Such a powerful statement by Paul. In spite of what lay ahead of him, he declared:“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it to finish the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telli...  Read More

Paul condenses the Gospel message into one simple statement: “…the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.” It really is that simple—and yet, for man...  Read More

Tucked into this little passage is a tremendous miracle. Paul, making good use of his time, was speaking well into the night because he was leaving the next day. Eutychus, sitting in a third-story win...  Read More

It still amazes me how people can be viewed as so threatening simply because of what they believe. I would think we would all want to know and live according to the truth. If you asked most people tha...  Read More

Continuing from yesterday, the mayor—or more accurately, the city clerk—is trying to reason with the crowd, urging them to go through the proper legal channels to register their complaints and dispers...  Read More

Mob mentality—there is no reasoning with it until it calms down, yet think of the damage that can be done in the meantime. When I read my Bible, it says that God is not the author of confusion, but of...  Read More

I think Demetrius showed his hand here. If you remember from yesterday, he was upset because his wallet was being squeezed. People were no longer buying his handmade silver shrines because they were t...  Read More

Paul very much followed the leading of the Holy Spirit. What does it mean to be compelled by the Spirit? Jesus said He was sending us the Holy Spirit to be, among other things, our Guide through this ...  Read More

Does the enemy know your name? While this story may seem almost comical, it reveals the importance of being connected to the One who has all power and authority. I am not sure what these seven sons of...  Read More

When people reject the message, there is not much you can do but take the message elsewhere. Jesus instructed His disciples to shake the dust off their feet as a testimony against those who rejected t...  Read More

Here is the second instance where believers, as in the case of Apollos and now the believers in Ephesus, were only familiar with John's baptism, signifying repentance from sin and water baptism.Paul's...  Read More

How can we effectively defend the faith if we don't know the Scriptures? Here we see that Apollos was extremely effective because he knew the Scriptures well. Yet we also see that he was teachable, as...  Read More