Coronavirus Lockdown
During this period of self-isolation, you may wonder how you will cope? No fellowship, no meetings, reduced spiritual food whether for comfort, education or exhortation. What can you do? It can be lonely on your own and you may long for the company and encouragement of others.
We have collected a few links which you can access:
Uplook Ministries: http://uplook.tv/
Denver Gospel Hall: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn42Oz2OY9rXJCgYoadEDjA
Seek the Truth: www.seekthetruth.org.uk
Craig Munro: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRJE6BSE_X013k_yYOCacdA
You can also access these videos plus a whole lot of other helps such as Bible Reading Plans and recorded ministry by downloading the Precious Seed App which is available in both the Android and Apple Stores - follow the links below.
If you are a believer, our prayer is that you will stay safe and be built up in your most holy faith at this difficult time. If you are not a believer, please take the situation seriously and realize that God may be speaking to you through these circumstances.
NB. Please note that we (Precious Seed) do not necessarily agree with everything that is said or believed by the speakers but we are happy to bring these links to you as we are sure that you will find some benefit and blessing from them.
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Daily Thought for: 30th November
SILAS—THE CHIEF MAN
Acts 15. 1-41
If unscriptural teaching hadn’t reached the church at Antioch one wonders,
humanly speaking, how Silas would have become involved as Paul’s companion
in the work of the Lord. Yet having come in such a way onto the public
scene we find out what a godly man Silas was.
In verse 22 he is described as one of the ‘chief men among the brethren’.
When we remember the galaxy of apostles resident in Jerusalem, that he
should be so designated speaks volumes regarding his godly life, having
only been saved for a relatively short period of time. Today, men who know
God reproduce Him in their lives, both in the assembly and in the world.
In verse 25 he is described as one of the ‘chosen men’ entrusted with a
message from the church at Jerusalem to the church at Antioch. This means
he could be fully trusted, and be relied upon, even with an apparently
menial job as this. This confirms the character of the man; whatever the
responsibility, he could be counted on to fulfil it. We need men like this
so that stability can be built into the work of the Lord by men of character.
In verse 26 he is spoken of as one of the ‘men that have hazarded their
lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ’. He didn’t just talk of his
faith, but put his life on the line for God. Not seeking the easy option
he was prepared to be a witness/martyr in the full sense. Such men are
always needed; men who will speak up and ‘earnestly contend for the faith
once delivered’, Jude 3.
Verse 32 portrays him as a prophet, ready to exhort and confirm the believers.
He was a man who had a word from the Lord and could encourage and build
up followers of the Lord so that they would go on and mature in their faith.
How we need such men today - not just sermon preachers, but men of God
who can follow a Silas example in their preaching.
Finally, verse 40 speaks of him as being ‘recommended’. If a work elsewhere
was to be done, then the church at Antioch was prepared to recommend their
best servants. Men like this today can be recommended unreservedly, having
proved their credentials for God in their local sphere.
Daily Thought for: 30th November
SILAS—THE CHIEF MAN
Acts 15. 1-41
If unscriptural teaching hadn’t reached the church at Antioch one wonders,
humanly speaking, how Silas would have become involved as Paul’s companion
in the work of the Lord. Yet having come in such a way onto the public
scene we find out what a godly man Silas was.
In verse 22 he is described as one of the ‘chief men among the brethren’.
When we remember the galaxy of apostles resident in Jerusalem, that he
should be so designated speaks volumes regarding his godly life, having
only been saved for a relatively short period of time. Today, men who know
God reproduce Him in their lives, both in the assembly and in the world.
In verse 25 he is described as one of the ‘chosen men’ entrusted with a
message from the church at Jerusalem to the church at Antioch. This means
he could be fully trusted, and be relied upon, even with an apparently
menial job as this. This confirms the character of the man; whatever the
responsibility, he could be counted on to fulfil it. We need men like this
so that stability can be built into the work of the Lord by men of character.
In verse 26 he is spoken of as one of the ‘men that have hazarded their
lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ’. He didn’t just talk of his
faith, but put his life on the line for God. Not seeking the easy option
he was prepared to be a witness/martyr in the full sense. Such men are
always needed; men who will speak up and ‘earnestly contend for the faith
once delivered’, Jude 3.
Verse 32 portrays him as a prophet, ready to exhort and confirm the believers.
He was a man who had a word from the Lord and could encourage and build
up followers of the Lord so that they would go on and mature in their faith.
How we need such men today - not just sermon preachers, but men of God
who can follow a Silas example in their preaching.
Finally, verse 40 speaks of him as being ‘recommended’. If a work elsewhere
was to be done, then the church at Antioch was prepared to recommend their
best servants. Men like this today can be recommended unreservedly, having
proved their credentials for God in their local sphere.
Daily Thought for: 30th November
SILAS—THE CHIEF MAN
Acts 15. 1-41
If unscriptural teaching hadn’t reached the church at Antioch one wonders,
humanly speaking, how Silas would have become involved as Paul’s companion
in the work of the Lord. Yet having come in such a way onto the public
scene we find out what a godly man Silas was.
In verse 22 he is described as one of the ‘chief men among the brethren’.
When we remember the galaxy of apostles resident in Jerusalem, that he
should be so designated speaks volumes regarding his godly life, having
only been saved for a relatively short period of time. Today, men who know
God reproduce Him in their lives, both in the assembly and in the world.
In verse 25 he is described as one of the ‘chosen men’ entrusted with a
message from the church at Jerusalem to the church at Antioch. This means
he could be fully trusted, and be relied upon, even with an apparently
menial job as this. This confirms the character of the man; whatever the
responsibility, he could be counted on to fulfil it. We need men like this
so that stability can be built into the work of the Lord by men of character.
In verse 26 he is spoken of as one of the ‘men that have hazarded their
lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ’. He didn’t just talk of his
faith, but put his life on the line for God. Not seeking the easy option
he was prepared to be a witness/martyr in the full sense. Such men are
always needed; men who will speak up and ‘earnestly contend for the faith
once delivered’, Jude 3.
Verse 32 portrays him as a prophet, ready to exhort and confirm the believers.
He was a man who had a word from the Lord and could encourage and build
up followers of the Lord so that they would go on and mature in their faith.
How we need such men today - not just sermon preachers, but men of God
who can follow a Silas example in their preaching.
Finally, verse 40 speaks of him as being ‘recommended’. If a work elsewhere
was to be done, then the church at Antioch was prepared to recommend their
best servants. Men like this today can be recommended unreservedly, having
proved their credentials for God in their local sphere.
