Tag Archives: ServingGod

Skilled Craftsmen

The man’s homebuilding skills simply amazed me.  From the moment he stepped onto our property to give us an estimate for a major home addition, I knew I was in the presence of greatness!  He could simply look at our … 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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Under-Rowers

“Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed.” (Acts 13:36) The verse above is part of a “historical retrospective” Paul gave in a synagogue in the … Continue reading

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Measuring Success

Despite doing a bang-up job teaching the church in Antioch, God called Paul and Barnabas to a different type of work (Acts 13:2-3).  The context tells us they were to hit the open road (or the open seas) with the … 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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Hallowed be Whose Name?

It’s a difficult scene to fully understand.  Moses and the Israelites were in the area of Kadesh Barnea when the people began to grumble against Moses (and God) about the lack of water.  Moses wisely took the situation to the … Continue reading

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Deeds or Intentions?

Dorcas. It almost sounds like an insult doesn’t it? But Scripture doesn’t have a single insulting thing to say about her. In fact, just the opposite. Dorcas was her Greek name. In Hebrew, her name was Zibiah. But you likely … Continue reading

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The CSS Georgia

It was too heavy to move; therefore, it never fulfilled its intended purpose.  In 1862, during the height of the Civil War, concerned women in Georgia raised ~$120,000 to build a ship to defend the city of Savannah, Georgia.  The … Continue reading

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God’s Chosen Instrument

“But the Lord said to Ananias, ‘Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.’” (Acts 9:15) He is perhaps one of the most unsung heroes of Scripture.  Ananias was … Continue reading

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