Acts Tag
23 May The Prevailing Spirit of God
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"Peter and the other apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men! The God fo our fathers raised Jesus from the dead...
22 Jun A King and a Kingdom
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April 17th, 2005 that is the day when this all started: a series of sermons on the entire book of Acts. Of course, we haven t gone straight through, Sunday after Sunday, month after month, year after year. This is why it has taken us so long to get through the entire book. But today, we close this lengthy series with our final passage....
15 Jun Encouragement Leads to Courage
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Encouragement is a wonderful thing, wouldn t you say? To encourage others means to inspire them with courage, spirit or hope; it means to spur them on towards endurance; it means to give them confidence as we cheer them on....
01 Jun Perils and Providence
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Just because a person happens to be a veteran sailor or a seasoned traveler, does not mean that peril at sea will be taken lightly. In fact, it will be taken all the more seriously! And along with this, the knowledge that you are not ultimately in control of all that is happening! This is what we see in the description of Paul s sea voyage....
27 Jan Swapping Stories
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The pastor of the church where I grew up loved to tell stories. He had a story for every situation, and everything that Jesus did reminded him of a story he d heard somewhere or other. Jesus got left behind in the temple as a boy; Dr. Anderson got left behind one time too. Jesus disciples caught lots of fish; Dr. Anderson caught a lot of fish too. Jesus feet were anointed by a harlot . . . come to think of it Dr. Anderson never had a story for that, but he did love to tell stories....
20 Jan Are You Willing?
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The changing of the guard: for those who ve visited London and who ve seen this wonderful sight, it is truly awe-inspiring. But the changing of the guard isn t always this way, as in Paul s situation, for example. As we continue to look at Paul s trials before going to Rome, we find a "changing of the guard" in Roman procurators....
13 Jan A Matter of Conscience
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Conscience: there it is again for the apostle Paul. It seems to be a common theme for him as we look at his New Testament letters, but especially when brought before authorities to defend himself. When Paul was first arrested by the Romans in Jerusalem and accused by the leaders of the Jewish Council, he began his defense by looking straight at them and saying, "My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day."...
