Archive for January, 2010

Scripture

So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. Acts 5:41
Observation

The Apostles had just been beaten, imprisoned and threatened with execution by the Jewish rulers for preaching about Jesus. By the time this event takes place in the book of Acts, [...]

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Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. Acts 4:32
Observation

This snapshot into the life of the New Testament church is a powerful reflection of Jesus’ prayer in John [...]

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Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13
Observation

The disciples had no education, no training, and no other perceived credentials. However the disciples had one important thing going for them, they had [...]

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Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 And the children of Israel said to them, “Oh, that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread [...]

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Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.
Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on [...]

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Luke 22:27 “For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I [Jesus] am among you as the One who serves.” NKJV
Observation

In these passages of Scripture, the Lord is responding to a dispute among the disciples regarding who should [...]

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Genesis 50:18-20
Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.” Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring [...]