An opportunity to witness about Jesus
“So he (Philip) started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch,… This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. The Spirit told Philip, ‘Go to that chariot and stay near it.’ Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ Philip asked. ‘How can I,’ he said, ‘unless someone explains it to me?’ So, he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.” (Acts 8:27-31)
The words we say matter
Matthew 12:33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.”
A holiday of joy
Let’s deviate on our tour through Jesus’ Bible and look briefly at one of the Biblical fall festivals. Please take out your Bible and read John 7:37-39.
Proclaiming Jesus continues
“After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many Samaritan villages.” (Acts 8:25)
A major turning point for the world
Matthew 12:14 “But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.”
Our High Priest in Heaven
What is Jesus doing these days?
Who is your real God?
“Peter answered: ‘May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.’ Then Simon (the sorcerer) answered, ‘Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.’” (Acts 8:20-24)
An amazing opportunity
Matthew 11:20 “Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.”
Jazz Vespers in concert Oct. 1
XENIA — Christ Episcopal Church Xenia is hosting a Jazz Vespers concert at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1.
The day of the blasts
Psalm 89:15 states “How blessed are the people who know the sound of the blast!” Tucked into this rather lengthy psalm appears a quick encouragement for any of those who understand what it means to hear a trumpet blast. Yet, this is not the random, meaningless wailing of your neighbor’s child as he practices the trombone. From the vantage point of the psalmist, what could the “blast” mean?
