Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
As I was thinking about this passage of Scripture, it occurred to me that it is quite theologically significant. The story is interesting and should be well-known to every child of God. It’s a part of the history of the early church, and so it’s a part of our early...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Let’s say that you are observing the trial of a man accused of theft. The prosecutor has one of the employees of the accused on the witness stand. He strides up to the witness box and asks him, “Why do you think that your boss ordered you to deliberately...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
This scripture divides somewhat unnaturally into two sections. One is a positive statement and the other is a parenthesis in the midst of that statement. I’d like to use that division as the two points to our thoughts this evening. And those thoughts are basically...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
What do you think will be the likelihood of you ever meeting an angel in this life? I think, that although it is not impossible, it is not very likely. At least it’s not very likely that you would KNOW that you’ve met an angel. But did the Apostles know that there was...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I pointed out a few weeks ago, that there is a parallel between Acts and the Book of Joshua. Both describe the conflict between the Jehovah and the god of this world. Both begin with a crossing of sorts, and a then a great and notable victory for the Lord. Not only...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
In Numbers 22, we read the story of Balak and Balaam: Israel was in the process of moving from Egypt to the Promised Land. They didn’t care about occupying the wilderness areas that they had to cross; They just wanted to get to their new home. So they politely asked...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
As you heard a few moments ago, Second Kings begins with a wonderful little anecdote about Elijah. The King of Samaria, a man named Ahaziah, had been injured in an household accident. (I’ve been told that the majority of fatal accidents occur in the home, so watch...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Imagine that you are on board a ship headed toward some specific destination. On this particular morning you awake to thick fog, so that you can’t see more than six feet over the side, But you are confident that your captain has all of the technology needed to keep...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Despite Gamaliel’s counsel for restraint, this passage marks the beginning of the persecution against the Lord’s churches. Of course the Lord Jesus had been hated and killed, but it was not so much an attack on Christianity as it was against the person of Christ. The...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Why do you suppose that we are studying the Book of Acts? It’s not in order to carve another notch on our the handle of our gun. It’s not so that some day we can day, “Hey, we studied that book too!” And we are not studying Acts in order to fill our minds...
