Scripture
Matthew 4:17
Isaiah 8:23-9:3; Psalm 27:1,4,13-14; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17; Matthew 4:12-23
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It was the last day before the football team of a large University was to play its biggest game of the season …
Unfortunately, the head football coach had just received the troubling news that his star quarterback had been disqualified by the Dean for academic reasons. The coach went running to the Dean’s office to protest and was informed that the student was caught cheating on an important exam. The coach demanded to know what evidence they had to prove the quarterback had cheated. The Dean explained, “Well, he sat right next to an ‘A’ student, the best student in the class, and on the first nine questions, his answers were identical — word-for-word — to the answers of the ‘A’ student.” Not satisfied, the coach insisted, “That doesn’t prove he was cheating. Maybe he really studied this time. Or maybe the ‘A’ student copied from him.” The Dean answered, “I understand. I had the same concerns. But it was his answer to the…
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