David Ephraim

The Twofold Attack Upon the Church

Acts 20:29-31 (NKJV)
For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

Jews and Greeks Wiorshipped

Acts 18:4 (NKJV)
And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.

God Will Use The Heathen

2 Chronicles 35:21-22 (NKJV)
But he sent messengers to him, saying, What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; for God commanded me to make haste. Refrain from meddling with God, who is with me, lest He destroy you.

Sabbath Worship

Acts 17:2-3 (NKJV)
Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

Acts 17:17 (NKJV)
Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.

Sabbath Worship

Acts 16:13-15 (NKJV)
And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.

The Spirit Leads Where It's Needed

Acts 16:6-7 (NKJV)
Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.

Hebrews 3:14

Hebrews 3:14 (NKJV)
For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,

Spiritually Mixed Marriages Forbidden

Deuteronomy 7:2-4 (NKJV)
and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you, you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them.

Wisdom can bring sorrow

Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

Bearing Fruits

John 15:5-9 (NKJV)
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

John 15:16 (NKJV)
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.

Beware if Idolatry

Deuteronomy 4:15-19 (NKJV)
Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no form when the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire,

God's Commandments

Deuteronomy 4:2 (NKJV)
You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

A lazy man's work

Proverbs 24:30-32 (NKJV)
I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;

Don't Fret because of the wicked

Proverbs 24:19 (NKJV)
Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the wicked;

Handling the failure of the wicked

Proverbs 24:17 (NKJV)
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

Envious of the wicked

Proverbs 24:1 (NKJV)
Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;

Wisdom response to advice

Proverbs 12:15 (NIV)
The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

Immoral Woman

Proverbs 5:3-5 (NKJV)
For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;

Increased Faith

Luke 17:5 (NKJV)
And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.

Wisdom Benefit

Proverbs 2:10-19 (NKJV)
When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,

Giver of Wisdom

Proverbs 2:6 (NKJV)
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;

Theological pluralism isn't God's plan

Luke 12:51 (NKJV)
Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.

Power in other folds

Luke 9:49-50 (NKJV)
Now John answered and said, Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.

We Are God's Wonderfully Creation

Psalm 139:13-14 (NKJV)
For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mothers womb.

Our true family

Luke 8:19-21 (NKJV)
Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd.