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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
There are a thousand duties and privileges which only Christians can enjoy. Amen? For example, PRAYER is not a privilege belonging to the wicked and rebellious. “God heareth not sinners, but if any man be a worshipper of God, him He heareth.” Should lost...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
Last Wednesday I read to the church a prayer letter from one of our missionaries in Mexico. I deliberately didn’t look up as I was reading, because I didn’t want to see anyone’s expression. This brother talked about the visit of a team of doctors and nurses, which...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
It might not look like it, because we’re finishing up this afternoon in the middle of a chapter, But this concludes Paul’s ministry in Macedonia – at least on this trip. He will come back one more time in Acts 20, but Luke will not be giving us much new information....
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
The context of I Corinthians 1:26-27 is somewhat ironic. “For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many WISE men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many NOBLE, are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; &...
