Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road. “By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side. “Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his…

THE WAY THE LOST TREAT YOU IS HOW THEY ARE TREATING JESUS Then he said to the disciples, “Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.” —Luke 10:16 When Jesus appeared to Saul on the road to Damascus He said, “Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” (Acts 9:4). What was being done to the followers of Jesus was being done to Jesus. So it is with the message we have to bring to those who do not know Jesus. The one who accepts the message is also accepting Jesus.…

She thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” —Mark 5:28 When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” —Luke 8:47-48 This woman who “suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding” believed that if she just touched Jesus she would be healed. Jesus said that her faith (in Him) had made her well. This woman knew without a doubt that…

VICTORIES WITH MANY OF FEWThe Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength. ‘Whoever is timid or afraid may leave this mountain and go home.’” So 22,000 of them went home, leaving only 10,000 who were willing to fight. But the Lord told Gideon, “There are still too many! Only 300 of the men drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in the stream. The Lord told Gideon, “With these 300 men I will…