Click here to read Acts 27. You know the feeling. You have had days where nothing seems to go right. Weeks. Months. Year(s). It is hard to see anything past what is going on right before us. We’ll hear people say things like, just change your mindset and be more positive. But the truth isContinue reading “Peace Beyond Understanding”
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Convincing Arguments
Click here to read Acts 26. When was the last time you tried to convince another person (not family or friend) about coming around to your way of thinking? How did it go? I love talking with sales people. They really know their stuff, and you can tell the ones who are passionate about theirContinue reading “Convincing Arguments”
In the Presence of the King
Click here to read Acts 25. How nerve wracking it is for people to stand in front of people of power. What do you think your real reaction would be to stand in front of a president? A king or queen? A CEO of a billion dollar company? Your own boss who may not comeContinue reading “In the Presence of the King”
It’s About Kingdom Building
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”
Knowing the Road Ahead
Click here to read Acts 21. Would you want to know everything that will happen to you before it occurs? If you knew, good or bad, would you still want to go down that path? I’m not sure I would. Paul has just left the Ephesians and is on his way to Jerusalem to meetContinue reading “Knowing the Road Ahead”
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”
Connecting Points
Click here to read Acts 17. “All you need to do is to teach that person how to…” This sounds simple enough; but is it really that easy to get people to learn new things? Just teach them? When we teach, we are actually connecting the person to what they have seen, what they haveContinue reading “Connecting Points”
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?”
Along the Journey
Click here to read Acts 16:1-15. Whenever we go on a journey, many of us have everything planned out and mapped out. This is so we can stay on schedule and know what it is we’re getting into and will do. It is more comforting to know what exactly it is we will be doingContinue reading “Along the Journey”
Encouraged & Strengthened
Click here to read Acts 14:21-28. Paul and Barnabas are on a mission. They have travelled many miles. They have endured hardships and harassment like not many other Christians at the time. What is amazing is how the joy of Christ has kept them moving and doing what they were called to do! Think backContinue reading “Encouraged & Strengthened”
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