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 »
Influence
Acts 16:1 (NKJV) Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. Despite Timothy’s father having been an unbeliever, Timothy’s mother was able to be a godly influence in his life. Paul’s second letter… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
