Acts 17:10-13 NKJV “Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things … Continue reading Be Like the Bereans
Faith
They Sang Hymns to God
The Apostle Paul was now traveling with Silas, and Timothy may have joined them, as well. Paul, in the name of Jesus, commanded a spirit of divination to depart from a slave girl who did fortune telling. This angered her masters who then seized Paul and Silas and brought them before the authorities. And the … Continue reading They Sang Hymns to God
Minds Poisoned Against Us
Acts 14:1-3 NKJV 1Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed. 2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren. 3Therefore they stayed there a long … Continue reading Minds Poisoned Against Us
Come Out of Her, My People
Acts 13:44-52 NKJV On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. 45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul. 46Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the … Continue reading Come Out of Her, My People
Just Keep Knocking
I am reading in Acts 12:1-19, and it is long, so I will summarize some of it, and I will quote some of it. Herod was the king of that time period, and he stretched out his hand to mistreat some of the church (the people of faith in Jesus Christ). And he killed James, … Continue reading Just Keep Knocking
But God Has Shown Me
The passage of Scripture is from Acts 10:1-48 and Acts 11:1-18, which is all one story, so I am going to summarize much of this and I will quote sections of it, so I would encourage you to read the whole passage of Scripture. There was a man named Cornelius, a devout man and one … Continue reading But God Has Shown Me
A Chosen Vessel of Christ’s
The apostle Paul, formerly called Saul, had been a persecutor of Christ’s followers until Jesus, in the spirit, appeared to him on the road to Damascus, and he called Saul (Paul) to his service. Then the Lord spoke to one of the Lord’s disciples named Ananias, and he called him to lay hands on Saul … Continue reading A Chosen Vessel of Christ’s
Our God of Second Chances
Corrected by The Lord Acts 9:1-6 NKJV 1Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound … Continue reading Our God of Second Chances
Divine Appointments
An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, leading him to go down a particular road. And there he saw a man from Ethiopia sitting in his chariot, reading Isaiah the prophet. And the Holy Spirit told Philip to go near to his chariot. Acts 8:30-38 NKJV So Philip ran to him, and heard him … Continue reading Divine Appointments
Being Right With God
Receiving the Holy Spirit Before Jesus’ death and resurrection and his ascension back to heaven to be with God the Father, he promised his followers that after he ascended back to the Father that he would send them the Holy Spirit who would be in them and who would teach them all things pertaining to … Continue reading Being Right With God
Run With It 