Closer To Heaven
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The pooling of goods in the early church was not compulsory; that is, it was not a formal condition of membership. Yet, there certainly were several examples of voluntary generosity that inspired the whole community. One such example was Barnabas ( Acts 4:36-37 ) , who will play an important role later in the book.
Read more at the source: Wednesday: Ananias and Sapphira
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Image © Pacific Press from GoodSalt.com Read for This Week’s Study: Acts 2:42-46 ; Acts 4:34-35 ; Acts 3:1-26 ; Acts 4:1-18 ; Acts 5:1-11 ; Acts 5:34-39 . Memory Text: “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people” ( Acts 2:46-47 , NIV) .
Read more at the source: Sabbath: Life in the Early Church
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In conversation with a young adult I’ll call Sophie, we talked about the suicide of a friend of hers I’ll call Tommy. “He was the life of the party!” Sophie said, “He lit up the room. Everyone felt like his best friend.” Clearly this Tommy’s relational life thrived. “But he didn’t know what to do with his life. Everyone else was choosing careers and he just didn’t have a direction
Read more at the source: Dear Tommy: You Didn’t Leave Us, We Left You
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You can view an in-depth discussion of “Pentecost” in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. (Adobe Flash Player version.) A Youtube version of this week’s lesson at Hope Sabbath School is below. Hope Sabbath School You can download the video , the MP3 audio , and the lesson outline from the HopeTV Sabbath School Site. You might also want to bookmark the HopeSS YouTube Channel. Click Here to Watch
Read more at the source: HopeSS: Pentecost
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Peter’s hearers were cut to the heart by his words. Some of them might have been among those who asked for Jesus’ crucifixion a few weeks before ( Luke 23:13-25 ) . But now, persuaded that Jesus of Nazareth was indeed God’s appointed Messiah, they cried out in sorrow: “What shall we do?” ( Acts 2:37 ) . Read Acts 2:38 .
Read more at the source: Thursday: The Firstfruits
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