Incidental Characters – Acts 19:21-41

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

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

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

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...

Chapter Eleven – The Pastoring of Pain

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield A Little Child Shall Lead Them Napoleon Bonaparte was at his greatest when leading his armies to victory: at Toulon, at Lodi, at Castiglione and many other places. He was not a great success in his own home, in...

Chapter Twelve – The Preparation for Pain

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Agony 101 Pain was a way of life to the nation of Israel, as it may be with you. At times it just came naturally during their journeys in the wilderness, and then at other times, Israel dared God, through their...

Chapter Thirteen – The Parting of Pain

From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Somewhere Over the Rainbow Using your imagination, let us pretend that as a child you never learned how to ride a bicycle, but now for medical reasons, you’ve determined to give it a try. It might prove to be...

Ephesian Miracles – Acts 19:11-16GOD-175 (#232)

Ephesian Miracles – Acts 19:11-16 GOD-175 (#232) IntroductionWhen two powerful armies, of equal strength, face each other, generally speaking, victory is achieved through the skill of the soldiers or the genius of the generals. The satellite images may reveal...

The Patron Saint of Sleeper – Acts 20:7-12

Years ago I was given book of sermons preached by a man named Mackintosh Mackay. In introducing a message from this scripture he said, “The story of Eutychus forms one of those bypaths in Scriptural history in which it would be unwise for the Christian preacher...

A Young Man’s Parable – Acts 20:7-12

I would like to begin this morning in exactly the same way that we began last Wednesday. As I said that night, Luke has not given us a parable or allegory in these verses. What we read here is the short history of an “accident,” a death, and a miracle. But...