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Acts Devotionals

Correcting Error

I feel that we have answered the question … “How do we know something is genuine?” with specific reference to … “How do you know a conversion is genuine?” We are trying to get into the minds of those from the Party of the Pharisees who taught that Gentiles needed to be circumcised to become […]

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Born into the Kingdom

We started off yesterday asking the question … “How do we know something is genuine?” The purpose for this question is to go further and ask … “How do you know a conversion is genuine?” The passage we are digging into is Ac 15:1 Some men came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the […]

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Genuine?

How do we know something is genuine? How do mathematicians prove something? They observe, conclude and then create. Keep these thoughts in your mind as you think through this … (1) “People are still flocking to Asbury University in Wilmore where a spontaneous revival that broke out on February 8, 2023 is still ongoing. The university […]

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Fruits of the Journey

Facebook has a section called “Marketplace”. I have been scrolling through what’s on offer as we need a few items. I found a bookcase that fits perfectly in a gap in our room for $25, which I collected. A successful trip … and now we have a bookcase. To prevent going downstairs to warm coffee […]

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Commitment

After the Members Meeting in our Church yesterday to elect two new elders, the chairman of the Session (Church Council), went to congratulate the one new elder candidates. His eyes were tearing … these were tears of joy. You see, for some time, both he and the other two elders were running the Church without […]

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Reputation

We live in a neighborhood where people are very friendly to each other. As you drive past someone walking their children or dogs, there will be a hand greeting. In the shops, the shoppers and staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful … but it is seldom that you speak to your neighbors. You almost never […]

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Do Not Be Hasty

Maybe you too have used the term … “When the tyre hits the road” or “the proof is in the pudding” … (the proof is in the eating). When one makes a hasty decision, it could backfire and cause a disaster. That is when the tyre hits the road. A long time back I met […]

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Leading Children

Those who are older will recall how scared we were as children to offend or disobey our parents. The tomato box plank for mom or dad’s belt were never too far away. Generally they spoke once and we obeyed … and then came along Doctor Spock, the American pediatrician … who revolutionized the way parents […]

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Freedom, Contentment, and Service

There are some people who are naturally argumentative. They might be bad-tempered, but generally it seems they love to be right all the time and argue their point until they win or the other person backs down. I attended a meeting where various points were raised on the agenda. Most of them were calling for […]

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Gentleness

Have you observed how the “old man” tends to expose itself at the worst possible times? Naturally this could amount to just about any of the acts of the sinful nature. Once I wrote about a lecturer when I was at Bible School. He was a great guy and helped me tremendously is so many […]