Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Let us say that there was a war between the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada. And let us imagine that you were in charge of a force of one hundred men stationed on the Canadian border at Eastport, Idaho. Let us say that you divided your men into...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
The title to tonight’s message is “Christian Communism.” If I wanted to, I could preach the entire sermon with just three words: “There AIN’T none.” Those who read these verses and try to say that they teach communism know nothing about either...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Despite the purpose and theme of this study in the Book of Acts, There’s not a lot of detailed, technical theology in this particular message. Tonight had like us to consider the simple history surrounding this miracle. But, as we’ve said before, there is a fine line...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I have decided to come back to this scripture this morning, because it epitomizes the very best and worst in our world today. We have in these eleven verses an ILLUSTRATION of greatest problem that faces humanity. And I am not referring the problems of disease,...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Do you have any habits? I wonder how many of your own habits you could put on a piece of paper if you really tried. I also wonder how many more habits that your family, or your friends, could identify. It might be that some of your habits are easily recognized by...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
If I asked you, “What is the chief purpose of man?” how would you answer? The chief purpose of man is to glorify God. I Corinthians 10:31 – “Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” That all we do...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
After years of investigation and $ billions, man does not yet know how many stars there are in the heavens. A nice round number that I have often heard is: a hundred million billion. On a clear winter’s night, when the sky isn’t disrupted with clouds or those...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Let me begin this morning by telling a story on my wife – a good story. Judy went into a store a couple weeks ago and bought several things, including six of one particular item. They were kind of delicate and the clerk had to individually wrap them so that they...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
September 11, 2001 has often been compared to December 7, 1941. Both were sneak attacks which brought the United States into war, and both were acts of terrorism. “Terrorism” is the word most often associated with 9/11, and it is certainly appropriate. But...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Do you remember when Peter was accosted by a young lady in the courtyard at the High Priest’s palace? This was not long after he took a sword and tried to cut off a man’s head. When this woman accused him of being a disciple of Christ, he lied and denied. That was the...