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1.  COLOSSIANS 1:24 Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. (NIV) 

No matter what version you read it in it is not encouraging!!!!!Or is it? 

 ^{2.COLOSSIANS 1: 24} Who  now  rejoice  in  my  sufferings  for  you , and  fill up  that which is behind  of the afflictions  of Christ in  my  flesh  for  his  body’s  sake , which is  the church ^(KJV) 

²⁴ I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am completing what remains of Christ’s sufferings for his body, the church.(NLT) 

Its talking about Paul getting a hard time and to quote a very wise man – Maxwell Smart – and loving it. Well I don’t know if he was loving it but he had a really interesting perspective on suffering.   (more…)

Hebrews 6:1-2 

HEB 6:1 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, 2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting, we will do so.  (more…)

  I read the passage about taking up the cross and following Jesus the other day. It sounds like hard work. Crosses are big things, heavy stuff, and usually not very easy to carry.So I have come up with some convenient ways of carrying a cross.  (more…)

       MT 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the

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Acts 15 is a watershed the Jesus message could have been lost in a Jewish sect if the issues presented to the Jerusalem Council hadn’t been dealt with.

When you look at it, the future of Christianity depended on just a few people.

Paul and Barnabas v2 and v12

Peter v6

James v13

Let me point something weird out. There is no mention of the process of decision making. None at all.

The principles are there:

V7 – Much discussion

V2 – Sharp dispute and debate.

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