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New Orleans Mission Trip 2008: Day 2

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It was a short night.  By the time we got the students into the rooms, we only had roughly 4 hours to sleep before we had to get up and ready for church.
Sunday Morning Worship
We were worshipping with Franklin Avenue Baptist Church.  This was to be their first Sunday back together since the storm hit [...]

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New Orleans Mission Trip 2008: Day 1

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(The plan was to upload a post each evening detailing that days event throughout our trip.  However, net access is not as widely available in New Orleans as it is here in Atlanta.)
Saturday began rather uneventfully.  We arrived at church by 7am to pre-trip the bus and take it for fuel.  $3.99 a gallon for [...]

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Notes: 1 Timothy 2:9

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In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; (1 Timothy 2:9)

In like manner…
One would say that Paul has not addressed anything similar for the men.  But he has.  He has explained the duties of men in worship.
So, [...]

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Notes: 1 Timothy 2:8

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Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.  (1 Timothy 2:8)

Having made a case for the importance and purpose of prayer, Paul calls on the men to prayer everywhere.  Prayer is not to be limit in its focus (pray for all me) nor should it [...]

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Notes: 1 Timothy 2:7

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For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. (1 Timothy 2:7)

Paul says that he was appointed to the duties of preacher and position of apostle to the Gentiles, because Christ died for all.  Not [...]

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