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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Jan 19, 2015 | Acts
If you want to accuse me of satisfying my personal curiosity tonight, I will forgive you, because that is basically what my studying thus far this week has been all about. Interwoven throughout the Book of Acts and the four Gospels has been the family of Herod, and...
Jan 19, 2015 | Acts
Have you ever been so frightened, so nervous, or so excited that your body shook? I’m not thinking about watching or hearing a scarey story, but the real thing: You had to make a speech in front of a large, unfriendly crowd. You were taking a loved one to talk to a...
Jan 19, 2015 | Acts
There are a few interesting things hidden within and behind this verse. If we were to translate it literally, it would read: “But when two years were fulfilled, Festus was received as successor to Felix; and Felix, with a desire to gain favour with the Jews,...
Jan 19, 2015 | Acts
At the end of the Lewis and Clark trail, between Seaside and Canon Beach, Oregon is the Tillamook Light House. It was built in 1880 and was one of the great engineering feats of its day. It stands on a tiny island about a mile off the edge of Ecola State Park; both...
Jan 19, 2015 | Acts
This last baseball season, the Montreal Expos franchise moved from Quebec to the United States and became the “Washington Nationals.” They had a reasonably good year – at least when compared to some of the preceding seasons. They won 12 more games than the...
