![]() Help me to listen carefully to what you say and be filled with your life-giving spirit. Prayer: Lord, open my mouth to speak what is good and true. When this happens, the kingdom of God has come upon you. Jesus came not only to drive out demons, but to fill our hearts with the life-giving spirit of God that recreates our very being to be filled with the love and grace of God. Jesus was a teacher and shepherd-like servant of those who were helpless and lost. ![]() He wasn’t a performer trying to prove himself to people who demanded signs and miracles. Jesus did not pretend to be holy with priestly garments or long flowing robes. Because they could not accept Jesus, they could not accept the life-changing power of God at work. Jesus also challenged their authority with his radical mercy and association with those deemed public sinners and unclean. ![]() Probably they were suspicious of Jesus, who did not fit their picture of a holy man, much less the Messiah. While most were amazed at Jesus’ power, some questioned his authority, claiming it was evil in nature. The man now had a voice to share his thoughts and feelings and to contribute to society. Jesus drove out a demon that made a man mute. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.” ( L)Ģ7 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” ( M)Ģ8 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God ( N) and obey it.” ( O) 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. ( K)Ģ4 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.Ģ3 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, ( I) then the kingdom of God ( J) has come upon you.Ģ1 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. ![]() 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 18 If Satan ( H) is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. ( F)ġ7 Jesus knew their thoughts ( G) and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. ( C) 15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, ( D) the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.” ( E) 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. 14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. ![]()
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Naugahyde is a trademark of the Uniroyal company which was Kustom’s supplier. All were covered in a vinyl material known as naugahyde that was applied using a tuck and roll covering design. The Kustom amplifier chassis was made of steel. His amps and speaker cabs were incredibly well constructed and many of his early products are still in use today despite being forty to fifty years old and having little or no maintenance. ![]() We wanted big, clean and loud.įender came to the transistor market in the mid-1960’s and failed miserably, due to their amplifier line which seemed to have acquired a bad reputation for not being dependable. But in 1966 Bud Ross hit the jackpot. In the mid 1960's we didn't care if the amp had tubes or transistors. I can recall Dad bringing home this amazing small transistor radio.Īll of Ross’s amplifiers used only transistors instead of tubes. 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Though a white lily's fragility invokes sympathy, do not forget that there is an intoxicating aroma hidden behind her pure, serene beauty." White Lily Cookie's in-game description says "A longing for Pure Vanilla Cookie lingers on as a figment of the past, a memory within reach yet so elusive. While she disavows any sympathy for her previous life, she otherwise remembers everything that happened to her as White Lily Cookie, and in turn is recognized by Pure Vanilla Cookie as once being his closest friend. It is unknown if any remnant of White Lily Cookie still exists in the present. However, the illusion instead disappears as Dark Enchantress Cookie is released. This fragment of White Lily Cookie's past would seek out her missing memories and eventually follow the party to Dark Enchantress Cookie's prison at the end of Episode 8, which they would break open under the idea that they were freeing White Lily Cookie. The White Lily Cookie that GingerBrave's party encounters is revealed to be an illusory fragment of her past, brought to life when Dark Enchantress Cookie was imprisoned. She fell into the Ultimate Dough, unable to accept this fate, and was thus rebaked into a new Cookie: Dark Enchantress Cookie. She would later travel to the Tower of Sweet Chaos on the Night of the Witches to question the reason why cookies were created, but instead she learnt that Cookies were originally made to be eaten. ![]() Pure Vanilla Cookie would eventually put the research to a stop, while White Lily Cookie would continue to study by herself, her experiments ultimately converting the academy's inhabitants into spirits by accident. They were researching the origin and creation of Cookies, to the point that they broke numerous academy rules and attempted to create living Cookies on their own. He would skip classes to join White Lily Cookie, explaining that they were "boring without her." 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One of the most successful of an admittedly limited pool of NHL-ers from Denmark, Eller played a vital role in the Capitals’ only Stanley Cup championship in 2018.Ī key component of the Capitals’ second-round triumph over their long-time nemesis, the Penguins, Eller ended up scoring the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in Game 5 of the championship series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Louis Blues in 2007, Eller first took on the duties of a third-line center with some average playoff-caliber Montreal Canadiens teams in the early 2010s before joining the Capitals via trade in the 2016 offseason. Others such as Riley Sheahan, Derrick Brassard, Nick Bjugstad, Mark Jankowski and Carter (last season, at least) have not realized that standard.Įller certainly has the resume to be part of the former group and not the latter.Ī first-round pick (No. The likes of Jordan Staal, Brandon Sutter, Nick Bonino and Jeff Carter (for parts of two seasons, at least) have met that challenge. ![]() Historically - or at least since Crosby and Malkin joined the Penguins in the mid-2000s - the third-line center role has been vital to the franchise’s success. The Eller signing was really, really key for us.” Especially on a team like ours in the way that it’s constructed. “We’re happy that was a great fit for us because that’s a really hard position to fill (with) someone that can come in and you know can play that role but also wants to play that role. Everyone here would be very familiar with Lars Eller and his game and his time in Washington. “Eller, he’ll take that spot here (as third-line center),” Dubas said July 1, the day Eller formally signed. Eller, who signed a two-year, $2.45 million, is largely the centerpiece of that remodeling project. That prompted new president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas to overhaul the bottom six forwards. While the Penguins’ top two lines carried most of the freight throughout the 2022-23 season, the bottom two lines derailed things and were a significant factor in the franchise missing the postseason for the first time since 2006. ![]() But third-line center is where I’ve probably been most effective during my career.” Mostly center, but I have played on the wing as well. I can play short-handed, I can play on the power play, I can play in all kinds of different situations. That’s what I’ve done for the better part of my career. “I’m a player that can play in any situation. I’m going to provide a highly competitive game at both ends of the ice. “Pittsburgh, playing against them, especially in my time with Washington, you know when you’re going against the Penguins, they’re going to be one of the most competitive teams. “Playing behind those guys, I think it will be, for me and guys like me, it will be our job to support them with secondary scoring and being very hard to play against,” Eller said via video conference Tuesday. ![]() ![]() So joining the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent and working down the trough from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin isn’t an overwhelming assignment.Īnd that’s what makes him a perfect candidate for the role in his view. 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