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Living the commands of Jesus
For the lesson titled "Christ Jesus" from August 20-26, 2012
Some people view Jesus as a wonderful but mysterious character, somewhat removed from our everyday lives. Yet in the Responsive Reading of this week’s Bible Lesson, titled “Christ Jesus,” Jesus tells his disciples that they are friends, not servants (see John 15:10–16). And this Lesson shows how we can all work to feel closer to Jesus’ example and embrace him as a friend, especially by following his teachings and commandments.
Jesus’ closest friends appear to have been his disciples. The Gospels of Matthew and Mark seem to speak only of the twelve as disciples, but Luke and John include all of Jesus’ followers. Matthew’s list of the twelve is in chapter 10, verses 2–4 (which matches Mark’s, in chapter 3, verses 13–19).
In Matthew 10, Jesus sends the disciples out to preach only to the Israelites and to “heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give” (verse 8, citation 12). By spreading the gospel, or good news, of Jesus’ words and works, they were paving the way for his arrival in those cities, helping to ensure a friendly reception for him.
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August 20, 2012 issue
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Letters
Joy V. Smith, H. Wyeth, Ad Walter Knoepfel, Jackie Mosk, Lisa Whitney, Claire Lackey
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A nurturing shepherd
Jeff Ward-Bailey, Staff Editor
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Our pastor: the foundation for Christian healing
Christine J. Driessen
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Church services heal
George Reed
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Dancing again
Joyce Posik
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When the pastor calmed me
Laura Remmerde
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Taking direction from God
Gil Bird
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Make way for the Christ
Sue Brightman
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Oneness
Susan Vreeland
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In heaven on earth
Don Houge
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Quote quandary
Maija Baldauf
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A pamphlet that changed my life
Elizabeth Harned
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'The rock that is higher than I'
Richard Requarth
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Purifying prayer for our oceans
Valorie Miller
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Living the commands of Jesus
Abby Fuller
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Give a 'cup of cold water'
Anna Lisa Kronman
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Hymns heal
Margaret Penfield
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Healed of hepatitis
Samuela Orth-Moore with contributions from David Orth-Moore
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The cyst lost its reality in my consciousness
Maritza Añez
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Sparks, embers, and fire
The Editors