Christ should be magnified in our lives; He must be glorified in our speech, and also, in the very circumstances in which we find ourselves. When you are in hardship, sickness and distress, our prayer should be that Christ be magnified. I echo that very strongly. When I was in prison in 1972-3, I was praying, seeking that God would work a miracle through my release so great, He would be glorified by the very evidence. Prime Minister Harold Wilson came to rescue me; it was headline news and brought tremendous Glory to God because it opened doors to the Gospel all over the world – people wanting to know my phenomenal testimony.
'For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain' (Philippians 1:19-21).
The riot in Ephesus / Acts Bible Study (Part 57) / Chapter 19
God did extraordinary miracles through Paul / Acts Bible Study (Part 56) / Chapter 19
Baptised in the Name of Jesus / Acts Bible Study (Part 55) / Chapter 19
The baptism of Jesus / Acts Bible Study (Part 54) / Chapter 18
God is with you / Acts Bible Study (Part 53) / Chapter 18
Paul decides to preach to the Gentiles / Acts Bible Study (Part 52) / Chapter 18
In Him we live and move and have our being / Acts Bibles Study (Part 51) / Chapter 17
Receive the message with eagerness / Acts Bible Study (Part 50) / Chapter 17
Proclaiming Jesus / Acts Bible Study (Part 49) / Chapter 17
Paul and Silas in Prison / Acts Bible Study (Part 48) / Chapter 16
Paul's Second Missionary Journey / Acts Bible Study (Part 47) / Chapter 16
The churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily / Acts Bible Study (Part 46) / Chapter 16
Disagreement between Paul and Barnabas / Acts Bible Study (Part 45) / Chapter 15
Free from spiritual burdens / Acts Bible Study (Part 44) / Chapter 15
Purified by faith / Acts Bible Study (Part 43) / Chapter 15
Committed to the Lord / Acts Bible Study (Part 42) / Chapter 14
Paul heals a lame man / Acts Bible Study (Part 41) / Chapter 14
Confirming the Word with signs and wonders / Acts Bible Study (Part 40) / Chapter 14
The whole city heard the Word of God / Acts Bible Study (Part 39) Chapter 13
Stand up for the Truth / Acts Bible Study (Part 38) / Chapter 13
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