May I have a WORD with you?
Helping ordinary people read the Bible for the sake of life application and a godly transformation. In other words, for the sake of becoming more like Jesus.
May I have a WORD with you?
Ep 048 (S3E4) μεγάλεῖα - Part One
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John
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Season 3
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Episode 4
God’s Conspicuous Favor for You
References:
- The story of how I came to understand our word.
- Teaching in Myanmar
- 1 Peter?
- No. Acts!
- Jesus’ Authority, His Kingdom and
- His Commissioning of Ordinary People
- Who, with Boldness will
- Join Jesus on His Mission without Hindrance
- Teaching in Myanmar
- Acts 2:1-13
- The gift of the Holy Spirit
- The mighty works God has done
- μεγάλεῖα (megaleia) - v 11
- What was it that people were hearing in their own language?
- A doctrinal argument for faith in Jesus?
- An historical account of what God had done, like Stephen’s account in Acts 7
- A sermon like Peter’s in Acts 2:14-41?
- Or personal testimonies of God’s mighty works in the lives of each disciple?
- magnificent, excellent, splendid, wonderful
- to do great things for one (show one conspicuous favors)
- Luke 1:46-55 - the Magnificat
- v 49 - “For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me.”
- What was it that people were hearing in their own language?
- μεγάλεῖα (megaleia) - v 11
- Revelation 12:10-12
- v 11 - “by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony”
- v 12 - “the devil has come down to you in great anger, knowing that he has little time.