Acts 17:4 (ESV) And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout oGreeks and not a few of the leading women. Many of the devout Greeks believed, and so did many of the prominent Jewish women. But not everyone received. Why is it that some… Read More »
Hope for America
Numbers 21:5-6 And the people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.” So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and… Read More »
Vow of Separation
Acts 18:18 (NKJV) So Paul still remained a good while. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow. When it says that Paul had his hair cut because he had taken… Read More »
We Need Each Other
We don’t hear about “Hot-Rivet Syndrome” today. But in the 1870’s, in the early days of Levi’s Jeans, metal rivets were not for decoration, they were added to hold weak seams together. One of the weakest seams in jeans was at the crotch. A strategically placed rivet helped to secure that seam. In the late… Read More »
Spiritual Jazz and 3 Chord Punk Rock
Acts 20:2-3 Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to bGreece and stayed three months. And when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. Last Monday, we started looking at five important elements of… Read More »
Companionship
Acts 20:4-7 (NKJV) And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia—also Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia. These men, going ahead, waited for us at Troas. But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined… Read More »
Hope
Acts 20:8-10 There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together. And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.… Read More »
Comfort
Acts 20:11-12 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed. And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted. There are five important elements of Christian Growth that we find in Acts 20. Those are Accountability,… Read More »
Just not fair
Acts 25:9 (NKJV) But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?” A father was telling his son that he should be more like his playmate who consistently received high grades at school. The… Read More »
What’s Important
Acts 25:23 So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command Paul was brought in. So, in comes Agrippa and Bernice (the most unexpected name to ever come after a name like Agrippa). … Read More »
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