Chapter Sixteen – John 17:24

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:24 It was many years ago that Judy, the kids and I were driving through the Canadian Rockies back to Calgary. I can’t remember if we were returning from Vancouver Island,...

And They Rejoiced – Acts 16:32-34

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Let’s begin this evening by testing your general knowledge of the Bible: Who can tell me to whom the Epistle to the Philippians was written? We don’t know specifically who were members of the church when Paul wrote the Book of Philippians, But who may have still been...

Household Salvation – Acts 16:25-34

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Let’s pretend that a certain young man began to dream about visiting Japan. He had heard a visiting missionary talk about the people of that country, and this boy wanted to see them. As he grew up, he never lost this dream, but, he was young and never had the...

Chapter Seventeen – John 17:25

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:25 If I brought a Minah bird to church tonight and told you that he could talk, you might be curious. Perhaps if I told him to say “hello,” and he said,...

Paul’s Civil Rights – Acts 16:35-40

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

I have yet to find anyone who can positively explain why the magistrates of Philippi wanted to release Paul. Let’s review the facts of the case: In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Paul commanded a demon to depart from a professional soothsayer. The woman’s masters...

We and They – Acts 16:39-40

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

The doctrinal statement of this church says that we believe in the INSPIRATION of the Word of God. As far as I know all of our members firmly believe in that doctrine. Amen? Even though it really shouldn’t, that statement means different things to different people. As...

Paul’s Custom – Acts 17:1-4

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Has it surprised you that during the course of this study of the Book of Acts . . . That we have been able to have some sort of gospel message nearly every Sunday morning? It shouldn’t surprise anyone familiar with the Word of God, Because, not only does every...

Trouble at Thessalonica – Acts 17:1-9

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

As I suggested last Sunday night, it appears to me that Paul and Silas left Philippi voluntarily. They were asked to leave by the magistrates of the city, But I don’t think that they were under any obligation to go. For the safety of the mission in Philippi, and for...

Christ, the King – Acts 17:1-9

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Paul, Silas and Timothy came to Thessalonica, basically driven out of Philippi. It wasn’t that they were required by law, or even by force, to leave that city, But because the hatred and anger of the people there was so strong . . . For the missionaries to have...

True and False – Acts 17:10-12

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

The Bible tells us that Satan has the desire to usurp the place of Jehovah; he wants to be God. But because he has disguised himself so well, if it were not for the revelation of God, We’d probably never detect that there even was a Devil. We’d certainly have a hard...