Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
Paul’s visit to Athens can be compared to the visits of two other Biblical saints to two other cities. I thought about developing this message along those lines, but it became just a bit too complicated. Nevertheless it would be profitable for you to meditate on Lot’s...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
The title to this evening’s message is: “From Cover to Cover.” In this regard, I was thinking about two proverbial statements. The first is: “You can’t judge a book by it’s cover.” I have a friend whose library contains several books which...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
I’ve given this message the title “Carpe Deim,” which is a Latin phrase meaning “Seize the day.” I ran into it the other day when I was researching the Epicureans for our message last Sunday night. Although they probably didn’t usually speak...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
Jehovah wants, and deserves, to be properly worshiped. Man’s chief purpose – the reason for his creation – was to bring glory to the Lord, and that is going to happen whether we love and worship Him or not. But by far, it will be easier on us to voluntarily give the...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
When our kids were small, and we were living in Canada, Judy and I would buy season’s passes to the very excellent Calgary zoo. We would visit in the middle of summer, in the middle of winter, and several times in between. They had outdoor displays for some animals,...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
I think that in some ways, Paul’s most important ministry was in this city of Corinth, And over the next couple of weeks I hope that you’ll agree with me. In light of that, I think that it would be good for us to spend a few minutes looking at the background of that...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
There are a lot of people who come through our front door, who never visit a second time. Many of them are from out of town and don’t have the opportunity to return, and of course, 90% of them would join our church in an instant and would be faithful members for the...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
I am sure that there are some books of the Bible that you know better than other books. I would hope that you know the Book of John better than you do Hosea or Obadiah. And I would expect that you understand the Book of Acts better than you do Job. But it is still my...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
What do you think when I mention: Erastus, Gaius and Quartus? How about Stephanus and Tertius? These are all names They are all names of some of the early Christians in the city of Corinth. This evening, I’d like to tie an handful of scriptures to what we have here in...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
Most of you are either parents or children, so I think that you can relate to this: Can’t you picture a couple of childish Christians talking about the privileges of the Apostle Paul? “Paul is so LUCKY. God gives him EVERYTHING. He gets to be an apostle, and I’m...
