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April 25, 2012

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This coming Sunday is Fifth Sunday.

Dinner after the morning service.

No evening service.

Sign up sheet for food is on the BB.

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Acts 16 1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra:

and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named

Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was

a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: 2 Which (Timothy) was well reported of by the

brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

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3 Him (Timothy) would Paul have to go forth with

him; and took and circumcised him because of the

Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew

all that his father was a Greek. Review4 And as they went through the cities, they

delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were

ordained of the apostles and elders which were at

Jerusalem.

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5 And so were the churches established in the

faith, and increased in number daily.

True doctrine preached and taught in love

is a catalyst for growth.

Ephesians 4 11 And He (Jesus Christ) gave some

(churches), apostles; and some, prophets; and

some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting (complete furnishing -helping

them grow up able to do the work) of the saints, for

the work of the ministry, for the edifying (building

up) of the body of Christ:

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13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of

the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect (of

full age) man, unto the measure of the stature of the

fullness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no

more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about

with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of

men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in

wait to deceive;

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15 But speaking the Truth in love, may grow up

into Him in all things, which is the head, even

Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined

together and compacted (knit together) by that

which every joint supplieth *, according to the

effectual working in the measure of every

part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying

(building up) of itself in love.

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So Paul, Silas, and Timothy continued the

journey together, teaching sound doctrine.

5 And so were the churches established (made

stronger) in the faith, and increased in number

daily.

With the teaching of the doctrine of

Christianity, the churches grew to be solid in their

beliefs --

Know the Truth and live it.They could not be shaken with every wind of

doctrine that came along.

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6 Now when they had

gone throughout Phrygia

and the region of

Galatia, and were

forbidden of the Holy

Ghost to preach the word

in Asia, 7 After they were

come to Mysia, they

assayed to go into

Bithynia: but the Spirit

suffered them not.

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How these hindrances were accomplished is not

stated. It may have been circumstances, a word of

prophecy, a vision, or some other phenomenon. At

any rate, God planned for people in both Ephesus

and Bithynia to hear the Gospel at a later time.The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.

Paul and Silas understood God's Will.

Where to go, and where not to go.

What to do, and what not to do.

We must learn to see and understand His Will

in all things.

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8-10 And they passing by Mysia came down to

Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night;

There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed

him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help

us. And after he had seen the vision, immediately

we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly

gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach

the Gospel unto them.

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However God reveals His Will for us,

we must see and obey the Will of God.

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We must be sensitive to the working of the

Holy Ghost in our hearts and minds.

To do what God wants us to do will be our

greatest blessing in this life.