God has chosen and is choosing men that He will use in the SAME way that He used an outsider like Paul. It comes through a powerful conversion and a powerful infilling of the Holy Spirit. You see how powerfully God chose to use someone outside the original Twelve! THIS IS A KEY TO US TODAY: God in THIS generation is still choosing men and women to anoint them with the Holy Spirit to be like Paul and reach the world for Christ! In my own opinion from reading Acts, it was not Matthias that God chose. I believe it was to be Paul.
'Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
'So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.' (Acts 1.21-26, NIV)
The New Covenant / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 24) / Chapter 8
Jesus is our mediator / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 23) Chapter 8
Jesus represents a better covenant / Hebrews Bible Study / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 22) / Chapter 8
Jesus lives to intercede / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 21) / Chapter 7
Greater than Melchizedek / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 20) / Chapter 7
King of Peace, Priest of God / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 19) / Chapter 7
The certainty of God’s promise / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 18) / Chapter 6
Receive the blessing of God / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 17) / Chapter 6
Spiritual maturity / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 16) Chapter 6
Growing to spiritual maturity / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 15) Chapter 5&6
The source of salvation / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 14) / Chapter 5
Jesus is our Great High Priest / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 13) Chapter 5
Approach God’s throne of grace with confidence / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 12) Chapter 4
Promise of Millennium rest / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 11) / Chapter 4
The promise of God’s rest / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 10) / Chapter 4
Encourage one another daily / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 9) / Chapter 3
Jesus is faithful / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 8) / Chapter 3
A great hunger for God / August 2023 Newsletter
Fix your thoughts on Jesus / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 7) / Chapter 3
Delivered from the power of death / Hebrews Bible Study (Part 6) Chapter 2
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