Tag: epistle
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a brief Epistle from Paul to Ephesus
ACTS 20 – a farewell meeting We have recently been reading some of Paul’s early letters to churches. Now the Apostle sends a brief Epistle to Ephesus to set up a parting embrace with the leaders of the Ephesian Church before the apostles sail toward home. Previously we learned that an epistle is not simply…
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Thessalonians and the Righteous Judgment of God
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Second Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians WHY are the Thessalonians so special to Paul that the Apostle would write not…
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II Thessalonians Intro – It is meet and right so to do..
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is meet and right so to do. Book of Common Prayer – Celebration of Holy Communion Order One in Traditional language We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of…
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Personal Letters from Nicopolis – Intro
Personal Instructions and Greetings When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Letter of the Apostle Paul to Titus 3:12 Legacy Standard Bible We have been following the missions of Paul and others in Acts of the Apostles…
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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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New Testament Epistles – Apostolic Letters to the Church
Epistles of the Apostles Epistles are a type of letter. Have you ever received a letter with GOOD NEWS? And consequently didn’t these epistles or letters fill you with joy upon reading from the thoughtfulness of this sender of GOOD NEWS? Just a reminder from our previous post about the HOT Topics of AD 50…
