The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 337: The Importance of Love (2025)
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Dec 3, 2025 Fr. Mike delves into Acts 16, highlighting Paul’s faith as he escapes prison and how Timothy joins him on their mission. He narrates the powerful conversion of Lydia in Philippi and the dramatic jailbreak that leads to a jailer's baptism. Transitioning to 1 Corinthians, the importance of love shines through as Fr. Mike emphasizes it as the greatest spiritual gift, surpassing others. He also contrasts tongues and prophecy, providing guidance for communal worship. The session ends with reflections on perseverance and the call to embody love in using spiritual gifts.
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Paul's Macedonian Mission And Jailhouse Conversion
- Fr. Mike recounts Paul's mission in Macedonia, Lydia's conversion, and the slave girl's deliverance leading to Paul and Silas' imprisonment.
- Their midnight hymns trigger an earthquake and the jailer's conversion and baptism with his household.
Keep Worship Decent And Ordered
- Keep worship ordered: limit tongues to two or three speakers and require interpretation when present.
- If no interpreter exists, those speaking in tongues should remain silent in public gatherings.
Small Sacrifices For Others' Sake
- Paul circumcises Timothy to remove barriers for Jewish listeners despite not requiring it doctrinally.
- Fr. Mike highlights this as sacrificial sensitivity: do small things for the sake of others' faith.