The Outtop Presents The rst two stanzas of Amazing Grace Amazing grace (how sweet the sound) That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see.
Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I rst believed! A very popular Christian song, Amazing Grace-published in 1779-was written by a preacher named John Newton. Source: hymnary.org/text/ amazing_grace_how_sweet_the_sound
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Bible Insights Newsletter (3rd Quarter 2023) Luke 7: Jesus Teaches and Heals “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard” Luke 7:22 Have you ever decided to do the right thing even though your friends and/or family
We must begin by saying that we stand tell you otherwise? Perhaps everyone else was doing something you knew wasn’t with God’s people. There is no place right and they were urging you to do what they were doing. But you stood up to for violence and hatred. We all want them and said “No, I’m not doing that.” We all reach many forks in the road with peace. In this edition of the Bible Insights Newsletter, we continue our reading in the book of Luke - chapter 7 to be exact. As we pour through Luke 7, we see that Jesus continues to be very busy wherever He goes. Our prophet focus is on Malachi and God’s message he conveys to God’s People in chapter 1. You will also find a new section called Current Issues Impacting God’s People on page 5. We hope you enjoy this quick read and then either read the entire chapter of Luke 7 in your Bible or listen to audios of the chapter below! God Bless!
Alda Don’t have a Bible? Here are audios of Luke 7: Luke 7:1-10 (Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant) Luke 7:11-17 (Jesus Raises a Widow's Son) Luke 7:18-35 (Messengers From John the Baptist)
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Luke 7:36-50 (A Sinful Woman Forgiven)
one choice being better than the other. In this newsletter, we read of men and women who chose to display their faith in Jesus in spite of whatever persecution they would face. From the beginning of Luke 7, we continue to read of the healing of the sick and raising of the dead performed by Christ. There was astonishment throughout the crowds of people who witnessed such acts! Christ would then go on to acknowledge John the Baptist, the predecessor to Christ the Messiah. Matthew Henry states that he “was a man of integrity, steadiness, and faithfulness. Forgiveness for a woman who did not hesitate to show her faith in Christ is discussed at the end of the chapter. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 (ESV) Luke 7:1-10 The Healing of a Centurion’s Servant You may be asking what is a centurion? During the periods of Roman dominance, the last being from 31 BC to AD476, the army consisted of centurions who were Roman officers. Each of these men commanded a group or squadron of 100