I also tell you this–if two of you agree down here on earth concerning anything  you ask for, my  Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together because they are mine, I will be right there among them.  (Matthew 18:19, 20)The Living Bible

 Jesus makes such grand sweeping promises!

Reading His life story in the Gospels you see with what naturalness He could hold the masses for hours on end totally captivated by His words. 

Then came the Promises with which He punctuated those teaching sessions–they were like concentrated nuggets packed with undeniable authority!  Jesus had such a convincing way of planting seeds of acceptance in the hearts and minds of folks! 

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The Living Bible: The only thing they did suggest was that we must always remember to help the poor, and I, too, was eager for that. (Galatians 2:10)

Dear Missionary Partners

Paul  has been at his missionary ministry for the better part of 20 years.  Now, he arrives in Jerusalem and looks up the great leaders of the church.

“By the way, their being great leaders made no difference to me”, he wrote, “for all are the same to  God.”

Peter, James, and John were frankly thrilled to see Paul and get first-hand information about the powerful Spirit-guided work going on among non-Jewish foreigners.  Paul was also overjoyed to learn about the thousands of Jews coming to Christ as a result especially of Peter’s preaching.
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