Paul’s Companions in Travel – Acts 19:29

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Don’t you think that Luke makes an interesting comment in verse 29? Gaius and Aristarchus were called “Paul’s companions in travel.” So many things might have been said to describe these two: To use Paul’s own language, they were perhaps fellow-soldiers....

Incidental Characters – Acts 19:21-41

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

I have told you several times that I don’t go to public movie theaters. That doesn’t make me a better person than those who do; it’s just that I don’t. Also over the last several years, I don’t think that I’ve rented more than 2 or 3 movies in any given year. But...

Remedy for Riot – Acts 19:35-41

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

The Mather family exerted a great deal of influence on what eventually became the United States of America. Not only did they love unusual Christian names, they were somewhat unusual Christians – Puritans. INCREASE Mather was the father of the family, born in...

Geography – Acts 20:1-6

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Even though I have tried to make this a relatively thorough study of the Book of Acts, I’ve wanted it to be more than just a verse by verse exposition. I’ve wanted it to be a SERMONIC exposition with the proverbial three points and a poem. I’ve wanted it to reveal the...

Chapter Ten – The Palliating of Pain

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Bridge Over Troubled Waters Whether or not any of the other questions about pain have been answered, every sufferer wonders about how to relieve, or palliate, his pain. Thus, the treatment of pain is a growing and...

Chapter Eleven – The Pastoring of Pain

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield A Little Child Shall Lead Them Napoleon Bonaparte was at his greatest when leading his armies to victory: at Toulon, at Lodi, at Castiglione and many other places. He was not a great success in his own home, in...

Chapter Twelve – The Preparation for Pain

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Agony 101 Pain was a way of life to the nation of Israel, as it may be with you. At times it just came naturally during their journeys in the wilderness, and then at other times, Israel dared God, through their...

Chapter Thirteen – The Parting of Pain

Jan 19, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Somewhere Over the Rainbow Using your imagination, let us pretend that as a child you never learned how to ride a bicycle, but now for medical reasons, you’ve determined to give it a try. It might prove to be...

Ephesian Miracles – Acts 19:11-16GOD-175 (#232)

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Ephesian Miracles – Acts 19:11-16 GOD-175 (#232) IntroductionWhen two powerful armies, of equal strength, face each other, generally speaking, victory is achieved through the skill of the soldiers or the genius of the generals. The satellite images may reveal...

The Patron Saint of Sleeper – Acts 20:7-12

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Years ago I was given book of sermons preached by a man named Mackintosh Mackay. In introducing a message from this scripture he said, “The story of Eutychus forms one of those bypaths in Scriptural history in which it would be unwise for the Christian preacher...

A Young Man’s Parable – Acts 20:7-12

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I would like to begin this morning in exactly the same way that we began last Wednesday. As I said that night, Luke has not given us a parable or allegory in these verses. What we read here is the short history of an “accident,” a death, and a miracle. But...

Breaking Bread – Acts 20:7-12

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Do you like riddles and puzzles? In the days before television, video games and all the modern hustle and bustle, riddles, games and puzzles were common. For example, some of you can remember how the coffee table was always cluttered with a half-finished jigsaw...

On Time For Pentecost – Acts 20:13-16

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I am one of those compulsive people who think that on time means 30 minutes early. I have found that when I plan on arriving somewhere one minute before the dead line, inevitably there is something which makes me five or ten minutes late. Why endure that embarrassment...

That Which is Profitable (Repentance) – Acts 20:17-21

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

When a pastor cannot see some of himself in the Apostle Paul, then he should not be in the ministry. Among other things, the Bible gives us a standard by which Christians should judge themselves. Of course we have the revelation of God and His law, and thereby we...

Paul’s Ministry – Acts 20:17-35

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

As I hope you all realize, I publish all our sermons and lessons to our internet web-site. My original intent was to make our messages available to our members who live in other cities. But, I’m not sure that they ever avail themselves of that opportunity. Secondly, I...

Life – Acts 20:22-24

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I ran into an interesting new word yesterday: “oubliette” (oo-blee’-et) It comes from Latin through the French language. It is a dungeon, an underground prison chamber, which is accessed through a trap door in the ceiling. Some of these oubliettes were at...

Faith Towards our Lord Jesus Christ – Acts 20:17-21

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

After supper one night, two brothers when out to play. They were told to come in when the sun went down. After some time, the littlest boy said, “Oh, oh, the sun is almost down. We better get inside.” But the older, more sophomoric little boy replied,...

The Holy Ghost Witnesseth – Acts 20-22-23

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

These verses bring me to a subject that I’d rather not preach if I could avoid it. The reason is not because I know that I’ll offend people and drive them away. I’d rather not preach this message because the theme is one that I feel that I don’t understand very well....

Finishing the Course – Acts 20:22-24

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Some of you have seen these before, so you know what I’m talking about. There are several internet sites which give you access to satellite photos of the United States. You can put your curser on a spot and ask for a photo, and it will give it to you. Then you can...

A Gospel to Die For – Acts 20:22-24

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I think that I have told you before that Miss Denny was one of my two favorite high school teachers, Although I doubt that we could ever have been friends, even if there hadn’t been that teacher/pupil relationship and that she was old. There were just too many...

When Life Is Dear – Acts 20:22-24

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

One of the key ingredients in winning the European campaign of World War II, was the allied ability to break the German “enigma” code. Early in the war the Nazis devised a code which enabled their ships and submarines to communicate with Berlin without the...

The Place of Guilt in the Ministry – Acts 20:25-27

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I can’t tell you what the numbers are, but every Sunday there are ministers of the gospel who are preaching the last sermon in that pulpit. Many of those men are guests in that particular church, and their meetings are coming to a close. Some of them will never be...

A Divine Assumption – Acts 20:28

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I suppose that as far as spouses go, husbands are not as faithful as wives in telling the other about their love. I usually tell Judy that I love her several times a day, but I confess that 95% of the time it comes after she has first told me that she loves me. On the...

God’s Flock – Acts 20:28

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I discovered something on Friday which I had never noticed before. The three words “the church of ….” are found fourteen times in the text of the New Testament. There are another two occasions when we find those words in the postscript of Paul’s...

Blessed Memories – Acts 20:17-38

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I expect that we’ll wind-down our study of this chapter on the weekend. When we started, I really didn’t expect this to develop into 20 messages. But the fact is, it seems that every chapter produces more messages than the previous chapter. And now I don’t know if...

The Great Inheritance – Acts 20:32

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Last Sunday morning I tried to make two specific points: I wanted to prove to you that laying behind the words of Acts 28 is Paul’s faith in the DEITY OF CHRIST. “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made...

The Commendation – Acts 20:32

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

The noun “commendation” is heard from time to time in newscasts. A commendation is the act of commending someone. It is to praise someone for something outstanding that he has done. When policemen or firemen have risked their lives in special situations...

Travelogue – Acts 21:1-7

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

If I was to try to make this into a regular sermon, the points might be: People, Places and Pleasantries. But I think that forcing our scripture into those three little boxes might damage the merchandise. So we have more of a Bible study than a sermon this evening....

Prayer on the Shore – Acts 21:1-7

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

A couple years ago I arrived here at the building about 30 minutes before the service, and as I usually do, I checked our telephone answering machine. On this occasion there was a message from a trucker who had stopped for the night, staying at one of the motels over...

Philip and Paul – Acts 21:8-14

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Perhaps you have all heard various versions of the “human life / tapestry” illustration. One of them goes something like this: A man was visiting a museum or a shop of some kind and his eyes fell on a large piece of fabric, which apparently was being...