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Later in his life, Isaiah would add color to God's grace by quoting the one who forgave him, Writing, "I, even L, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more" (Isa, 43:25). When you cry out to God for forgiveness, he doesn't remember your sins. They are gone. Forgiven. Washed away. And forgotten.

Words I have learned to love and live by from one of the best pastors I know, Evan Meske. Evan helped disciple me as a pastor and he instilled in me a confidence in crisis and times of need through this simple, intentional, predetermined mindset that every pastor, disciple-maker, friend and follower of Jesus should embrace. When people are in need,

Pray and Read Acts 27:1-28:31 1. Summarize each section of the text in one or two sentences.

Acts 27:1-44 Acts 28:1-10 Acts 28:11-16 Acts 28:17-31 2. Briefly review the events of Acts 21:27-26:32 to help your understanding of how Paul arrives in the position he is in at the beginning of Acts 27.

3. USE THE MAP OF PAUL’S JOURNEY TO ROME IN APPENDIX B.

Now it never occurred to any of these scientists that if things are winding down, they had to be wound up. And if things have to be wound up, there must be a winder-upper, but that’s a line of thought for another occasion.

There is immense freedom in acknowledging our sin before God. We cannot be in a personal, biblical relationship with the triune God without acknowledging the depth of our sin. To enjoy the pleasures found in the Godhead, we must admit our sin and realize the effects it has.

THINK—What did God say to you through this chapter? REFLECT—What new insight did you get about how transformation occurs? UNDERSTAND—Can you think of an experience where your “thinking changed” in a way that led to a change in a relationship or behavior? SURRENDER—Ask God to renew your thinking about His commands—moving from restrictions to

This fact was affirmed by Maurice Roberts in an article, “Where Have the Saints Gone?” There will be no marked growth in Christian holiness if we do not labor to overcome our natural disinclination towards secret spiritual exercises. Our forefathers kept honest diaries where the soul’s battles were recorded. Thomas Shepherd, Pilgrim Father and

We either proudly believe that we are too good to be judged, or we proudly believe we are too bad to be saved.