Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Besides being one of the oldest, I think that Psalm 90 is one of the most beautiful of all the Psalms. It is a blend of theology, instruction, exhortation, and faith. It was written by Moses – not by someone with the name of Moses, but it was written by Moses. After...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Most of us have seen a diamond – at least a small and relatively inexpensive diamond. Many of you ladies wear a diamond on the ring finger of your left hand. Of course that is not the way that diamonds are found in nature. After the jeweler has cleaned the rough...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
When I was a brand new Christian, and very, very ignorant of the things of God, I had a Sunday School teacher who thoroughly embarrassed me one day. It was a small class of teenagers. The lesson had something to do with angels, although I can’t remember past the first...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
At the height of Charles Spurgeon’s ministry, the building of the Metropolitan Tabernacle had to be expanded. The church was forced to temporarily meet in the 7,000 seat Surrey Gardens Music Hall. Once during a packed-out service some wicked men shouted that the...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
The title to tonight’s message is: “Lessons from Prayer.” Over the years we have had about 35 sermons and lessons on the subject of prayer, and as poor as are, we probably could use about 35 more within the next week. But if you were listening carefully...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
In several verses, Paul couples two common words into a special theological idea. In Romans 6:6 he says, – “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him (Christ), that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” In...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
I hesitate to ask if any of you have read the best-selling book “The Da Vinci Code.” I’m afraid to ask because I am afraid of the answer, or perhaps the attitude in the answer. “The Da Vinci Code” was for several months at the end of last year,...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
The title of the book that we are studying is “The Acts of the Apostles.” There are lots of self-important commentators and preachers who would like to correct that. They’d like the top of page 1,150 to say “The Acts of the Holy Spirit,” or...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Let’s say that instead of Peter, it was you whom God commissioned to take the gospel to Cornelius. How nervous would you be, especially with your prior disposition and fear of Roman soldiers? God has obviously given you a very important task, whether you fully...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
I John 5:7 is one of the most controversial verses in the Word of God. It is hated and rejected by those who hate and reject the deity of Christ. For example it is hated by Dan Brown the writer of “The Da Vinci Code.” It is hated by Elaine Pagels, the...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Stephen was preaching a gospel message to an hostile crowd, but he got interrupted. As he neared the part of his message where he planned to make his application, His audience was cut to heart; they started screaming, and “stopped their ears, And ran upon him...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
The first half of this chapter is a review and commentary on Acts 10, So we will probably not have quite so many messages on chapter 11. But the Lord does have me thinking about three or four ideas from the scripture which we just read. The message for this evening...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
In this passage of scripture, Paul praises God for His saving grace. All of the people of this world begin life spiritually dead in trespasses and sins, v.1. For some length of time our lives were spent in a fashion pleasing to Satan, the Prince of the Air, v.2. We...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
I hope that everyone realizes by now that the scripture that we have just read is a Biblical commentary on the scripture that we have been studying for the last month in Acts 10. This is Peter’s explanation of what happened in the house of Cornelius and the things...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
You’ve been burning one of those scented candles and your house is filled with the smell of vanilla. But it’s time to go to church, and you don’t want to leave that candle burning while you’re gone. So what do you do? You blow the candle out. That breath of air...
