Tag: encouragement

  • Paul’s unfinished encouragement of the Thessalonians

    Previously on Paul’s Second Mission The apostles sailed to Macedonia, Greece and Achaia Second major stop THESSILONICA where they proclaim the Gospel to the Jews for THREE WEEKS. THREE WEEKS? Hardly enough time to establish a firm foundation of faith in NEW BELIEVERS! ~A.D. 51 – Paul writes to encourage the Thessalonian Church Certainly Paul…

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  • Talking for hours with the prophet Paul

    .. when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them.. Acts 20:7b ESV Talk of Jesus into the late night hours Our focus on this late-night incident in Troas is Paul’s midnight talk of JESUS and its impact on the Church. My secondary focus is a role of Paul we may not…

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  • Saul: Encouragement in Christ from Cypress

    Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement) owned a tract of land. So he sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet. ACTS of the disciples of the Apostles 4:36-37 NASB20 Encouragement of Christ’s Apostles by…

    Acts 9 Joseph of Cypress aka Barnabas 'son of encouragement' meets Saul of Tarsus