Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
Has it surprised you that during the course of this study of the Book of Acts . . . That we have been able to have some sort of gospel message nearly every Sunday morning? It shouldn’t surprise anyone familiar with the Word of God, Because, not only does every...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
As I suggested last Sunday night, it appears to me that Paul and Silas left Philippi voluntarily. They were asked to leave by the magistrates of the city, But I don’t think that they were under any obligation to go. For the safety of the mission in Philippi, and for...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
Paul, Silas and Timothy came to Thessalonica, basically driven out of Philippi. It wasn’t that they were required by law, or even by force, to leave that city, But because the hatred and anger of the people there was so strong . . . For the missionaries to have...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
The Bible tells us that Satan has the desire to usurp the place of Jehovah; he wants to be God. But because he has disguised himself so well, if it were not for the revelation of God, We’d probably never detect that there even was a Devil. We’d certainly have a hard...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
There are a thousand duties and privileges which only Christians can enjoy. Amen? For example, PRAYER is not a privilege belonging to the wicked and rebellious. “God heareth not sinners, but if any man be a worshipper of God, him He heareth.” Should lost...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
Last Wednesday I read to the church a prayer letter from one of our missionaries in Mexico. I deliberately didn’t look up as I was reading, because I didn’t want to see anyone’s expression. This brother talked about the visit of a team of doctors and nurses, which...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
It might not look like it, because we’re finishing up this afternoon in the middle of a chapter, But this concludes Paul’s ministry in Macedonia – at least on this trip. He will come back one more time in Acts 20, but Luke will not be giving us much new information....
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
The context of I Corinthians 1:26-27 is somewhat ironic. “For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many WISE men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many NOBLE, are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; &...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
Paul’s visit to Athens can be compared to the visits of two other Biblical saints to two other cities. I thought about developing this message along those lines, but it became just a bit too complicated. Nevertheless it would be profitable for you to meditate on Lot’s...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
The title to this evening’s message is: “From Cover to Cover.” In this regard, I was thinking about two proverbial statements. The first is: “You can’t judge a book by it’s cover.” I have a friend whose library contains several books which...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
I’ve given this message the title “Carpe Deim,” which is a Latin phrase meaning “Seize the day.” I ran into it the other day when I was researching the Epicureans for our message last Sunday night. Although they probably didn’t usually speak...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
Jehovah wants, and deserves, to be properly worshiped. Man’s chief purpose – the reason for his creation – was to bring glory to the Lord, and that is going to happen whether we love and worship Him or not. But by far, it will be easier on us to voluntarily give the...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
When our kids were small, and we were living in Canada, Judy and I would buy season’s passes to the very excellent Calgary zoo. We would visit in the middle of summer, in the middle of winter, and several times in between. They had outdoor displays for some animals,...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
I think that in some ways, Paul’s most important ministry was in this city of Corinth, And over the next couple of weeks I hope that you’ll agree with me. In light of that, I think that it would be good for us to spend a few minutes looking at the background of that...
Jan 20, 2015 | Acts
There are a lot of people who come through our front door, who never visit a second time. Many of them are from out of town and don’t have the opportunity to return, and of course, 90% of them would join our church in an instant and would be faithful members for the...
