Click here to read Acts 23. Paul is in a heap of trouble here. It seems the message of the gospel has touched a raw nerve with everyone he comes in contact with. Everyone, that is, except the Roman centurions watching set to watch over the apostle in chains. In one of his letters toContinue reading “It’s About Kingdom Building”
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God Working Through Our Lives
Click here to read Acts 22. Have you ever been in a place where you have to defend what you’re doing? Of course you have. We all have. My kids love to give me the reasons why they’re playing the way they are or why the other person is upset. We all love to findContinue reading “God Working Through Our Lives”
Lasting Words of Encouragement
Click here to read Acts 20. Paul had experienced incredible ministry while he stayed in Ephesus. He also experienced hardships and turmoil. One of the things I love about the life of the Apostle Paul is how, according to the scriptures, kept his joy amidst everything he endured. Think about it. He was jailed, beaten,Continue reading “Lasting Words of Encouragement”
Fully Devoted
Click here to read Acts 18. There are times we can wonder if what we are doing is really making a difference. We can work so hard but still not see the results we desired to see. Or it can be another way, we can see incredible results but not see them continue. People areContinue reading “Fully Devoted”
Trouble Again?
Click here to read Acts 16:16-40. “Paul and Silas in prison.” This is the heading for this passage in my Bible. With a heading like that, someone is bound to ask, “Wait, wasn’t Paul thrown in jail a couple chapters ago?” The answer would be yes! In the book of Acts, there is a pattern:Continue reading “Trouble Again?”
Confidence in the Calling
Click here to read Acts 14:1-7. It’s the same things that have happened to Paul and Barnabas before. People are undermining the truths they are speaking and are doing everything they can to discredit and remove the “threat” other leaders consider Paul to be. Have you experienced this kind of situation in your life? BeingContinue reading “Confidence in the Calling”
Not For Sale
Click here to read Acts 8:5-25. When you go to a garage sale, one of the first questions asked is “how much is _______?” We want to know how much it is going to cost us to get what we want. There is a sweet couple who grow produce in their garden. The husband refusesContinue reading “Not For Sale”
Expect the Unexpected
THE RUSH This is the Pentecost sermon preached on Sunday, June 4, 2017. Click here to read ACTS 2:1-2. WRITE “ORDINARY DAY” ON YOUR NOTES It was just another normal day. Everyone was gathered together. Everyone had been praying for the last 10 days. This was just another average day. Over the last 10 days,Continue reading “Expect the Unexpected”
Filled With The Spirit
Click here to read the passage for today: Acts 6:8-15 CEB. Whenever you are out in public doing great things, doing great work, opposition will come. How we handle this opposition is important. First of all, I would need to ask if we are bold enough to speak and do good works even when thereContinue reading “Filled With The Spirit”
Filling Positions
Click here to read the passage for today: Acts 6:1-7 CEB. If you have been in any position of leadership, you have heard about what aspects of the organization are missing or need to be redone. Anything that needs to be done can cause some anxiety among people because our first inclination is to fillContinue reading “Filling Positions”
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