Heinz Schrader
Heinz & Mandy Schrader
Why is discernment our third topic under discussion? 1. This course happened back to front. a. Discernment precedes environment. Environment helps communication. Communication accelerates our diagnosis and discernment. 2. Discernment means “the ability to judge well”.
Song of Solomon 2:15 "Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom" Communication has been reduced from its former glory. Most people communicate only to persuade, to convince, to serve a need, to get what you want. Most communication is for manipulation. Most communication is self-serving. This is a heavy statement. Person A wants to get person B to do something, say something, agree to something, join something, change their mind on something or admit something.
Jonathan Stanfield
Acts 4:32-37 "Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet."
Richard Stewart
Andy Sullivan
Acts 16:10 "And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them."
Callie Swart
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:1-5 ESV)