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THE GREATEST NEED OF MAN

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THE GREATEST NEED OF MAN Acts 16:22-31  The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten.  After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.  Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.  About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.  Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.  The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.  But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! We are all here!"  The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul a...

A walk with God

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A walk with God Genesis 5:21-24 📖 Enoch had such a close walk with the Lord that Scripture says, 'and he was not, for God took him' (Gen. 5:24).  This means that Enoch did not die, but was taken directly into the presence of the Lord. What a wonderful testimony!As we seek to follow God with passion like Enoch's, let's learn some specific steps that will help us grow in our walk with the Lord.  Reconciliation. This term essentially means 'God moving toward us.' The joy of this step is that we bear no responsibility; it's all up to Him. Through the cross of Jesus Christ, God has already made His move in our direction. (See 2 Cor. 5:18.) When we place faith in the Savior, we immediately take part in that reconciliation.  Trusting God. Our heavenly Father wants us to know He is concerned with our spiritual growth. He also wants us to trust that He has, through Christ, provided the means by which we can walk intimately with Him.  Agreement. To apprec...