Disciples (Page 14)

Read Acts 8:1–12:25 4Peter told them exactly what had happened. 5“I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me. 6When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of small animals, wild animals, reptiles, and birds. 7And I heard a voice say, ‘Get up,…

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. Ephesians 5:1-2 Have you ever heard, “You can’t change someone else”? It’s true that you cannot change the person you love, but you can and do influence him or her every day. That is a reality that exist in healthy Relationships. Healthy Relationships affords you the opportunity to influence others as you serve ✨God in their lives 🙏❤💖. If…

Read Job 1:1–2:13 Most of us have had fair-weather friends. Their friendship is a mirage. As long as you’re rich and carefree, they love you, they stand by your side, and they laugh at your jokes. But as soon as you lose your job or popularity, those fair-weather friends disappear faster than your paycheck. The blows inflicted by such impostors do a lot of damage because they hit you when you’re the most vulnerable. In this reading, Satan thinks that…

Do not forget that he [God] led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock! He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good. Deuteronomy 8:15-16 Remember when Adam and Eve got shoved out of the Garden of Eden after taking that fatal…

READ PSALM 139:1-16 Many of us have spent our life trying to be someone we are not. Our complex issues that stems from unhealthy and unrighteous self image only creates desperation in us that may lead us to doing things with ourselves that are totally against God and our own wellbeing. Maybe we have difficulty accepting our personality, our appearance, our handicap, or even our talents. Perhaps we spend our energy and time trying to be what other people want…

Read Luke 4:14–6:49. 31Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. 32There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority. 33Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon—an evil spirit—began shouting at Jesus, 34“Go away! Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One sent from God!” 35Jesus…

The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”Psalm 110:1 King David and his successors lived in a volatile part of the world. Their reigns more often than not saw them take up the weapons of war. But there was something different about the way they went into battle. They exhibited assurance. As the Lord’s anointed king had been reminded by the psalmist, he…

How sweet are your words to my taste; they are sweeter than honey. Your commandments give me understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life. Psalm 119:103-104 In this prayer we can join the psalmist as he expresses thankfulness for God’s words. His words nourish us, give us understanding, and keep us from deceptive ways. No wonder they are better than the choicest food! The Word of our Lord provides the fuel for our spiritual growth and health…

One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Dedicate Barnabas and Saul for the special work I have for them.” So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.Acts 13:2-3 Many of us get so enthusiastically wrapped up in the work of the Lord that we forget the God we serve. So busy do we become in ministering to others that we don’t…

Deuteronomy 1:19-33 “I said to you, ‘You have now reached the land that the Lord our God is giving us. Look! He has placed it in front of you. Go and occupy it as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you. Don’t be afraid! Don’t be discouraged!’ ”Deuteronomy 1:20-21 If we don’t learn from history, we’ll probably repeat it. Perhaps that is why Moses was careful to remind the children of Israel that their forefathers had experienced…

I tell you, use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. In this way, your generosity stores up a reward for you in heaven.Luke 16:9 People get uneasy in the pews when preachers talk about money, and many preachers get uneasy in the pulpit when it is time to talk finances. Jesus had no such reluctance. He spoke openly, unapologetically, trenchantly, and not infrequently on the subject! More often than not, he concentrated on showing how the pursuit…

Often when we consider all that goes on in this World, the presence of Evil, Wars, Destructions, and all manner of wickedness, we tend to think that God is absent. NO, God is the Ever Present One irrespective of what goes on in this World, His council and purposes will and has stood. “The Earth is the LORD’S and the Fulness thereof, the World and all who dwell in it”. This understanding must influence our thoughts and minds as we…