Study Desk

They sent them with this letter: "The missionaries and church leaders and Christians greet the brothers who are not Jews in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

They went from city to city and told the Christians what the missionaries and the church leaders in Jerusalem had written for the Christians to do.

He stopped in the city of Caesarea to greet the people in the church. Then he went down to the city of Antioch.

Paul planned to pass by the city of Ephesus so he would not lose more time in Asia. He wanted to be in Jerusalem if he could be on the day to remember how the Holy Spirit came on the church.

From Miletus he sent word to Ephesus. He asked the leaders of the church to come to him.

Keep a careful watch over yourselves and over the church. The Holy Spirit has made you its leaders. Feed and care for the church of God. He bought it with His own blood.

"Yes, I know that when I am gone, hungry wolves will come in among you. They will try to destroy the church.

The next day we left and came to the city of Caesarea. We went to the house of Philip and stayed with him. He was a preacher who goes from town to town and was one of the seven church leaders.

The next day we went with Paul to see James. All the church leaders came also.

I want to let you know about our Christian sister Phoebe. She is a helper in the church in the city of Cenchrea.

Greet the church that worships in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my much-loved friend. He was the first Christian in the countries of Asia.

Gaius is the man taking care of me. The church meets here in his house. He greets you. Erastus, the man who takes care of the money for the city, says hello and Quartus does also. He is a Christian brother.

I write to God's church in the city of Corinth. I write to those who belong to Christ Jesus and to those who are set apart by Him and made holy. I write to all the Christians everywhere who call on the name of Jesus Christ. He is our Lord and their Lord also.

Call a meeting of the church. I will be with you in spirit. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by His power,

It is not good for you to be proud of the way things are going in your church. You know a little yeast makes the whole loaf of bread rise.

It is not for me to judge those outside the church. You are to judge those who belong to the church.

God will judge those outside the church. So you must put that sinful person out of your church.

You should be ashamed! Is it true that there is not one person wise enough in your church to decide who is right when people argue?

Do nothing that would make trouble for a Greek or for a Jew or for the church of God.

First of all, I hear that when you meet together in the church you are divided into groups and you argue. I almost believe this is true.