“ HOW TO WIN
Integrity means doing what we say will do and doing it to a standard of holiness and righteousness
Of course, this is relevant in sport, but I like it because it let’s us know that to win is something you do. It is a target you smash, a goal you reach. To be a winner is not passive and no matter how many times you have failed, you as a person cannot be defined as a loser because each activity gives you a new chance to win. Below are some tips that will help you to win in your next assignment. 30 | Sunrise Autumn 2019
1. Stand strong in the face of persecution In Acts 6-7 we read about a great man called Stephen. He wasn’t one of the Apostles. He was selected to help serve food to the widows so that the Apostles could spend more time in prayer. He didn’t seem insulted by this. He was selected because he was deemed to be someone of wisdom and faith who was full of the Holy Spirt. Even though he was basically a food server to widows, he performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. I imagine lines of widows turning up to receive their food but
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here are many definitions of the word ‘winner’ but what that I like a lot is from the Cambridge dictionary. Winner - a goal or shot that wins a match or point.
in addition to being given food, blind eyes were being healed and the lame were walking. Could this be you or you are waiting to be married or waiting until you have a ministerial title or a level of education? Anytime someone is enthusiastic for God, next thing, persecution comes. Some men from the synagogue started to debate with Stephen but found that they couldn’t beat his wisdom. If we translate this into today’s setting, some people in the church were jealous of what Stephen was doing and tried to bring him down
