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MidWeek Class; Disorderly Brethren

EastCoast church of Christ 2 Thess. 3:6-18,“But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good. And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed. Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write.The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” Get full access to Stephane’s Substack at addedsouls.substack.com/subscribe

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"Far Above Rubies"

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Proverbs 31“Imagine a young woman named Maria. She was only twenty-eight years old when her world collapsed. Her husband, the love of her life and the father of their three small children, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive illness. Within eighteen months he was gone. Maria was left with a mountain of medical bills, a modest home with a mortgage, three children under the age of seven, and a heart that felt completely shattered.The world told her she had every reason to give up. Friends gently suggested she place the children with relatives so she could “rebuild her life.” Others said, “You’re still young—go back to school, chase your own dreams, don’t let this define you.” Even some in the church quietly wondered how she would ever manage.But Maria had something the world could not take from her. She had Jesus. And she had made a quiet vow on the night of her husband’s funeral: “Lord, as long as You give me breath, I will not let my children grow up without a mother who fears You. I will build this house, not tear it down.”So she did what the world could not understand. She got up before the sun. She worked two jobs—one cleaning offices at night and another sewing and altering clothes from her kitchen table during the day. She learned to stretch every dollar. She taught herself to repair things around the house. She sold handmade items at the local market on weekends. When she was bone-tired and the tears would come in the middle of the night, she would open her Bible, read Proverbs 31, and whisper through her tears, “Lord, help me be this woman.”She never missed church. She never stopped praying with her children at bedtime. She taught them the Word of God around the kitchen table while she worked. She opened her small home to other single mothers and widows for meals and encouragement. She became known as the woman who would show up with a hot meal when someone was sick, who would stay up late helping a neighbor’s child with homework, who would smile even when her own heart was aching.Years passed. The medical bills were finally paid. The house was kept. Her children graduated high school with honors, went on to college, and today are walking with the Lord, raising their own families in the fear of God.” Get full access to Stephane’s Substack at addedsouls.substack.com/subscribe

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Friday Evening Study

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The High and Holy Calling of Fatherhood

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Water Walker

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ECCOC MidWeek Study

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High Trust Society vs. Low Trust Society

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Random Impromptu Thoughts Outside on the Front Porch; thinking about our Society and where we’ve come from and where we’re headed. Can we turn back from the Lawless Lunacy of the Left? Can we return to Christ for Forgiveness? If the heart is willing God will bless us. Get full access to Stephane’s Substack at addedsouls.substack.com/subscribe

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