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2x2 // BC Warren

September 24, 2023

 

Genesis 7:9 They came [motivated by God] into the ark with Noah two by two, the male and the female, just as God had commanded Noah. 10 And after the seven days [God released the rain and] the floodwaters came on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened. 12 It rained on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Amplified Bible

 

Mark 6:6 …Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits. New International Version

 

Mark 6:8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. New International Version

 

Matthew 21:1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me.” New International Version

Genesis 2:18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. New International Version

Genesis 2:18 continued… “I will make a helper suitable for him.” New International Version

 

We are called to be connected to a Holy Herd.

 

1 Peter 5:8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. New International Version

 

TWO MAKES MORE THAN YOU

 

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Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor… New International Version

 

TWO TAKES CARE OF OTHERS

Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. New International Version

 

1 Thessalonians 3:2 We sent Timothy to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith, and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. New Living Translation