{"id":16739,"date":"2025-01-22T21:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/?p=16739"},"modified":"2025-01-22T21:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:38:33","slug":"lifting-christ-up-at-every-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/lifting-christ-up-at-every-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifting Christ up at every opportunity."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lifting Christ up at every opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acts&nbsp; 8:4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.&nbsp; 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bible days saints advanced the cause of Christ by determinedly lifting Him up at every opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Believers in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acts&nbsp; 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phillip at Samaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acts&nbsp; 8:4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.&nbsp; 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phillip in the desert&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acts&nbsp; 8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.&nbsp; 8:30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?&nbsp; 8:31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.&nbsp; 8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:&nbsp; 8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.&nbsp; 8:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?&nbsp; 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.&nbsp; 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?&nbsp; 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul at Damascus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acts&nbsp; 9:19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.&nbsp; 9:20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul at Thessalonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acts&nbsp; 17:1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:&nbsp; 17:2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,&nbsp; 17:3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Lord Himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John&nbsp; 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.&nbsp; 4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul at Corinthian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Corinthians&nbsp; 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:&nbsp; 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;&nbsp; 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Corinthians&nbsp; 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Corinthians&nbsp; 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God is calling you to do same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psalms&nbsp; 68:11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lift Jesus up through your lifestyle and utterances and advance His kingdom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reward here and hereafter are worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel&nbsp; 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us pray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifting Christ up at every opportunity. 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