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The Good You Can
A debate raged in my mind as to whether or not I should do one more message related to Paul and Barnabas’ first missionary journey. I realize that most of the people in our audience are not full time missionaries. … Continue reading
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Commended and Fulfilled
When their first missionary journey was over, Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch, “…where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that had been fulfilled. And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared … Continue reading
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Suitable and Sufficient
There’s little denying that we live in a culture steeped in consumerism. It’s difficult to call “Time Out” and set that line of thinking aside when it comes to the things of God’s Kingdom. As a result, we tend to … Continue reading
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Strange Travel Plans
We’ve been studying Paul’s 1st missionary journey at church. From Syrian Antioch, the team had gone to Cyprus, then to Perga, Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and finally to Derbe. After an unspecified time in Derbe, we read, “When they had … Continue reading
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Schizo
On one hand, it’s terribly sad and disconcerting to watch the growing divisions within our society. I long for the relative unity that existed during my childhood years which once held us together as a people. On the other hand, … Continue reading
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Speak Boldly
Last time, we looked at how a group of unbelieving Jews attacked Paul and Barnabas as they presented the gospel in Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:45). If you recall, the Jews first contradicted the message; then they attacked the messengers. At … Continue reading
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Contradicted and Attacked
“On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.” (Acts 13:44-45) … Continue reading
Please Excuse Me!
In Luke 14, Jesus told what my study Bible calls, “The Parable of the Great Banquet.” About the coming feast in the kingdom of Heaven, Jesus said: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At … Continue reading
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The Long Way Home
“Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.” (Mark 7:31) Tyre and Sidon were in the area of Phoenicia, north and west of Galilee, along the … Continue reading
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Winsome to Win Some
“People were overwhelmed with amazement. ‘He has done everything well,’ they said. ‘He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.’” (Mark 7:37) Jesus had just healed a man who had been deaf and mute (vv. 32-36). Naturally, when … Continue reading
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