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Day 63 - Lawsuits and Forgiveness

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Prayer Suggestion I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come?  My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heav'n and earth.  He will not let your foot be moved, and he who watches over you will not fall asleep. The Lord himself watches over you; the Lord is your shade at your right hand, so that the sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night, The Lord shall preserve you from evil; it is he who shall keep you safe.  The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth forevermore.  Psalm 121 (Book of Common Prayer | p. 234 Noon Eucharist, 5 Oct 21, Trinity Wall St | Choral Prelude: Margaret Burk - I Lift Up My Eyes ) +++ The Bible in Time | Tuesday | Week after the 20th Sunday after the Pentecost   New Testament Study, Day 63 | Today - Day 63 | Reflections on 1 Corinthians 6 : Next - Day 64 | Reflections on 1 Corinthians 7: +++ Reflection Today’s Reading -    Dear Friends in Christ,  In...

Day 8 - NT Study - Year 35 CE

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Screen Shot - dwe Tuesday, 12 January 2021 First Week of Epiphany Bible in Time: New Testament Study The year that we are studying | 35 CE/ad Today: Acts 5 | Revo. pp. 43 - 44 Tomorrow: Acts 6 | Revo. pp. 45 - 46 January Assignments Calendar Prayer Suggestion:  DailyOffice.org | Click here Dear Friends in Christ, Edwards Key points - Pilate just one more year to reign in Judea 12 brought for arrest Gamaliel (Paul’s teacher) suggests a “wait and see” attitude for this new sect. My Thoughts- Ananias & Sapphira lie about holding back some of the proceeds of property sale and are struck down dead. The Church continues to grow in Jerusalem. The high priest becomes jealous of the new sect attracting people, arrests the leaders, angels do jail break. Church leadership wants to kill new sect leaders but one of the wise ones tells them if it is of God it will last - if it does not come from God ... it will fade. They whip them and let them go. They rejoice to be able to suffer for the ...