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It will always be a Gospel Issue
Acts 15 15 Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers:“Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.”2 This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the…
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Poison and Patience
Acts 14:2-3 2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders. It is a tough job to preach and…
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Retelling the Story of Jesus
How appropriate it is to read the story of Jesus again before we celebrate Christmas. Paul would always go back to what Christ has done as he exhorts the people. Praying that we live Christ-centered lives. Acts 13 23 “From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.24 Before the coming of Jesus, John…
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No Favorites
Acts 10 27 While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people. 28 He said to them: “You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean. 29 So when I was…