Set your minds on things above, NOT on earthly things. (Col 3:2)

We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it OUR GOAL to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. (2 Cor 5:8,9)
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As soon as I send ARTEMAS or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there. (Titus 3:12)Artemas is mentioned this one time only, but whoever he was, he was at least trusted by Paul enough for him to be sent with Tychicus, (who was himself mentioned 5 times in the NT) as a possible replacement for Titus' work in Crete (Titus 1:5). [Paul sent various disciples on different assignments for a variety of reasons.]
BTW, Artemas is the masculine version of the female pagan goddess, Artemis of the Ephesians - Acts 19:28. Like the pagan god named "APOLLOS" (given to a powerful Christian debater), Artemas too shows what that part of the world was like in first-century Christianity. Hence, some who came to the Lord, in that time period, maintained their pagan names.
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I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with POWER from on high. (Luke 24:49)That KEY detail is missing in our DARK CHURCH HOUR. POWER is what we need, but for what purpose? Here's the answer:
But you will receive POWER when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8)Jesus wants us ALL (including women) to be his witnesses in this wicked and adulterous generation. The Lord also told us this:
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM! (Luke 11:13)
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Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. Among them were MARY MAGDALENE, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons. (Mat 27:55,56)
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: MARY (CALLED MAGDALENE) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Cuza, the manager of Herod's household; Susanna; and many others. THESE WOMEN WERE HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM OUT OF THEIR OWN MEANS. (Luke 8:1-3)
It was also Mary Magdalene who first had the special honor of seeing the resurrected Lord Jesus in his glorified body:
Then the disciples went back to their homes, but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?" "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." At this, SHE TURNED AROUND AND SAW JESUS STANDING THERE, BUT SHE DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS JESUS. "WOMAN," HE SAID, "WHY ARE YOU CRYING? WHO IS IT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR?" THINKING HE WAS THE GARDENER, SHE SAID, "SIR, IF YOU HAVE CARRIED HIM AWAY, TELL ME WHERE YOU HAVE PUT HIM, AND I WILL GET HIM." JESUS SAID TO HER, "MARY." She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" MARY MAGDALENE went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her. (John 20:10-18)It was Mary Magdalene who carried that VITAL JOYOUS NEWS back to the disciples. What an honor that must have been for her!
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Carefully ponder the following, and recognize who YOU are as a Christian (and who JESUS is):
But Christ as a son over his own house: whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence, and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. (Heb 3:6, WBT)
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize THAT CHRIST JESUS IS IN YOU--unless, of course, you fail the test? (2 Cor 13:5)Then we have these wonderful verses:
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but CHRIST LIVES IN ME. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Gal 2:20)
What agreement is there between THE TEMPLE OF GOD and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people." (2 Cor 6:16)Christians are THE TEMPLE OF GOD; JESUS LIVES IN US. Do you realize that?
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Let us fix our eyes ON JESUS, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Heb 12:2)That verse is so important, as it excludes others who should NOT be the replacement of Jesus - or even placed alongside him. Remember that point.
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At 3 PM (Acts 3:1), this happened:
Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong. He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. (Acts 3:6-8)Then Peter started his sermon:
When Peter saw this, he said to them: "Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?" (Acts 3:12)That sermon was interrupted for them to be ARRESTED!
The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. (Acts 4:1)The timing is stated here:
They seized Peter and John, and because IT WAS EVENING, they put them in jail until the next day. (Acts 4:3)**So, from soon after 3 PM to "evening", that sermon lasted. Was it 3 or 4 hours long? MAYBE, but we can't be precise.
Paul taught a very long time here:
They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. From morning till evening he explained and declared to them the kingdom of God and tried to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe. (Acts 28:23,24)
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**THAT SIMPLE PROCEDURE WILL HELP YOU (AND OTHERS). Keep reviewing in your mind, and add more books and chapters from the NT, if you can. That practice will help with the command from Col. 3:1,2 to set our mind on things above, not on earthly things.
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