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Joel discusses Acts 16:1-15, emphasizing that closed doors can be a form of divine guidance rather than failure.

This week Joel walked through Acts 16:1-15, where the Holy Spirit repeatedly closes the doors Paul had carefully planned to go through, shutting down Asia and then Bithynia before redirecting him by a nighttime vision across the sea to Macedonia. He made the case that a closed door is often neither failure nor punishment but God's guidance, and that the faithful posture is open hands and moving feet, holding our plans loosely while staying ready to run the moment a new direction becomes clear...

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