Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
The things that make us smile, reveal the kind of hearts that we have. If we laugh at dirty jokes, then it means that our hearts have some dirty corners. We have a choice about the kinds of things that we enjoy. And as Proverbs 13:20 says, “He that walketh with...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
In Jesus’s parable of the soils, the seed of the Word was scattered across the top of various conditions of dirt. Some of the seed fell on hard and stony ground where it either couldn’t germinate or if it did there wasn’t enough nourishment to let it grow. And then...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
We are going to finish our study of Acts 13 by expanding our thoughts from last Sunday night. The idea for this outline came from a message by Spurgeon, but his theme went in a different direction. Spurgeon was far more bold and daring than I am. I can’t tell you if...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Thus far in this first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas have traveled from Antioch to Seleucia, Syria, From whence they sailed to Salamis on the Island of Cyprus. We have no idea how long it took them to evangelize Cyprus, but eventually they made it from the...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
“Congenital talipes equinovarus” is the medical term for something commonly known as “club foot.” In about 1 out every 1,000 lives births, a baby comes into this world with one or both feet pointed down and curling in. About two-thirds of these...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Let’s say that you’ve been having a certain pain for several weeks and that it has been intensifying. So you break down and agree to go to the doctor. He makes a quick evaluation and determines that you have an incurable and fatal disease. There are no known cures for...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
I don’t think that when Paul went to Lystra it was with the intention of becoming known as a faith-healer. He and Barnabas were on a mission to spread the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. The gospel is about salvation through Christ, not making the world easier or...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
As king of the reunited country of Israel, Herod Agrippa, the grandson of Herod the Great was feeling his oats. He had stretched forth his hand to please the Jewish leadership and vexed the church of Christ. He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword, and...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
As Joshua led Israel across the Jordan river there were 12 men chosen for a special two-tiered task. While the river bed was dry, they were to find 12 large rocks to stack into a pile in the middle of the river. Then they were to find another 12 rocks that they were...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
The only comment that Jamieson, Fausset and Brown makes on Paul’ return into Lystra after his stoning is very terse: It said: “Noble intrepidity.” To be INTREPID is to be RESOLUTELY COURAGEOUS, to be FEARLESS. Besides the fact that Paul probably had no...
