Online Bible Institute | Barbara | Activity https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/barbara-white-melvin/activity/ Activity feed for Barbara. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:48:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.5.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 7ef89085ce0c19d11ba1a4d3784811c0 Barbara posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/88404/#acomment-88421 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:16:34 -0400 And that Sharine is where ministry should start, helping to take away the shame of a mistake. The hardest thing for me to do is forgive myself and I grew in the church. How much harder is it for someone who does not know the history of Peter, Thomas or David?

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Half way houses are also a great place to start a ministry if you are not able or not comfortable enough to start one inside a prsion. Half way houses offer the same need for ministry as […]

]]> 8d572f697f6aeed9038e6fd48e6cf888 Barbara posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/88408/#acomment-88420 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:13:24 -0400 These are both good points, but we should also be aware not to intimidating or to unapproachable in how we dress. Many of these people have been subjected to the man has misrepresented the Word. The colonization of the Word is a very real and dangerous thing. Bringing the Word with any notes of marginalization, bigotry or a “savior complex” is…

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Understanding how to look and act in a prison environment is key to being save and running a succesful ministry. Women have to worry more about dress code for obvious reasons, but men […]

]]> 7df287ef1152108e517c1eaad9dbeafc Barbara posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/88136/#acomment-88159 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:03:26 -0400 Very well put,. It is not only about His love it is about His obedience in suffering.

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Course The Doctrine of Christ

Chapter 9 The Death of Christ

The death of Jesus was awful, torturous, and brutal. Many who endured the same punishment never even made it to the cross. Yet, […]

]]> 7aea9652c82c616733c8b8bf6f295f3a Barbara posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/88138/#acomment-88158 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:00:59 -0400 Agreed, but it is easy to forget that these things have always been. Bigotry, sexual sin, stealing, abuse etc. . It just feels like it has grown more wicked because the internet puts everything at our front door. I know the Bible says that each generations becomes more and more wicked, yet God continues to bless us with more time. So I think…

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I like how this week’s reading described the world as the present condition of human affairs. Do you think the present condition of human affairs is good or bad? I see wicked cities, […]

]]> a2dc77cfde1878c368664f8ecea6c8f7 Barbara posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/88146/#acomment-88157 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:25:43 -0400 Totally agree, I think that people focus to much on their worthiness or unworthiness instead of just working on growing their faith. I also find that a lot of focus is on whether other people are worthy of the gifts God bestows on us. I also believe that God’s promises should be a focal point, because when it is all of the gifts will follow.…

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Embracing the Holy Spirit: Faith Over Worthiness

In “Session 31: Receiving the Gift of the Spirit,” Chuck Smith explains that the Holy Spirit is a unearned gift available to […]

]]> c1b08bc0a9ad1d34f7257e2b2161d5a7 Barbara posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/86966/#acomment-86970 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:23:37 -0400 This boulema will is the one that interest me. It interest me because it gives a small glimpse into the power and omnipresence of the Father. Thank you for this.

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Amen and greetings

This chapter taught me about different wills in operation in the world and why it is important to follow the will of God in our lives.

The three wills that are […]

]]> ccdd2b91f06423b848071065e0d61c73 Barbara posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/86875/#acomment-86879 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:45:42 -0400 Well put, Sir. If we could just remember in time of trouble that in the end we win. ” In in end” does not mean the end of life, the end of trouble or trial in your life.

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Chapter 21: Revelation focuses on John and why he writes. His goal is to show God’s plan for the world. John wants people to understand what God is doing and what will happen next. He also […]

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