Now, he exhorts them to follow his example in leading the church, protecting their people from false teachers, and sacrificing worldly gain to bring others to ...

4 янв. 2024 г. · Our Lord taught the blessedness of giving. Giving aligns with Jesus' example and serves as a testament to the gospel.

Giving is, therefore, part of growth in Christ. To withhold, to only receive from others, is to thwart the Spirit-controlled growth in the likeness of Christ.

7 июл. 2023 г. · It is more blessed to give than receive because joyful giving expresses our happiness and contentment found in the promises of God.

The weak aren't the idle who need admonishment. Rather, as in Acts 20:35, they are those who are young in the faith and the spiritually immature.

Thus dying, it will be blessed to leave the world; and thus would the example of the saints live in the memory of survivors long after they themselves have ...

16 июн. 2021 г. · This phrase directs Christians to the very heart of Jesus Christ, who, came to earth in humble circumstances and traded earthly riches.

But the greater blessings fall on the giver than on the recipient because "it is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35).

Acts 20:32-35. Paul ends his speech to the Ephesian elders with his own personal example of being free from greed and covetousness. He commits these men to ...