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• Luke 24:46–49

  In this passage the risen Jesus declares that the suffering and resurrection of the Christ, and the preaching of repentance and the forgiveness of sins, were written in the Scriptures. He appoints the disciples as witnesses and commands them to wait for the Holy Spirit. The passage is often cited as Luke's "Great Commission" and in discussions of the experience of the Holy Spirit.

• Matthew 28:18–20

  The closing verses of the Gospel of Matthew, in which the risen Jesus commands the eleven disciples to make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching them. Known as the "Great Commission," the passage is frequently cited as a basis for missions, for baptism, and for the Trinitarian baptismal formula.

• Hur

  Hur was an Israelite leader who served alongside Moses and Aaron during the time of the Exodus. He is best known for holding up Moses' hands with Aaron during the battle against Amalek.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9

  A passage in which Paul and his companions, though entitled to support from the Thessalonian church, worked night and day to provide for themselves and offered this as an example for the believers to follow. It is frequently cited in discussions of self-supporting ministry, bivocational pastors, and pastoral compensation.

• Spiritual Direction

  Spiritual direction is a form of spiritual companionship in which a person of mature faith meets regularly with another individual to help him or her discern and deepen a relationship with God in prayer and in daily life.

• Acts 21:9

  A verse reporting that when Paul and his companions stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist in Caesarea, Philip had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. Because it records the prophetic activity of women in the early church, it is frequently cited in discussions of women's ordination and the gift of prophecy.

• Jason

  Jason was a believer in Thessalonica who received Paul and his companions into his home during Paul's second missionary journey, was caught up in the ensuing riot, and was dragged before the city authorities. He appears in Acts 17.

• Proverbs 26

  Proverbs 26 is a collection of wisdom sayings that uses figurative comparisons to portray, and warn against, the fool, the sluggard, the one who stirs up strife, and the one who conceals his true intentions and speaks deceitfully.

• 2 Thessalonians 1

  Second Thessalonians 1 records the thanksgiving of Paul and his companions for the Thessalonian church, whose faith and love are growing in the midst of persecution. The chapter teaches that when the Lord Jesus is revealed, God will judge justly and grant rest to the saints, and it includes a prayer on the believers' behalf.

• Parable

  A parable is a form of speech that conveys spiritual truth through comparison with everyday objects or stories familiar to the listener. In the church the term usually refers to the parables of Jesus recorded in the Gospels, which deal chiefly with the kingdom of God.

• 1 Thessalonians 2

  First Thessalonians 2 recalls the conduct and labors of Paul and his companions while they preached the gospel in Thessalonica, gives thanks for the believers who received the word, and expresses Paul's longing to see them again.

• Military Chaplain (Protestant)

  A military chaplain is a pastor who serves within the armed forces, overseeing the religious life of service members and providing counseling. In South Korea, the term refers to a Protestant pastor commissioned as a chaplain officer. The Korean term is often shortened to gunmok.

• 2 Corinthians 9:6–8

  In this passage Paul uses the image that one reaps as one sows to urge the church in Corinth, as it prepared its collection for the saints in Jerusalem, to give gladly rather than under compulsion. It is frequently cited in sermons on giving and is also invoked in debates over tithing and the prosperity gospel.

• Acts 20:33–34

  In this passage the apostle Paul tells the elders of the church at Ephesus that he did not covet anyone's possessions and that he provided for his own needs and those of his companions with his own hands. It is frequently cited in discussions of pastoral integrity, self-supporting ministry, and bivocational ministry.

• Luke 6:20

  Luke 6:20 is the first beatitude of the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, in which Jesus tells his disciples that the poor are blessed and that the kingdom of God is theirs. It is frequently interpreted and discussed in comparison with the Beatitudes in Matthew, which speak of "the poor in spirit."

• Hebrews 10:38

  A verse in which the author of Hebrews quotes Habakkuk 2:3–4 to urge believers under persecution to endure in faith to the end. It is frequently discussed in comparison with Paul's use of the same Habakkuk passage as a basis for justification.

• Burning Bush

  The burning bush is the event in Exodus 3 in which God appeared to Moses at Mount Horeb in a flame of fire within a bush that was not consumed, called him, and commissioned him to lead Israel out of Egypt.

• Neapolis

  Neapolis was a port city on the eastern coast of Macedonia. It was the first place Paul and his companions reached after sailing from Troas, before they went on to Philippi (Acts 16:11).

• Macedonian Vision

  The Macedonian vision is a vision that Paul saw at night in Troas during his second missionary journey. A man of Macedonia appealed to him, "Come over into Macedonia, and help us," and in response Paul and his companions crossed the sea to Philippi, where they preached the gospel (Acts 16:6–10).

• Secundus

  Secundus was a Christian from Thessalonica who is mentioned only once in Scripture, in Acts 20:4. He was one of the companions, along with Aristarchus and others, who traveled with Paul near the end of his third missionary journey.