Boldness And they realised that they had been with Jesus (Acts 4:13). We have all experienced, to a greater or lesser degree, isolation over the past year. Our circumstances were
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Leaping
Leaping So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God (Acts 3:8). One of the things I have most missed throughout COVID
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Rise up and walk “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and
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Growing in grace But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen (2 Peter 3:18).
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Obstacles or opportunities? Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marvelled. And they realised that they had
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Spiritual progress Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for
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Do not neglect the gift you have Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have (1
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An example Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity (1 Timothy 4:12).
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Paul in Athens The One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you (Acts 17:23). You might have thought that after his beating and imprisonment in Philippi and
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The Lord working with them This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ (Acts 17:3). Following their persecution in Philippi, and the jailer’s remarkable conversion, Paul and Silas
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Making mention We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers (1 Thessalonians 1:2). It has struck me over recent months what a
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Home-schooling Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern
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