SIX BENEFITS OF THE PRIESTLY BLESSINGS (May the Lord) bless you and protect you. May (the Lord) smile on youand be gracious to you. May (the Lord) show you his favor and give you his peace.’. (Numbers 6:24-26 NLT) God wants to bless us. That’s why in this Bible passage, God told Aaron to bless…
LEADERS CAMP NEAR THE TEMPLE The area in front of the Tabernacle, in the east toward the sunrise, was reserved for the tents of Moses and of Aaron and his sons, who had the final responsibility for the sanctuary on behalf of the people of Israel. Anyone other than a priest or Levite who went…
IN THE TEMPLE AND FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.” (Acts 5:42 NLT). Why do we have services in the temple in ACFC?Why do we meet in Houses of Peace?Why do we have discipleships…
PRAYER, THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND COURAGE After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness. (Acts 4:31 NLT) Just like the book of Acts tells us what the apostles experienced when they prayed, you and I can also experiment…
SHOW US YOUR WILL, GOD Then they all prayed, “O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs.” (Acts 1:24-25 NLT) Life would be so easy if we all consulted…
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN’T ANYMORE? Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before…
WE SHOULD DO HIS WILL Then I said, ‘Look, I have come to do your will, O God—as is written about me in the Scriptures.’” (Hebrews 10:7 NLT) Why did we come into this world? To do his will. We all came into this world to do the will of God on this Earth. We…
THERE IS NO REINCARNATION And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, (Hebrews 9:27 NLT) There are people who believe that when they die, they will be reborn into another body. There are variations, as some believe they will reincarnate into another human body and others, such as…
LIVING IN THE WILL OF GOD For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. (Hebrews 6:10 NLT). There are so many people who live outside of the will of…
DISCERN AND TEACH You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean. And you must teach the Israelites all the decrees that the Lord has given them through Moses.” (Leviticus 10:10-11 NLT). Discernment and teachings. In a modern society that evolves quickly, it is easy to lose…