by Susan Barnes | 23 Jan 2023 | Short Devotion
“All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.” 1 Timothy 6:1 Paul was most concerned about the way Christians conduct themselves in their communities. Whatever we...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Jan 2023 | Short Devotion
“Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this...
by Susan Barnes | 29 Jun 2022 | Communion Talks
For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Nov 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “You say, ‘Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.’ The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.”...
by Susan Barnes | 5 Sep 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Then Agrippa said to Festus, ‘I would like to hear this man myself.’ He replied, ‘Tomorrow you will hear him.’” Acts 25:22 Paul aroused the curiosity of Jewish and Roman leaders. This is an...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Aug 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, ‘Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.’”Acts 23:11 Paul’s trip to Jerusalem is a...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Aug 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “[the Lord] said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’ … Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”...
by Susan Barnes | 4 Jul 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. Paul wanted to take him [Timothy] along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. Acts 16:3 Paul didn’t...
