Sceva, a Jew – Acts 19:14

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

The title to last Wednesday’s lesson was: “Wandering Jew.” I tried to explain that that was the meaning of the Biblical statement: “vagabond Jews.” That message was primarily about what the sons of Sceva were trying to do when they said,...

The Fruits of Repentance – Acts 19:13-20

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

One of the saddest things about modern religion is its general lack of serious seriousness. To many people, religion is a just a waste of time – the ruin of a perfectly good Sunday. They dread the two Sundays out of the year when they are expected to be in church....

European Vacation – Acts 19:21-22

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Has the vacation or travel bug ever bitten your heart? Sure it has. Have you ever had the opportunity to plan a truly marvelous trip to some exotic place? Maybe it was Yellowstone or Glacier; maybe it was Calgary or Washington DC; maybe it was Europe. Well then, have...

The Benefit of the Doubt – Acts 19:23-41

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

I have told you before that one of my more dangerous habits is giving people the benefit of the doubt. When someone tells me something, I am more apt to accept it as true than to reject it outright. It’s similar to being gullible, but little girls are gullible; I am...

Defense of the Vested Interest – Acts 19:23-41

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

One of the reasons that I am enjoying our study in the Book of Acts is that it is so practical. We are looking at the work of the Lord in ways that our eyes can see, our hands can handle and our minds can grasp. Much of theology is abstract. That is not necessarily...

Paul’s Companions in Travel – Acts 19:29

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Don’t you think that Luke makes an interesting comment in verse 29? Gaius and Aristarchus were called “Paul’s companions in travel.” So many things might have been said to describe these two: To use Paul’s own language, they were perhaps fellow-soldiers....

Incidental Characters – Acts 19:21-41

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

I have told you several times that I don’t go to public movie theaters. That doesn’t make me a better person than those who do; it’s just that I don’t. Also over the last several years, I don’t think that I’ve rented more than 2 or 3 movies in any given year. But...

Remedy for Riot – Acts 19:35-41

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

The Mather family exerted a great deal of influence on what eventually became the United States of America. Not only did they love unusual Christian names, they were somewhat unusual Christians – Puritans. INCREASE Mather was the father of the family, born in...

Geography – Acts 20:1-6

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Even though I have tried to make this a relatively thorough study of the Book of Acts, I’ve wanted it to be more than just a verse by verse exposition. I’ve wanted it to be a SERMONIC exposition with the proverbial three points and a poem. I’ve wanted it to reveal the...

Chapter Ten – The Palliating of Pain

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Bridge Over Troubled Waters Whether or not any of the other questions about pain have been answered, every sufferer wonders about how to relieve, or palliate, his pain. Thus, the treatment of pain is a growing and...