Inspirational Stories: Short Biblical Stories to Ignite the Soul

By Ida Canady

These biblical stories are to help ignite your soul. They are a summarization of Bible stories to help encourage you to want to read the Bible and learn more of the truth, which is the Word of God. John 14:6 says, “Jesus answered and said I am the way and the truth and the Life.”

It is also a collection of biblical short stories to inspire, bless, change, and challenge someone’s life. It reveals the goodness and the love of God.

It talks about the spiritual armor of God and has questions to help challenge our memory. John 14:26 says, “But the helper, the Holy Spirit, who the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.”

I praise God for this opportunity. I thank Him for every good and perfect gift. What a mighty God we serve!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9798889430032

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Inspirational Stories

Short Biblical Stories to Ignite the Soul

Ida Canady

ISBN 979-8-88943-001-8 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88943-003-2 (digital)

Copyright © 2024 by Ida Canady

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

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Table of Contents

Volume I

Thought for Any Day

Law versus Grace

Dispensations

The Six Pieces of Spiritual Armor

Let Brotherly Love Continue

Study to show yourself approved

Abraham in Genesis

God Wants Full Custody of His Children, Not Just Weekend Visits

Born Again

Volume II

Being Accountable for Your Actions

Justified by Faith

Moses

Noah

The Twelve Sons of Jacob

Joshua

Ruth

Samuel

Hannah

Deborah

Jabez's Request

Nehemiah

King Jehoshaphat's Success

Esther

Job

David

One Faithful Church among Seven

True Friends

Solomon

Isaiah

The Lord Works Out Everything for His Praise

Jeremiah the Prophet

Ezekiel

Daniel and the Hebrew Boys

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

The Famous Story of the Great Fish

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi

Volume III

Matthew

John the Baptist Which Matthew Spoke of (Matthew 3:1–3)

Mark 4:37–41 Jesus, Both Human and Divine

John Mark

Mark 2:17 Once Was Lost in Sin

Luke (Col. 4:14)

Luke 10:38–42 Mary and Martha

Luke 1:47–55 Mary, the Mother of Jesus

John 4:4–26 The Woman at the Well

John 8:1–11 Mary Magdalene

Being Precise Acts 8:1–4 and 24–26

Imparting Knowledge of Christ Acts 8:26–40

Paul's Radical Conversion to a Cause He Formerly Hated (Acts 9:1–19)

Having Knowledge of God (Col. 1:10)

Timothy Acts 16:3

Teaching Sound Doctrine (Titus 1:9 and 2:1)

Philemon (Philemon 1:17–25)

James 2:26

Hotheaded Peter (Peter Chapters 1 and 2)

Jude (Jude 1:5)

The Apostle John

About the Author

Volume I

Thought for Any Day

Love is a fruit of the Spirit, not a gift. Love unifies the church. The gifts of the Spirit are like tools that accomplish the purpose of love building up the body.

Love controls the use of the gifts. They are not to divide the church, nor are they to be used to gain personal recognition.

With love, the gifts are genuine service to the church.

Love covers a multitude of sin. 1 Peter 4:8 EST

Law versus Grace

The law addresses men as members of the old creation.

Grace makes men members of a new creation.

The law manifests what was in man—sin.

Grace manifests what is in God—love.

The law demands righteousness from men.

Grace brings righteousness to men.

The law sentences a living man to death.

Grace brings a dead man to life.

The law speaks of what man must do for God.

Grace tells us what Christ has done for man.

The law gives a knowledge of sin.

Grace puts away sin.

The law brought God out to man.

Grace brings man into God.

Dispensations

Man innocent: Genesis 1:28–30; Genesis 2:15–17

Man under conscience: Genesis 3:8–Genesis 8:22

Man in authority over the earth (human government): Genesis 8–Genesis 11:7–9

Man under promise: Genesis 12:1; Exodus 19:2–23

Man under law: Exodus 19:23

Man under grace: Luke 22:20; Daniel 9:24; 1 Thessalonian 4; John 3:18; John 14:16–26

Man under the personal reign of Christ: Revelations 20:11–14; Revelations 21–22

The Six Pieces of Spiritual Armor

The Belt of Truth

The Breastplate of Righteousness

The Shield of Faith

The Helmet of Salvation

The Shoes of the Gospel

The Sword of the Spirit

The Belt of Truth

The first piece of armor Paul mentioned in Ephesians 6:14 is the belt of truth. Why of all things, a belt? He could have started with the mighty sword of the spirit, the towering shield of faith, or the shining breastplate of righteousness, but he didn't, which raises a question, why?

First of all, the belt played a crucial role in the effectiveness of a soldier's armor.

The belt of a Roman soldier in Paul's day was not a simple leather strap as we wear today. It was a thick and heavy leather and metal band with a protective piece hanging down from the front of it to protect the lower body.

The belt held the soldier's sword and other weapons.

Think about an overzealous soldier fired up and charging out into battle without his belt and consequently without a weapon.

This allows us to know that truth should cleave to us as a belt cleaves to our body. What is truth? John 17:17 says, Sanctify them through thy truth, thy word is truth. Second Timothy 3:16 says, all scriptures is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproach, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.

The Breastplate of Righteousness

The Roman breastplate was typically made of bronze, backed with leather. It was designed to protect the vital