Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

Paul’s example pointed him out as a true shepherd—a man after Jesus’ heart. He cared so deeply that he wasn’t worried about being liked. His had to be an unpopular ministry then just as it is today. But he didn’t care. He warned them repeatedly with tears from a broken heart…

It takes God’s supernatural power for us to manifest His power to endure through difficult trials. If we try to endure in our strength we will fail. Persevering is a sign of maturity as a believer. There is a great desire by many Christians for supernatural power from God but far too few ask God in prayer (as Paul is doing here) for the supernatural power of God to suffer through trials and attacks that may appear impossible to survive…

Here’s something we need to consider seriouslty tonight. If life is in the blood, we who are true believers needs to understand that, since God gave us life in His blood, our lives belong to Him! Not to ourselves; we can’t just do what we want to do. That’s why Jesus said we must eat His flesh and drink His blood. It is an act of total surrender (that’s why the massive crowd left Him. They wanted His miraculous powers but they didn’t want to lose their own lives to get it).

From Acts 20:7  'On the first day of the week we came together to break bread...'.  Notice when they met—on the 1st day of the week—Sunday! This is the clearest reference to early church tradition establishing Sunday, instead of the Jewish Sabbath, as the day for formal worship. Why the change? To celebrate the resurrection—our most sacred event…

Here is something for all of us to think about: we (humans) used to believe that our sex lives were our business and no one else’s.  God declares that our sexuality is His business!  And we are forced to agree…