Video Talk Acts 18:5-11 ESV “When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now … Continue reading When Opposed and Reviled
Year: 2023
So They Remained
Acts 14:1-3 ESV “Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the … Continue reading So They Remained
People After God’s Own Heart
Acts 13:21-22 ESV “Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son … Continue reading People After God’s Own Heart
Traditions Versus Ministry
Presently the Lord Jesus is walking me through the book of Acts. He is not having me teach word by word, but rather he is pointing out to me the things he wants me to focus on which can be applied to our lives today. And the story of Cornelius and Peter is a great … Continue reading Traditions Versus Ministry
Are You Persecuting Jesus?
Video Talk I am reading today in Acts 9. Saul, who later became Paul, was a persecutor of Christians and a Pharisee of all Pharisees who thought what he was doing was the right thing to do. And one day he was on his way to Damascus to persecute even more Christians when the Lord … Continue reading Are You Persecuting Jesus?
Divine Appointments
I am reading today in the book of Acts, chapter eight. Philip was the second man named in the list of the seven deacons (Acts 6:5), and he is also called Philip the Evangelist (Acts 21:8). And beginning with verse 26 we learn this about him: But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, … Continue reading Divine Appointments
Tell Them the Truth
Video Talk In Acts 6:1-15 and Acts 7:1-60 we read about Stephen, a man of great faith, who was being persecuted and lied about by Jews who were libertines. We read of how he was brought before a council and how false witnesses testified against him, but how, when asked if these accusations were true, … Continue reading Tell Them the Truth
Don’t Trade Tit for Tat
I am reading in Acts chapter 7. Stephen, who was one of the first deacons, and who was a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, was being persecuted by Jews who were libertines, who were lacking in moral principles. So, they secretly instigated other people to accuse him falsely of what he … Continue reading Don’t Trade Tit for Tat
They Resist the Holy Spirit
Stephen was a man of God, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit who, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. But he was being opposed by the libertines. And a libertine is defined as “a person who behaves without moral principles or a sense … Continue reading They Resist the Holy Spirit
Continue to Speak The Word with Boldness
Peter and John were speaking to the people, although I believe it was primarily Peter who was talking, and they were teaching and proclaiming Jesus Christ and him crucified and risen from the dead. And the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees were greatly annoyed at this. So they arrested them … Continue reading Continue to Speak The Word with Boldness
Run With It 