Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I pointed out a few weeks ago, that there is a parallel between Acts and the Book of Joshua. Both describe the conflict between the Jehovah and the god of this world. Both begin with a crossing of sorts, and a then a great and notable victory for the Lord. Not only...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
In Numbers 22, we read the story of Balak and Balaam: Israel was in the process of moving from Egypt to the Promised Land. They didn’t care about occupying the wilderness areas that they had to cross; They just wanted to get to their new home. So they politely asked...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
As you heard a few moments ago, Second Kings begins with a wonderful little anecdote about Elijah. The King of Samaria, a man named Ahaziah, had been injured in an household accident. (I’ve been told that the majority of fatal accidents occur in the home, so watch...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Imagine that you are on board a ship headed toward some specific destination. On this particular morning you awake to thick fog, so that you can’t see more than six feet over the side, But you are confident that your captain has all of the technology needed to keep...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Despite Gamaliel’s counsel for restraint, this passage marks the beginning of the persecution against the Lord’s churches. Of course the Lord Jesus had been hated and killed, but it was not so much an attack on Christianity as it was against the person of Christ. The...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Why do you suppose that we are studying the Book of Acts? It’s not in order to carve another notch on our the handle of our gun. It’s not so that some day we can day, “Hey, we studied that book too!” And we are not studying Acts in order to fill our minds...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I knew a man 15 years ago, who had somehow worked himself into a dither about the condition of the world. Now, I know that there is plenty to be concerned about with what is going on in the world. But at the same time, the Lord is still sovereign. “All things...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I expect that I will alienate everyone here tonight. Half of you will be angry, and the other half full of sympathy for the offended brethren. But then, hopefully, I’ll pull you all back in before we finish, And before the rotten vegetables start to fly in my...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
On Sunday, I was thinking that we were finished with verses 1-7, But as I have been trying to make this a thorough this study, I slowly re-read this paragraph one last time, asking the Lord whether or not there was anything that I was over-looking. Yesterday, as I...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
The Book of Acts is filled with some of the greatest of all God’s servants. And of course, at the top of the list are Peter and Paul. As we have already seen, Peter has preached some powerful and theological sermons, And we shall see that the preaching of Paul turned...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
It used to be that if a pastor asked one of his church members what the 6th commandment was, he would instantly get the correct answer. There once was a day when the children of our Baptist forefathers could quote and explain each of the ten commandments without...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I try to show my wife a little kindness every once in a while, especially since she’s still recovering from her doctor-induced head wound. But, of course, when I do that, I make sure that I receive a benefit or two in the process. So Friday, about 12 hours before she...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Not more than 20 miles from Calgary are some wonderful wilderness areas for hiking, fishing and enjoying. For example, about 30 minutes from the city is something that we called the “Ice Cave.” After an easy mile hike from the car, you come to the foot of...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Please excuse me for retelling this little anecdote, but it has a point: In my first year of Bible school, I was required to be in a speech class. It was a tradition that this freshman class ended in a speech contest with the best speeches being given before a plenary...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
For the last couple of years, I have been reading to Judy after dinner, while I make her do the dishes. (It’s about the only way that I can get her to work.) And it’s the only time that I allow myself to read works of fiction, I’ve decided that if the book isn’t good...
