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Abigail loses everything and is left with little promise of a normal life. When she discovers the Messiah and joins his followers, she also discovers new meaning and purpose. Maybe she does have a future after all. But increasing persecution is scattering the burgeoning group "to the ends of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Abigail: A young Judean who is a follower of the Way.
- Jacob: Abigail's brother who wishes to be a Roman soldier.
- Stephen: A faithful follower of the Lord and well known among the followers of the Way.
- Linux: A Roman soldier who is a friend of Alban.
- Ezra: A successful Hebrew merchant and widower with several children.
- Alban: Add a description of this character.
- Peter
- Gamaliel
- Martha
- Leah
- Marcellus
- Sapphira
- Nedra
- Herod
- Saul
- Solomon
- Pontius Pilate
- Bruno Aetius
- Enos
- Miriam
- Julian
- Aurelius
- Ananias
- James
- Cyrus
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“Lord, do not charge them with this sin.”
Stephen (page-376)
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'So that is what we pray for. That God will give you the wisdom and the faith to look beyond this moment. To know that whatever lies ahead, he has prepared the way. And he will have you ready for it as long as you are faithfully following him.'
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'0 Lord God,' she breathed fervently, 'may I be able to serve as you served when you were with us. I will joyfully lend my hands, my heart to the task before me, in your name. Strengthen me to serve. Give wisdom. Supply the means to meet the needs. Make me a blessing to all whom I touch, I pray with thanksgiving.'
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Only God knows the plan he has for you. We must continue to pray for his will to be done. He has promised to answer, and he keeps his promises. So answer he will-in his own time and way. Whatever your future holds, this I know. He will not desert you. Your duty, my dear, is to seek his will and to walk in his way.'
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'Lord,' she began, 'we come to you in the name of the dear Savior, our Lord, asking for healing for this your child. You see our need clearly. We have nothing to offer but ourselves. You have asked us to pray in faith, knowing and believing that you do all things well. Reveal to us your purpose. Work out your will. Help us to accept what you desire to give. In the name of our Lord Jesus we pray. Amen.'
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Peter opened his heart and mind to the Spirit's movement and acted as he was directed. Nothing more. We are merely hands and feet for the Spirit's use.'
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'It is true we all have fears attack us,' he was saying. 'We do not speak of it-but it is there. In those times we realize more than ever that we need God. That is when we pray with the most sincerity. That is when he answers with the most fatherly compassion. His presence is most intimate, most precious, and most reassuring, in those times of fear.'
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We must share his truth-to change our world. To make it a place filled with love rather than hate. With peace, rather than war. With mercy, rather than revenge. With holiness, rather than evil.
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'If we are to fight evil in our world-as we are called to do-we cannot harbor deceitfulness in our hearts. May God give us the courage and the strength and the wisdom to live as he wants us to live. He is a holy God. And he is also a God of love. He desires only our good.
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And here is the key. Our God has been with us all along. Our God awaits the moment when we turn to him and ask his forgiveness, his blessing, his anointing, his peace.'
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'I believe the Lord performed this fearsome sign so we would clearly understand that choices must be made. Either we are fully with him, or we are with the world. We will soon be forced to declare our allegiance, and in doing so, we must accept that the world may then cast us out.'
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First Sentence edit
Abigail quietly withdrew from the celebration and limped into the shadows' coolness.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 3 in Acts of Faith. (standard series)
Preceded by The Centurion's Wife , and followed by The Damascus Way.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Davis Bunn (Author)
- Janette Oke (Author)
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- Dewey: 813.54
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