Tag: mark
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Thanks-taking feasts of C.E. humankind
A BIG meal of little thanks in a long season of thanklessness. Giving Thanks to the LORD O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 1 Chronicles 16: KJV – v.34 16:34 הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה We know the concept well — yāḏâ Yᵊhōvâ, from the Hebrew. This instance…
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Acts 14 Pursued through Lycaonia
Fleeing Persecution After having fled Pisidian Antioch, Roman capital of the Galatian district of Lycaonia, Barnabas and Paul must again go into hiding as they escape persecution in Iconium. Luke’s detailed account of Paul’s first missionary journey in Acts 14 shows us what will frequently take place in many cities throughout the world. His historic…
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Unworthy of Eternal Life
Acts unworthy of God–seeking men יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Isaiah) 49:6 וַיֹּאמֶר נָקֵל מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ לִי עֶבֶד לְהָקִים אֶת־שִׁבְטֵי יַעֲקֹב ונצירי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהָשִׁיב וּנְתַתִּיךָ לְאוֹר גּוֹיִם לִֽהְיוֹת יְשׁוּעָתִי עַד־קְצֵה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס Acts 13: in Pisidian Antioch This scene unfolds on a second Sabbath when Saul of Tarsus and Joseph of Cypress have been invited back to share their GOOD NEWS of Israel’s Messiah at the synagogue of Pisidian Antioch. On the the previous Sabbath: When the congregation was…
