"One is your father, even he who is in heaven."--_Matthew 23:9_.
"One God and Father of all."--_Ephesians 4:6_.
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WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT BIRDS AND FLOWERS
"Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feedeth them.
Are not ye of much more value than they? And which of you by being
anxious can add one cubit unto his stature? And why are ye anxious
concerning raiment?
"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not,
neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore if God so clothe
the grass of the field, . . . shall he not much more clothe you,
O ye of little faith?"--_Matt. 6:26-30_.
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[Illustration]
THE LAKE OF GALILEE
Another picture of the beautiful lake on which Jesus so often sailed
with his disciples. The lake abounded in fish, and there was a great
fleet of fishing boats which sailed about the lake and brought the
fish to the many towns and cities on its shores. Some of Jesus'
disciples were fishermen.
"And walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who
is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the
lake; for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Come ye after
me, and I will make you fishers of men.
"And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
"And going on from thence he saw other two brethren, James the son
of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their
father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they straightway
left the boat and their father, and followed him."--_Matt. 4:18-22_
[End illustration]
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WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT TREES
"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns,
or figs of thistles? Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good
fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree
cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth
good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down
and cast into the fire. Therefore, by their fruits ye shall know
them."--_Matt. 7:16-20_.
"And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree and all the
trees; when they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves
that the summer is now nigh at hand."--_Luke 21:29-30_.
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JESUS AND THE LITTLE GIRL
Beseech
Beg.
Suffered
Allowed.
Many weeping and wailing
In the Bible times, when a person died, women were hired to weep
and wail. This was supposed to honor the dead.
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