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Isaiah 42:7
You will open eyes that can’t see. You will set prisoners free. Those who sit in darkness will come out of their cells.
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Isaiah 42:16
Israel is blind. So I will lead them along paths they had not known before. I will guide them on roads they are not familiar with. I will turn the darkness into light as they travel. I will make the rough places smooth. Those are the things I will do. I will not desert my people.
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Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord and King is on me. The Lord has anointed me to announce good news to poor people. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts have been broken. He has sent me to announce freedom for those who have been captured. He wants me to set prisoners free from their dark cells.
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Isaiah 41:18
I will make streams flow on the bare hilltops. I will make springs come up in the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water. I will turn the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.
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Luke 4:18
“ The Spirit of the Lord is on me. He has anointed me to announce the good news to poor people. He has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners. He has sent me so that the blind will see again. He wants me to set free those who are treated badly.
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Psalms 23:1-2
The Lord is my shepherd. He gives me everything I need.He lets me lie down in fields of green grass. He leads me beside quiet waters.
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Ezekiel 34:23
I will place one shepherd over them. He will belong to the family line of my servant David. He will take good care of them. He will look after them. He will be their shepherd.
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John 10:9
I’m like a gate. Anyone who enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out. And they will find plenty of food.
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John 6:53-58
Jesus said to them,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. You must eat the Son of Man’s body and drink his blood. If you don’t, you have no life in you.Anyone who eats my body and drinks my blood has eternal life. I will raise them up on the last day.My body is real food. My blood is real drink.Anyone who eats my body and drinks my blood remains in me. And I remain in them.The living Father sent me, and I live because of him. In the same way, those who feed on me will live because of me.This is the bread that came down from heaven. Long ago your people ate manna and died. But whoever eats this bread will live forever.”
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Ephesians 5:14
That is why it is said,“ Wake up, sleeper. Rise from the dead. Then Christ will shine on you.”
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Ezekiel 34:13-15
I will bring them out from among the nations. I will gather them together from other countries. I will bring them into their own land. There they will eat grass on the mountains and in the valleys. And they will eat in all the fields of Israel.I will take care of them in the best grasslands. They will eat grass on the highest mountains of Israel. There they will lie down in the finest grasslands. They will eat grass in the best places on Israel’s mountains.I myself will take care of my sheep. I will let them lie down in safety,” announces the Lord and King.
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Zechariah 9:11-12
I will set your prisoners free from where their enemies are keeping them. I will do it because of the blood that put into effect my covenant with you.Return to your place of safety, you prisoners who still have hope. Even now I announce that I will give you back much more than you had before.
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Psalms 69:33
The Lord hears those who are in need. He doesn’t forget his people in prison.
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Psalms 146:7
He stands up for those who are treated badly. He gives food to hungry people. The Lord sets prisoners free.
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Psalms 22:26
Those who are poor will eat and be satisfied. Those who seek the Lord will praise him. May their hearts be filled with new hope!
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Joel 3:18
“ At that time fresh wine will drip from the mountains. Milk will flow down from the hills. Water will run through all Judah’s valleys. A fountain will flow out of my temple. It will water the places where acacia trees grow.
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Colossians 1:13
He has saved us from the kingdom of darkness. He has brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.
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Psalms 107:10-16
Others lived in the deepest darkness. They suffered as prisoners in iron chains.That’s because they hadn’t obeyed the commands of God. They had refused to follow the plans of the Most High God.So he made them do work that was hard and bitter. They tripped and fell, and there was no one to help them.Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems. And he saved them from their troubles.He brought them out of the deepest darkness. He broke their chains off.Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.He breaks down gates that are made of bronze. He cuts through bars that are made of iron.
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Luke 1:79
It will shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death. It will guide our feet on the path of peace.”
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Isaiah 60:1-2
“ People of Jerusalem, get up. Shine, because your light has come. The glory of the Lord will shine on you.Darkness covers the earth. Thick darkness spreads over the nations. But I will rise and shine on you. My glory will appear over you.
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Isaiah 9:2
The people who are now living in darkness will see a great light. They are now living in a very dark land. But a light will shine on them.
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1 Peter 2 9
But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
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Acts 26:18
to open their eyes. I want you to turn them from darkness to light. I want you to turn them from Satan’s power to God. I want their sins to be forgiven. They will be forgiven when they believe in me. They will have their place among God’s people.’
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Psalms 102:20
He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”
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2 Corinthians 4 4-2 Corinthians 4 6
The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They can’t see the light of the good news that makes Christ’s glory clear. Christ is the likeness of God.The message we preach is not about ourselves. Our message is about Jesus Christ. We say that he is Lord. And we say that we serve you because of Jesus.God said,“ Let light shine out of darkness.”( Genesis 1:3) He made his light shine in our hearts. His light gives us the light to know God’s glory. His glory is shown in the face of Christ.
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Isaiah 5:17
Then sheep will graze as if they were in their own grasslands. Lambs will eat grass among the destroyed buildings where rich people used to live.
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John 8:12
Jesus spoke to the people again. He said,“ I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in darkness. They will have that light. They will have life.”
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1 Thessalonians 5 5-1 Thessalonians 5 6
All of you are children of the light. You are children of the day. We don’t belong to the night. We don’t belong to the darkness.So let us not be like the others. They are asleep. Instead, let us be wide awake and in full control of ourselves.
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Ephesians 5:8
At one time you were in the dark. But now you are in the light because of what the Lord has done. Live like children of the light.
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Isaiah 65:13
So the Lord and King says,“ Those who serve me will have food to eat. But you will be hungry. My servants will have plenty to drink. But you will be thirsty. Those who serve me will be full of joy. But you will be put to shame.
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Deuteronomy 32:13
The Lord made them ride on the highest places in the land. He fed them what grew in the fields. He gave them the sweetest honey. He fed them olive oil from a rocky hillside.
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Ezekiel 34:29
I will give them a land that is famous for its crops. They will never again be hungry there. The nations will not make fun of them anymore.
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Isaiah 55:1-2
“ Come, all you who are thirsty. Come and drink the water I offer to you. You who do not have any money, come. Buy and eat the grain I give you. Come and buy wine and milk. You will not have to pay anything for it.Why spend money on what is not food? Why work for what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me. Then you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the richest food there is.