Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Acts 17:10-11 With the internet…
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But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” Matthew 13:57 There was a time when we walked without Christ. We were in the world, of the world, and accepted by the world. And everything was just fine in the world’s eyes. But…
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If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Colossians 3:1-2 Simple enough. Focus on the things of God and do not let earthly concerns crowd…
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His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing.  “For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly.  If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”  For even His brothers did not believe in…
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Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7  If you find yourself “poor in Spirit”, “mourning over your sinful state”, “meekly seeking to be led by God”, and “hungering and thirsting after a Godly life” as we read in the four previous verses, then you should be a pretty merciful person. If…
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But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state. For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.  Philippians 2:19-21 I am always…
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Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 Paul tells the Corinthian church to consider him, and other early church leaders, as servants and stewards. And then he says a good steward…
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For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.  But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:13-14 If you depend on milk for your only nourishment and never go beyond those “first principles…
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Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.  Acts 15:37-38 In Acts 13, John Mark, who wrote the book of Mark, left Paul and Barnabas while on…
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For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Most people think they understand the gravity of bestowing grace towards others. Allowing grace to flow from ourselves to other people is a lot weightier than…
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