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Acts 18:5

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Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia and joined Paul in Corinth. After this, Paul spent all his time telling people the Good News, showing them that Jesus is the Christ.

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Sometimes I say to myself, “I will forget about the Lord. I will not speak anymore in his name.” But then his message becomes like a burning fire inside me, deep within my bones. I get tired of trying to hold it inside of me, and finally, I cannot hold it in.

But I am full of the anger of the Lord, and I am tired of holding it in. “Pour out my anger on the children who play in the street and on the young men gathered together. A husband and his wife will both be caught in his anger, as will the very old.

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I was unhappy and angry, and I felt the great power of the Lord.

But I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and strength, to tell the people of Jacob how they have turned against God, and the people of Israel how they have sinned.

I have a baptism to suffer through, and I feel very troubled until it is over.

I have five brothers, and Lazarus could warn them so that they will not come to this place of pain.’

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah.” (“Messiah” means “Christ.”)

Some people gathered around him and said, “How long will you make us wonder about you? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

and you also must tell people about me, because you have been with me from the beginning.

You yourselves heard me say, ‘I am not the Christ, but I am the one sent to prepare the way for him.’

He told us to preach to the people and to tell them that he is the one whom God chose to be the judge of the living and the dead.

The apostles, the elders, and the whole church decided to send some of their men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They chose Judas Barsabbas and Silas, who were respected by the believers.

Paul came to Derbe and Lystra, where a follower named Timothy lived. Timothy’s mother was Jewish and a believer, but his father was a Greek.

Then we went by land to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city in that part of Macedonia. We stayed there for several days.

That night Paul saw in a vision a man from Macedonia. The man stood and begged, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

He explained and proved that the Christ must die and then rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I am telling you about is the Christ.”

He argued very strongly with the Jews before all the people, clearly proving with the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

“So, all the people of Israel should know this truly: God has made Jesus —the man you nailed to the cross—both Lord and Christ.”

I warned both Jews and Greeks to change their lives and turn to God and believe in our Lord Jesus.

I know only that in every city the Holy Spirit tells me that troubles and even jail wait for me.

I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace.

We cannot keep quiet. We must speak about what we have seen and heard.”

But Saul grew more powerful. His proofs that Jesus is the Christ were so strong that his own people in Damascus could not argue with him.

The Son of God, Jesus Christ, that Silas and Timothy and I preached to you, was not yes and no. In Christ it has always been yes.

If I needed something when I was with you, I did not trouble any of you. The brothers who came from Macedonia gave me all that I needed. I did not allow myself to depend on you in any way, and I will never depend on you.

The love of Christ controls us, because we know that One died for all, so all have died.

It is hard to choose between the two. I want to leave this life and be with Christ, which is much better,

and send Timothy to you. Timothy, our brother, works with us for God and helps us tell people the Good News about Christ. We sent him to strengthen and encourage you in your faith

But Timothy now has come back to us from you and has brought us good news about your faith and love. He told us that you always remember us in a good way and that you want to see us just as much as we want to see you.

I wrote this short letter with the help of Silas, who I know is a faithful brother in Christ. I wrote to encourage you and to tell you that this is the true grace of God. Stand strong in that grace.




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