Archive for June, 2005
46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ” ‘I have made you a light [...]
19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, telling the message only to Jews. 20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the [...]
11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
13 “Lord,” [...]
The Believers’ Prayer 23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heaven and [...]
17 “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men [...]
13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
We don’t often understand what it means to fear the Lord. However, when we do come to understand that its meaning is [...]
Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, [...]
Warning Against Adultery
My son, pay attention to my wisdom,listen well to my words of insight,
that you may maintain discretionand your lips may preserve knowledge.
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey,and her speech is smoother than oil;
but in the end she is bitter as gall,sharp as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;her steps [...]
Proverbs 4Wisdom Is Supreme
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;pay attention and gain understanding.
I give you sound learning,so do not forsake my teaching.
When I was a boy in my father’s house,still tender, and an only child of my mother,
he taught me and said,“Lay hold of my words with all your heart;keep my commands and you [...]
Keep me safe, O God,for in you I take refuge.
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord;apart from you I have no good thing.”
As for the saints who are in the land,they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.
The sorrows of those will increasewho run after other gods.I will not pour [...]
