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... gathering together a Gentile Church at Antioch " ; it was not St. Paul's free choice or determination , but the Spirit of Jesus ' , overruling his plans , that pushed him onward into Europe ; it was the Lord Himself who made him stay in ...
... gathering together a Gentile Church at Antioch " ; it was not St. Paul's free choice or determination , but the Spirit of Jesus ' , overruling his plans , that pushed him onward into Europe ; it was the Lord Himself who made him stay in ...
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... gather round them with murmurs of wonder ; while the Jews of Jerusalem , not understanding the strange sounds , set it down to intoxication . Then St. Peter , with the Eleven around him , filled with the new inspiration , addressed to ...
... gather round them with murmurs of wonder ; while the Jews of Jerusalem , not understanding the strange sounds , set it down to intoxication . Then St. Peter , with the Eleven around him , filled with the new inspiration , addressed to ...
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... Such was the first sermon of Christ's Church , and mark the effect : three thousand were there and then gathered into covenant with God in Christ by Baptism . Was it Peter's eloquence , or Peter's power , that The Gift of the Paraclete 9.
... Such was the first sermon of Christ's Church , and mark the effect : three thousand were there and then gathered into covenant with God in Christ by Baptism . Was it Peter's eloquence , or Peter's power , that The Gift of the Paraclete 9.
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... gathered round the Apostles , and again St. Peter preached to them in the great cloister of Solomon , with the poor cripple for his text . And again the burden of his sermon was the same - the glory of the risen Lord . Yes , He it was ...
... gathered round the Apostles , and again St. Peter preached to them in the great cloister of Solomon , with the poor cripple for his text . And again the burden of his sermon was the same - the glory of the risen Lord . Yes , He it was ...
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... gathering of the Sanhedrim . All who were of the high - priestly race were summoned and attended . They were Sadducees . This is to be noticed . Before Christ's resurrection the Pharisees were His bitterest foes . Now , when the ...
... gathering of the Sanhedrim . All who were of the high - priestly race were summoned and attended . They were Sadducees . This is to be noticed . Before Christ's resurrection the Pharisees were His bitterest foes . Now , when the ...
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Page 39 - And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
Page 108 - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Page 118 - And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms concerning me.
Page 107 - Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me...
Page 118 - Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come; that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people and to the Gentiles.
Page 107 - And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there : save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Page 111 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned ? 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest ; for this man is a Roman.
Page 114 - And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.