The Use and Misuse of Duty – Acts:23-22-35

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

I mentioned last week how one thought leads to another and another in my mind. At that time I was talking about “foiled again” and then to using foils in competitive fencing. Not only does one thought lead to another, but so do sermons. Sunday evening’s...

Propensity for Prevarication – Acts 23:26-30

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

This letter is an interesting example of basic human nature – basic, self-centered, sinful human nature. I’m forced to smile when I read it, but in fact, I probably shouldn’t. It says what it says, and it doesn’t take a genius or a mind-reader to understand it, but of...

Paul’s Last Departure – Acts 23:23-24; 31-35

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

The city of Jerusalem is named 141 times in the New Testament. Even though about a quarter of those follow Acts 23, only a handful are direct historical/geographical references. In the next two chapters we hear the word “Jerusalem”, but they references TO...

The Accusation – Acts 24:1-9

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

The New Testament refers to “lawyers” several times, and if we aren’t careful, we might picture those people the way that we picture lawyers today. We need to remember that the lawyers and scribes were the same people in the New Testament. And they were...

Demons, Deacons and Days – I Peter 5:8

Jan 19, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia

The words “demon” and “demons” are found exactly (twenty-four; thirty-four; forty-four; fifty-four) times in the Bible. Never In the Old Testament words “the devil” are found exactly (four; thirty-four; forty-four; zero) times....

Satan at Our Side – Acts 24:1-9

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

It’s to be expected that, in making this kind of Bible study, one message leads into, or links with, the next. But over the months, I’ve found that messages have linked together in unexpected ways. We have an example of that sort of thing between last Sunday morning...

The Christian Defense (Apologetics) – Acts 24:10-21

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

One of the problems with this kind of Bible study is remembering to make it as practical as possible. To be very honest, I get so caught up in the details of the research and exposition that sometimes I forget that these messages should attempt to make us better...

Our Hope – Acts 24:14-15

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

Jackie sent several of us an e-mail yesterday with a link to an interesting web-site. It contained some pictures by a British artist with an interesting name: Julian Beever. This young man uses chalk and other materials to produce street and sidewalk art. But what is...

So Worship I – Acts 24:14-15

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

So here was Paul defending himself before Felix, the Roman Governor. As we should expect from a genuine Christian, he offered no flattery, deceit or exaggeration. He admitted to the charges which were true, but explained them logically, truthfully, and even...

Hearing and Mishearing – Acts 24:22-27

Jan 19, 2015 | Acts

It’s my intention to try to preach the gospel using this scripture next Sunday morning. But in the mean time, this evening I’d like to think about the preaching of the gospel. And not just the preaching of the gospel, but the hearing and mishearing of the gospel....