Be Quick to Show Compassion

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Acts 20:1-12.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

Acts 20:1 (NIV)
1  When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, said good-by and set out for Macedonia.
 
On verse 1:  When all the chaos and upheaval in Ephesus (see Acts 19) had died down, Paul meets with the Christians in Ephesus (possibly in a secure hiding place) and encourages them before leaving for Macedonia.  This might have been the last time that Paul saw most of the Christians in Ephesus. 

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Quieting the Unrest in Your Heart

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Acts 19:28-41.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

Acts 19:28 (NIV)
28  When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”  

On verse 28:  Artemis was believed to be the many breasted goddess of fertility and should not be confused with Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt.  According to the New American Commentary, the temple of Artemis was located in Ephesus and was very large at over 50,000 square feet (about 165 feet by 345 feet).  Ephesus was thus the centre for the worship of Artemis and Ephesus’ economy was closely connected with Artemis worship.

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Lamed神的话安定在天

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诗篇 119:89-96

89 耶和华啊，祢的话安定在天，直到永远。
90祢祢的诚实存到万代，你坚定了地，地就长存。
91 天地照祢的安排存到今日，万物都是祢的仆役。
92 我若不是喜爱祢的律法，早就在苦难中灭绝了。
93 我永不忘记祢的训词，因祢用这训词将我救活了。
94 我是属祢的，求祢救我，因我寻求了祢的训词。
95 恶人等待我，要灭绝我，我却要揣摩祢的法度。
96 我看万事尽都有限，唯有祢的命令极其宽广。

Lamed 神的话安定在天，坚定了地，信实存到万代（诗119:89-96）

神的话语安定在天，直到永远，坚定了地，地就长存；神的诚实存到万代。

在苦难中，我喜爱神的律法，不致被灭绝，我记得神的训词，得以被救活。

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