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Your Champion God

Paul and his friend Barnabas begin to spread the Good News about Jesus beyond Israel.  They go up north and west through what is now the country of Turkey.  One of the features of the book of Acts is that the Apostles perform miracles, as Jesus did—and they suffer persecutions, just as Jesus did.  

A crippled man is healed by Paul. The local people think that Paul and Barnabas are some more gods to add to their list of many gods.  Paul and Barnabas take the chance to tell these people about the one true God.  The people are so happy with these two blessed apostles—but look what happens.  Just like some in the crowd that cheered for Jesus when he went into Jerusalem at the beginning of Holy Week and who turned against him on Good Friday, the same thing happens to Paul.  They stone him and leave him for dead.  But look! He just gets up and keeps on traveling and preaching!

Will you live today trusting that God who raised Jesus to life and who brought Paul back from near death, will be your champion God to love and protect you?

Acts 14

Find out all about Bible Breaths Learn More…
Example from today’s reading: v. 22
“Giving strength to each other”

Thursdays are dedicated to the letters of Paul, other letters,
the Book of Acts, and the Book of Revelation.

These Firestarters are from a new edition of The Bible Through the Seasons being developed for families with children. For the Firestarters in the original edition, I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet! Check the menu options at the site for more information.

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Reliving Sacred Events – Corrected

Listen to Pastor Nick read the “Firestarter” and Esther 9:18-23.

Birthdays and special anniversaries transform the feeling of those days by sacred remembrance. It is the same for Purim, celebrated the month before Passover. The sacred writer emphasizes repeatedly the importance of reliving this saving event by the way in which future generations re-enact it in the cycles of yearly returns. Here is the power of true celebrations: grace once poured forth is experienced again.

What are the saving events in your life that have brought you to the spiritual place where you are right now? Enter them once again, recall, and relive them until their timeless grace is released anew into your life. Beware of empty celebrations devoid of the Spirit. They tire the soul!

Esther 9—10

What are Bible Breaths? Learn More…
Example: From sorrow into gladness 9:22

Tuesdays are dedicated to the Old Testament books of history
and the Hebrew “Writings.”
In the season of Advent to Epiphany this year, we read Ruth, Esther and Proverbs 7 to 9.

 

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information