19 And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land to them by allotment.Ģ0 “After that He gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. 18 Now for a time of about forty years He put up with their ways in the wilderness. 15 And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.”ġ6 Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen: 17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He brought them out of it. 14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down. Let’s join Pastor David to learn more!Īcts 13:13-51 New King James Version (NKJV)ġ3 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. We turn to chapter thirteen and look at a giant of an example that we can model our own lives after when it comes to serving God and the challenges that we may experience when serving Him.
We continue in our studies through the Book of Acts. Pastor David Crespo tells us, “God knows that serving Him is not an easy calling being a Christian is not easy! God knows that!” Paul writes, “But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.” (II Thessalonians 3:13 NKJV) keep at it! Don’t quit! Never give up! No matter how hard it may seem, no matter how difficult it gets, we don’t quit! We don’t throw in the towel! We never give up!