Tag: apostle
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The Connection of Christ’s Missions
a timeline of ACTS of the Apostles Twenty-first century followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and believers less immersed in Scripture tend to oversimplify the journeys and any connection of apostles of the first century church. Our helpful, but partial view tends to look something like this: a Connection of Apostles JESUS CHRIST is the…
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Corinth – 1st Church Plant in ACHAIA
So why did Paul leave Athens, Greece? These apostles to the Gentiles are sent to Corinth by the Holy Spirit to plant a church in Achaia. ACTS of the Apostles 18: THIS summary of Paul’s first two missions INCLUDES a 20 YEAR TIMELINE OF THE EARLY CHURCH. You’ll recall the Apostle’s great proclamation of the…
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5 friends, a few mentors and family
Paul – Barnabas and other Friends Recalling our journeys with friends How many friends have you had in this brief journey of your life? In the cover photo from my copy of “Friendship” Emerson suggests that we miss much and mostly undervalue those dear souls we briefly encounter in life. Acts of the apostles’ friends…
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Who is this Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles?
“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” Saul: a Jew of Some Reputation We are familiar with Saul the first King of Israel, ultimately killed in battle then replaced by David. – שָׁאוּל His Hebrew name šā’ûl means ‘desired,‘ however Saul of Tarsus was not the ‘hebrew of hebrews’ that any follower of The Way…
