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Acts Chapter 13: Verse 1 (NIV)  Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. As we celebrate Father’s Day today, what strikes me in this verse is that one of the leaders in the Church at Antioch, Manaen, had…

Acts Chapter 11: Verses 22-24 (NIV) News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and…

Acts Chapter 10: Verses 28-32 (NIV)  He said to them: “You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.  So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May…

2 Samuel Chapter 24: Verse 10 (NIV) David was conscience-stricken after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, Lord, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing.” 2 Samuel Chapter 24: Verse 14 (NIV) David…

Psalm 73: verses 15-17 (NIV) If I had spoken out like that,    I would have betrayed your children.When I tried to understand all this,    it troubled me deeplytill I entered the sanctuary of God;    then I understood their final destiny. In this Psalm we see the psalmist counsel against speaking out in anger regarding difficult situations that we don’t understand.…

13 June 2023 – What have I learned today? Acts Chapter 8: Verses 26-29 (NLT) Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”  So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a] eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of…

2 Samuel Chapter 16: Verse 3 (NLT) “And where is Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson?” the king asked him. “He stayed in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied. “He said, ‘Today I will get back the kingdom of my grandfather Saul.’” 2 Samuel Chapter 19: Verses 24-30 (NLT) Now Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, came down from Jerusalem to meet the king. He had…

2 Samuel Chapter 18: Verses 2-4 (NIV) David sent out his troops, a third under the command of Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. The king told the troops, “I myself will surely march out with you.” But the men said, “You must not go out; if…

Acts Chapter 6: Verses 2-3 (NIV) So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the…

2 Samuel Chapter 14: Verse 14 (NLT) “All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him.” Romans Chapter 5:…