As Paul, Silas and Timothy were traveling in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) they left Troas by ship landing at Neapolis (near modern day Kavala, Greece) and continuing by land to Philippi (modern day Filippoi, Greece) which was the major city in the Roman colony of Macedonia.  On the Sabbath they went to a riverside (believed to be the River Gangites, modern day River Angista) outside the city where women who believed in God had gathered to pray. 

    Lydia is only mentioned in Acts 16 and nowhere else in the scriptures.  Verses 14-15: “A woman named Lydia, from the…

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Zechariah: Fountain of Sin Opened After being in Babylon for seventy years, the Jews had returned to rebuild Jerusalem and restore the worship of God in the new temple they had built. Jehovah sent His final three Old Testament prophets … Read More →

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Forsake Not Wisdom “Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get … Read More →

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3 Prophets No More Those seventy years in Babylonian captivity had ended, and the Jews were returning to the land God promised to give to them in the days of Abraham. There were only three final books of the Old … Read More →

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“You Don’t Mess Around with…” April 1st, 1972 is probably not a date that you would remember well, but on that day, Jim Croce released his song, “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim.” The song tells the story of a … Read More →

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Recently the auditorium Bible class partook in a discussion referencing instances when God’s wrath was clearly directed at His people, those whom He loved.  The passage that came to my mind was Judges 10:10-16.

“And the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against you, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Baals.”  And the Lord said to the people of Israel, “Did I not save you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines?  The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, and…

The Dangers of Being Edgy

Terry Francis
 

Several years ago Michael Hyatt posted a blog titled “How much business is your profanity costing you?” In the blog Hyatt explains that many are using offensive language because it creates an edge. 

It seems this attempt to be edgy may answer the age-old “Why?’ that is often asked. Why do people dress…

Joyful Shouting to the Lord “Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing” (Psa. 100:1-2). These are strange words when one considers all the trials David faced. … Read More →

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The Power of Your Hand Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I … Read More →

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