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StoneCreek

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www.rossvillechurch.com

781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741

July 1, 2012

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Fifth SundayJuly 29, 2012

Four by Grace will be singing in the Sunday

morning service.

We will eat together at Constitution Hall in Fort Oglethorpe.

No evening service

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Brother Doyle Ratterlee will be with us in revival Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,

August 8, 9. 10

Meetings will begin each night at 7:00

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The Bowmans will be with us, leading worship,

Saturday, December 29th at 6:00 PM.

Come, worshipwith us.

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The Romans did not allow new religions to be brought forth, but did allow existing religions

to continue to be practiced.

The unbelieving Jews in Corinth joined together in a mob, seized

Paul, and brought him before Gallio, the Roman Governor of that area.

Gallio saw Christianity as just another sect of Judaism.

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17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

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The unbelieving Jews stirred up a mob,and it turned on them.

Sosthenes had evidently become ruler of the syna-gogue in place of Crispus (who got saved) and had led in the Jews’ charge against Paul. He may well be the same Sosthenes who was later converted to Christianity and was referred to in 1 Corinthians 1:1.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty

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18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow (Nazirite vow).

Part of a Nazirite vow was to let your hair grow.

The time of the vow ended, and Paul cut his hair.

Headed Home

What about Silas and Timothy?

Stayed behind to oversee the new churches.

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19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them (Priscilla

and Aquila) there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

While in Ephesus, Paul went into the synagogue.

These Jews wanted to hear more, but Paul was eager to return to Jerusalem.

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21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast (probably Passover) that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God Will. And he sailed from Ephesus. 22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

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23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

Beginning Paul's third

missionary journey.

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New Christians need someone to teach them and help them to grow up in the Way of God.

If they are just saved and then go on their own, they are likely to fall by the wayside.

All Christians need to befaithful to church.