Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), Acts 4:36 Read the following passages of scripture: Matthew 14:22-27- Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly before dawn, Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the…
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The Good Fight
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 The end is coming for Paul. He knows death is right around the corner, therefore, he is reviewing his life. Paul describes his life in a few phrases. Paul saw his Christian life as a good fight, the only fight worth fighting for. What was he fighting? Paul was fighting Satan, all behaviors that went against God, religious hypocrisy, immoral behavior, Abuse a spiritual freedom in the church, false teachers, distortion of Christ message, worldliness, and every kind of sin. When we look at this list, does it make you…
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Fear The Lord
If you will fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the King who reigns over you, will follow the Lord your God, it will be well. But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and your king. 1 Samual 12:14-15 Samuel is speaking here about God’s blessing and the welfare of the nation was not dependent on having a king. Their reverence is to God and their obedience to his word. Samuel…
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Walk With God
Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Enoch walked with God and he was not, for God took him. Genesis 5:22, 24 Enoch was one of the Godly people in the Bible. He lived a holy and righteous life. He walked with God. What does it mean to walk with God? Enoch lived a life of faith in God. He trusted God’s promises. Enoch lived for God every day. He had a deep and ongoing relationship with God. Waking with God means to go, walk, and come. To go walks come, depart, proceed, move, go away or to die, live,…