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93) Looking for Job Job 10 But you secretly intended to do these things. I know that these things are from you. - And Job is sincere when he says that! - Can you hear the devil’s laughs! - Because everything is against God as Job only knows God! - Think of today: do you hear the...

23. The Council of Jerusalem It is difficult to locate the assembly in Jerusalem because the account of the Acts of the Apostles (15, 1-34) does not coincide with what Paul says in his letter to the Galatians (2, 1-10). Today, experts agree that it is Paul who correctly situates this event...

- After his stay in Arabia and Damascus (Galatians 1, 18), Paul speaks of a first meeting with Peter and James, then of a second meeting (that of the Council) which he places “after fourteen years” (Galatians 2, 1). This therefore means that Paul has already made two mission trips, and not just...

92) God and Samuel / Samuel and God - Finally, Samuel indicates he has come for the youngest son of Jesse! - And Samuel anoints David as king of Israel! - And God’s spirit leaves Saul! - And God terrorizes him with a bad spirit! - So his servants look for someone who can play the harp...

92) If Daniel had friends… Daniel 7: - Through Chapter 7 they would remember the beasts and human powers who fight against each other showing the same pride and limitations and inconsistency with the final result of their total destruction and their replacement by God’s kingdom to open up to...

92) Looking for Job Job 10 You have given me life and loyal love; You have guarded my spirit with your care. - Isn’t it incredible how Job speaks about God! - He puts together life and loyal love! “It's the kind of love that someone demonstrates when they're keeping a promise, and...

After Paul was stoned at Lystra, his adversaries, believing their enemy to be dead, did not pursue him. And so it was that the two missionaries were able to find peace, in the peaceful town of Derbe, a Christian community recruited entirely from pagans. We read in the Acts of the Apostles that...

91) God and Samuel / Samuel and God - Samuel did what God said. When he came to Bethʹle·hem, the elders of the city were trembling at meeting him, and they said: “Does your coming mean peace?” To this he said: “It means peace. I have come to sacrifice to God. Sanctify yourselves, and come with...

91) If Daniel had friends… Daniel 6: - They would speak about Daniel and the lions’ pit! - Thinking about what happened to important people because of their pride and jealousy would mean another great source of inspiration! - They would think of such an event again and again! - It...

91) Looking for Job Job 10 With skin and flesh you clothed me, And with bones and sinews you wove me together. - God decided to make us special! - And yet, look at what we have become! - Look at that society which only knows war and violence and misery and selfishness! - Job is full...

90) God and Samuel / Samuel and God God eventually said to Samuel: “How long will you mourn for Saul now that I have rejected him from ruling as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have selected from among his sons a king for...

90) If Daniel had friends… Daniel 5: - They would speak about Daniel’s visions and dreams and their interpretations! - And Daniel 5 is also a good example of them! - Thinking about what happened to King Nebuchadnezzar because of his pride would mean a source of inspiration! - And also...

90) Looking for Job Job 10 Did you not pour me out like milk And curdle me like cheese? - From milk to cheese: Job tells us that God built us! - In fact, there is a big difference between MILK and CHEESE! - Cheese is an elaborated product! - And we are an elaborated product! - And...

89) God and Samuel / Samuel and God - When Samuel anoints Saul as king, he tells him to destroy the Amalekites because they oppose Israel when they were coming from Egypt! - So Saul goes after the Amalekites but he doesn’t kill their king Agag and keeps the best of the flock and all that is...

89) If Daniel had friends… Daniel 4: - They would speak about Daniel’s visions and dreams and their interpretations! - And Daniel 4 is a good example of them! - Thinking about what happened to King Nebuchadnezzar because of his pride would mean a source of inspiration! - They could...

89) Looking for Job Job 10 Remember, please, that you made me out of clay, But now you make me return to dust. - God creates man! - But he didn’t make us like other creatures! - We are the ones who have spiritual needs because God is our root like trees have roots and without them they...

21. Iconium and Lystra Paul and Barnabas stayed about a year in Antioch in Pisidia. They left the city in the year 46, heading east. Taking the Sebaste Way, they traveled to Iconium, located on the edge of a lake, beyond salt marshes. They probably wanted to find some solid points of support...

- During the year that they spent in Iconium, Paul and Barnabas undertook missionary expeditions in the surroundings, in these numerous peasant villages, located on the slopes of the mountains. They founded small rural communities there, which would later be administered by the Church of...

20. Paul's working method We can wonder if Paul had a method of work that he used systematically in his missionary journeys. Although he didn't always have a set plan, he knew what he wanted and where he was going. We find two constants in his movements. Paul enjoys meeting Diaspora Jews...

- Paul likes to meet the Jews of the Diaspora and to pray with them in the synagogue. There is a familiar atmosphere. - In the first place, he followed the path of the Jewish emigrants, those who were called the Jews of the Diaspora. Colonies were established in different cities of the Roman...