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Becoming (Like) Onesiphorus

- August 07, 2021

" The Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus , because he often refreshed me and showed me kindness [comforting and reviving me like fresh air] and he was not ashamed of my chains [for Christ’s sake]" -Apostle Paul 2 Timothy 1:16 [This is the 17th message of this series] Great Comfort In one of the two letters that Paul wrote to Timothy, the leader of the first church in the City of Ephesus, he mentioned a man named Onesiphorus, who Paul was most grateful for. Onesiphorus of Ephesus Aside from two mentions of his name in the second letter to Timothy, we know nothing more about this man. We know he lives in Ephesus and was a member of the church there. And we know that he was a blessing to Paul during the times that he needed refreshing. Those times were when so many others have abandoned him because of his imprisonment. This was a time of uncertainty and persecution. Believers were afraid to be tagged as followers of Christ because they might suffer the sam

The Shepherd and His Flock

“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.

Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

John 10 (NIV 84)

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If you have issues with Hillsong or Bethel or Elevation or any of the so-called heretical churches or preachers, we are not condoning any false teachings. There is always something we can find wrong in all churches, including the one we call ours. But there is one faith, there is one baptism, there is One God, there is One Spirit and One Savior, Jesus Christ. If we agree on all these then let's all work together for good. The Lord is coming back. Let us stop wasting time with nitpicking, criticizing other believers because they wear strange clothes or sing weird songs, or read a version of the bible we don't, or speak in tongues or do or believe something which we don't, instead let us do what God has really called us to do. God has called each one of us to do something. Let's do that.