Category Archives: discernment

unteaching

unteaching Acts 15:22-35 (JDV) Acts 15:22 Then the missionaries and the elders, with the whole congregation, decided to select men who were among them and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas, both … Continue reading

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just like us

just like us Acts 14:8-20 (JDV) Acts 14:8 In Lystra a man was sitting who was without strength in his feet, had never walked, and had been lame from birth. Acts 14:9 He listened as Paul spoke. After looking directly … Continue reading

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letting them go

letting them go Acts 13:1-3 (JDV) Acts 13:1 Now in the congregation at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Acts 13:2 … Continue reading

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patience to keep knocking

patience to keep knocking Acts 12:6-19 (JDV) Acts 12:6 When Herod was about to bring him out for trial, that very night Peter, tied up with two chains, is sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the … Continue reading

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pre-work

pre-work Acts 10:1-8 (JDV) Acts 10:1 There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment. Acts 10:2 He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did … Continue reading

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always resisting

always resisting Acts 7:1-60 (JDV) Acts 7:1 “Are these things true?” the high priest asked. Acts 7:2 “Brothers and fathers,” he replied, “listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he resided … Continue reading

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adding new leaders

adding new leaders Acts 6:1-7 (JDV) Acts 6:1 However, in those days, when the disciples were increasing, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. Acts … Continue reading

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focus

focus Acts 1:6-11 (JDV) Acts 1:6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?” Acts 1:7 But he said to them, “It is not for you to know … Continue reading

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Levi’s faithful one

Levi’s faithful one Deuteronomy 33:8-11 (JDV) Deuteronomy 33:8 He said about Levi: Your Darks and Lights belong to your faithful one; you tested him at Massah and contended with him at the Water of Meribah. Deuteronomy 33:9 He said about … Continue reading

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no other contestants

no other contestants Deuteronomy 32:36-39 (JDV) Deuteronomy 32:36 Yahveh will indeed vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees that their strength is gone and no one is left – slave or free. Deuteronomy 32:37 He … Continue reading

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