ACTS 20 Praying a Blessing As Paul was preparing to leave those he loved he pronounced a blessing over them in his absence. “And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace” [Acts 20:32] These are words we often use as we set off on a journey leaving our beloveds behind. […]
Acts 19 In 1 Chron there is a story about a man named Jabez who prayed for God to enlarge his borders. Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only you would greatly bless me and expand my territory. May your hand be with me.”]1Chron 4:10] In some ways that is what Paul […]
Acts18 Always as I read this chapter, I am touched by the gift that Apollos brought to others. Dr. Luke writes: When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace. [Acts 18:27] Did he have a Bible study? Did he pray with them? What did Apollos do that assisted these believers? Further, what […]
Acts 17 The Truth Penetrates God will move His people to where they can hear the truth that Jesus is who He said He was and thus must decide if they will believe or not. God used Paul to speak truth to the Thessalonians of whom were both Gentiles and Jews. Interestingly it was the […]
Acts 16 As a believer in Christ, we want to be open to what God has planned for our lives and that means minute by minute, day by day etc. Paul does not tell us how the Holy Spirit or the Spirit of Jesus as he notes, spoke to the spirit of Paul to say […]
Acts 15 “The Doctrine of Faith Alone” Dr. Luke again has brought us full circle from Acts 2 to here, showing us the overwhelming presence of God as the emerging church victoriously overcomes the works of Satan. He has shown us the character qualities of God: “a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to […]
ACTS 13 As I sit here reading this chapter I find it disturbing that the very people that God chose to carry His message of love and forgiveness were jealous of the message of Jesus. They would rather remain in spiritual darkness than to receive the light of the gospel message. Today many also do […]
Acts 12 King Herod was ruthless and cruel. He pursued the Christians and put the leader, Peter in jail. Herod thought he was in control but God will have the last hurrah by sending an angel to release Peter from Herod’s control. Unbelievers are so blind. As with Judas, and the rich man in Luke 16, […]
Proverbs 4 Every person faces the challenges of how they will live in this world until eternity arrives for there are two paths of life. One leads to heaven and the other to hell. How does one find the right path? Jesus told the disciples, I am not leaving you as orphans but I am sending […]
Acts 11 God directs our steps, so says the Psalmist. God directed Peter to go and tell the good news to Cornelius who was a Gentile. Six brethren accompanied him, thus giving us the perfect number of seven to be witnesses of this event. The Gentile Cornelius had had an audience with an angel about […]
