Don’t Walk Off The Job
As Christ-Followers, we are well aware of the fact that Jesus has said, “You are the salt of the earth and you are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:13-16) The Master has commanded us to love God, and people and make disciples. In fact, over the last several months, we have been learning in the book of Acts that we have been empowered by the Holy Spirit to be God’s witnesses.
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Refusing To Remain Silent
“And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”” (Acts 4:18–20, NASB95)
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Asking God
After this, David asked the LORD, “Should I move back to one of the towns of Judah?” “Yes,” the LORD replied. Then David asked, “Which town should I go to?” “To Hebron,” the LORD answered. 2 Samuel 2:1
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Trust God’s Love
Each of us has had seasons of life where we wonder if God is with us or even nearby. Trouble has knocked on our door. So, we take the trouble to the Lord in prayer. We wait. Nothing seems to change. As hard as we try, we catch ourselves continually thinking about the trouble. We pray and pray and pray. Still . . .nothing seems to change. We get to the point where we wonder if our prayers are even getting any higher than the ceiling. The little hope or joy a new day can bring quickly turns gloomy, which turns into depression, which can turn into despair. “God, where are you?”
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What If There Was No Resurrection?
This last week I spent some time studying and preparing a study out of 1 Corinthians 15, which focuses on facts about the resurrection of the dead. There were some saying that there is no bodily resurrection which caused great concern to the believers. I spent some time reflecting on this passage in light of my own faith and ministry and studied Paul’s rebuttal.
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