Tag Archives: being witnesses

January 28, 2014

Posted on January 31, 2014 by jgarrott

Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. In this very well-known story verse 31 is probably the most famous line, but this one struck me … Continue reading →

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January 21, 2014

Posted on January 23, 2014 by jgarrott

Acts 8:15-16 When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. … Continue reading →

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January 7, 2014

Posted on January 11, 2014 by jgarrott

Luke 24:49 “I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” This is intimately connected with John 14:12, the verse that the Lord … Continue reading →

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November 8, 2013

Posted on November 14, 2013 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 39:29 “I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.” God indeed did not hide His face from Israel after the return from … Continue reading →

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May 30, 2013

Posted on June 3, 2013 by jgarrott

1 Peter 2:16 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. There are quite a few places in the New Testament where we lose the impact of what … Continue reading →

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February 15, 2013

Posted on February 16, 2013 by jgarrott

Isaiah 62:1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch. In the Biblical scheme of things, silent believers … Continue reading →

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December 4, 2012

Posted on December 5, 2012 by jgarrott

Micah 4:2 Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his … Continue reading →

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October 9, 2012

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jgarrott

Psalm 24:5-6 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. You don’t have to read very many of … Continue reading →

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May 20, 2012

Posted on May 22, 2012 by jgarrott

Acts 1:7-8 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will … Continue reading →

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April 18, 2012

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jgarrott

Luke 11:13 “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” In the parallel passage in … Continue reading →

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