Gallio’s Bema – Acts 18:12-17

In what two books does Paul talk about the Judgment Seat of Christ? First, Romans, which was written while Paul was at Corinth. Romans 14:10 – “But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the...

The Lord’s People – Acts 18:9-11

I tease my wife periodically about the many superficial differences that there are between us. I tell her that it’s amazing that we’ve been so happily married for 35 years. (If she tells you that it’s NOT periodic, don’t believe her.) Let me give you an example, Judy...

Paul in Motion – Acts 18:18-23

I always enjoy reading what Matthew Henry says about the scriptures, but I don’t do it as much as I should. I have so many commentaries that I often times don’t read all of them. And Matthew Henry does not get into the details of the scripture text, defining words and...

Shewing that Jesus is the Christ – Acts 18:24-28

I am planning on Wednesday to look at the person of Apollos. He is one of those incidental Bible characters with an intriguing story to tell. Unfortunately there is not a lot that we know about him. But one thing that we do know is that he was able to MIGHTILY...

Apollos, the Complete Package – Acts 18:24-28

Last week Judy and I spent a few moments with a 30-year-old lady whom we first knew when she was barely able to walk. We recognized her immediately, after not seeing each other for 14 years or more. She is as beautiful and recognizable a young lady as she was when she...

I will, if God Will – Acts 18:19-21

I would like to pick up a couple of Biblical themes from Acts 18 before we move on. I thought seriously about a message on “the way of God” – verse 26, but I preached on that theme a year ago, when we first came to it in Acts 9, so we’ll skip it this time....

You might be a Gospel Missionary if: – Acts 18:22-23

In these two verses, we begin to see Paul’s Third Missionary Journey. So I thought that it might be a good time to review his first two evangelistic trips. And then we’ll close with a dozen or so general observations. Ideally, you should be able to anticipate just...

The Neglected Deity – Acts 19:1-7

There was a little, three-year-old boy who had been sick for a week with a cold and a cough. The cough was persistent and little guy was getting obviously weaker, so his mother took him to the doctor. The little fella was brought into a strange examining room, filled...

Paul and the Baptism of John – Acts 18:24-19:7

We’ve used a number of different teaching and preaching styles thus far in our studies in Acts. We’ve had three-point gospel sermons and five-point sermons on various aspects on Christian living We’ve had Biblical expositions. We’ve had historical and geographical...