Thematic Bible: Growth of accessions to
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Church » Growth of accessions to » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!
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Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you.
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He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees."
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His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.
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For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your children will conquer nations and will resettle desolate cities.
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Then you will look and smile, you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. For the riches of distant lands will belong to you and the wealth of nations will come to you.
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The least of you will multiply into a thousand; the smallest of you will become a large nation. When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!"
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It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground -- when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade."
Church » Growth of accessions to » Under paul's preaching
The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.
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So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.
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Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large group of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
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Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.
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Church » Growth of accessions to » Accessions in antioch
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
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because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.
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Church » Growth of accessions to » Priests join the disciples
The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
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Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
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Church » Growth of accessions to » Steady growth of the church
More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.
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Church » Growth of accessions to » On the day of pentecost
So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.
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Church » Growth of accessions to » Daily additions
praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.
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Church » Growth of accessions to » Number increased after pentecost
But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
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