15:1-7 NKJV

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Pride & Humility

James 4:1-17 (NKJV)

Pride Promotes Strife
1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?
2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.
3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.
4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?
6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Humility Cures Worldliness
7 Therefore submit to God. (Eph. 4:27; 6:11); 1 Pet. 5:8Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Job 17:9; Is. 1:16; 1 Tim. 2:8Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and Jer. 4:14; James 3:17; 1 Pet. 1:22; 1 John 3:3purify your hearts, you double-minded.
9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Do Not Judge a Brother
11Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
12 There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?

Do Not Boast About Tomorrow
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”;
14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”
16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

Summary Statement
17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.