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Scared of being found out, guilty because he'd done something wrong, Adam hid from God.
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Abraham left behind everything he knew to travel into the uncharted territory of the desert – because that was what God called him to do.
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Cain brews up such anger against his brother that he murders him.
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Elijah’s boldness and faith in confronting the prophets of Baal resulted in resounding success and mighty signs and wonders.
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King David – poet, soldier, shepherd, lover, musician, statesman – is a central figure in the history of Israel.
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Jeremiah’s prophetic career started early. One of the first objections he made to God’s call on his life was that he was way too young – nobody would listen to him.
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Who could not love Peter? Reading the Gospel story, we recognize our own humanity in him
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Paul strongly expressed himself – he was a man who made loyal friends but also a lot of enemies!
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Judas’ life began to unravel, and his choices ended in unendurable remorse and death at his own hand.
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Barnabas does not have the biggest part to play in the unfolding story of the spread of the gospel, but everyone notices him and everyone loves him.
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John the Baptist comes across as such an extreme, uncompromising kind of man
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Andrew shows us that we need to go and meet with Jesus and gain our own personal experience.
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People who go looking for Jesus find themselves taken up into his good purposes in surprising ways!
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Pilate, anxious to hold on to his position bows to public opinion and hands Jesus over.
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The story of Zacchaeus is a lesson in how what goes around comes around!
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Joseph listens and takes action – but he does not speak. He passes through the pages of the Gospels without uttering a single word.
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Jacob came away from his encounter with God limping!
