Acts 9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. The phrase that is used here, “Chosen Vessel” or “Vessel of Choice” is a Hebraism, a distinctive phrase found in the Hebrew language, that could be… Read More »
Encourage
Acts 11:24 (NKJV) Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many people were brought to the Lord. This is important, gang … don’t miss this. The Bible equates being full of the Holy Spirit, being strong in the faith and leading many to Christ, with being encouraging.… Read More »
God is Greater
Numbers 14:45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who dwelt in that mountain came down and attacked them, and drove them back as far as Hormah. At the word of scouts who brought back a bad report of the Promised Land, Israel had complained against God and were going to turn back to Egypt. In… Read More »
Real Truth
Ephesians 4:17-19 (NKJV) This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of… Read More »
Provider
Numbers 18:30 Therefore you shall say to them: ‘When you have lifted up the best of it, then the rest shall be accounted to the Levites as the produce of the threshing floor and as the produce of the winepress. In this chapter God reminds the priesthood of Israel that there are both rewards and… Read More »
Elect
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 »
Center
Acts 9:15-16 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.” In Acts 22, Paul was taken into custody by a Roman… 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 »
Personal Ambition
Acts 26:29-32 (NKJV) And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.” When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those who… Read More »
That Bites
Acts 28:5-6 But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a… Read More »