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MAKING DECISIONS BY LOT

October 30, 2019Uncategorized1 Chronicles, acts, apostles, bag, Bible, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, Canaan, casting, Christ, Christian, christian studies, christianity, coin, coin flipping, colored, colored stones, container, crucifixion, David, disputes, duties, event, flipping, gatekeeper, goats, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, ground, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus clothes, Joshua, Judas, jug, Levite, lot casting, lots, Matthew, Matthias, modern times, new testament, Old Testament, Proverbs, rolling, roman, sacrificial, sacrificial goats, scapegoat, stones, theologyabarkley8

Cast-Lots

This verse refers to the ancient custom of casting lots to settle disputes or make important decisions (read Josh 1:7). We might compare the practice to flipping a coin or drawing straws in modern times. Continue reading MAKING DECISIONS BY LOT →

MEN OF THE BIBLE “THOMAS: BELIEF INTERRUPTED”

June 7, 2019Uncategorizedapostle, apostles, Belief Interrupted, bold, Christ, crucified, crucifixion, disbelief, Disciples, finger, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, hands, hole, jesus, Jesus Christ, John, judea, Lazarus, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Men of the Bible, nails, resurrection, scars, side, Thomas, twelve apostles, wombsabarkley8

thomas-the-incredulity-of-st-thomas-by-caravaggio

For all we know, Thomas may have been the boldest of Jesus 12 disciples-a paragon of courageous service and unshakable loyalty. The New Testament offers evidence to support the notion. After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, some of the disciples were reluctant to return to Judea, where an attempt had been made of Jesus life. Thomas was the one who finally said, “Let’s go so that we may die with Him” (John 11:16) Continue reading MEN OF THE BIBLE “THOMAS: BELIEF INTERRUPTED” →

MEN OF THE BIBLE (MATTHEW: TAX COLLECTOR TURNED EVANGELIST)

February 16, 2019Uncategorizedapostles, diciples, doctor, evangelist, galilee, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Luke, luxury, Mark, Matthew, Men of the Bible, pharisees, poor, rich, tax collecotors, tax collectorabarkley8

saint-matthew-guido-reni

Today we know Matthew as the one of the four beloved writers whom God used to chronicle the life of Jesus so we would have it, could refer to it, and could be transformed by it. But Matthew wouldn’t have felt the love during his era. He was from Galilee, and while Rome occupied the area, collaborators like Matthew were the ones who collected taxes for them. Tax collectors were also known to becomes rich by charging more than was due. Continue reading MEN OF THE BIBLE (MATTHEW: TAX COLLECTOR TURNED EVANGELIST) →

WHO DIED AND MADE YOU AN APOSTLE?

October 3, 2017Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, acts, apostles, Disciples, God, Holy Bible, James, jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Judas, Luke, Mark, Matthew, paul, peter, philip, Thomasabarkley8

“JESUS”

That’s the answer Paul gives to critics who say he isn’t in the same league as Jesus’ disciples-a dozen men who share the highest office in the early church. The closest the Bible comes to defining apostle is when the word first shows up-when Jesus” 11 disciples search for someone to replace Judas. Candidates must come “from among the men who were with us the entire time we were traveling with the Lord Jesus-from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us” (Acts 1:21-22). There’s no hint that Paul ever met Jesus during that time. Paul didn’t even convert until about five years after

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HOW TO BRING OTHERS TO JESUS ( JOHN 1:35-46)

September 25, 2017Uncategorizedandrew, apostles, Bible, bring to christ, Disciples, find, friends, God, Holy Bible, Jesus Christ, John, Nathanael, philip, show, steps, tellabarkley8

helpingafriend

Having friends is great. There’s so much to share-books, music, sports, complaints about parents, even clothes. How much do you share your faith with your friends? Do they know how much you care about God? When Jesus called his first followers, he didn’t place an ad in the local newspaper or hire an employment agency. He simply asked

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