THE POWER OF A CLEAR CONSCIENCE WHEN SHARING OUR PERSONAL TESTIMONY – LIVING AND SPEAKING THE TRUTH  “Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to … Continue reading →

                                                                  “What shall I do, then, with Jesus … Continue reading →

  Lessons from Paul on Sharing our Personal Testimony Especially with a Hostile Person or Group Paul's amazing calmness and presence of mind in the midst of a violent mob seeking to kill him seems to come from his absolute surrender … Continue reading →

 HUMILITY GLORIFIES GOD AND PROMOTES UNITY – MORE LESSONS ON A SPIRIT-LED LIFE FROM PAUL'S LIFE AND EXAMPLE As we continue to study the historical events of the beginning and rapid growth of the church seen in Acts, we are … Continue reading →

the courage of conviction comes from knowing god and his call and trusting his power to do it   "And see, now I go bound in the spirit (or Spirit) to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to … Continue reading →

 Paul’s joyful witness to the lord jesus christ – doxological evangelism   “Because I longed for eternal life, I went to bed with harlots and drank for nights on end. In the morning, to be sure, my mouth was filled … Continue reading →

  I will continue the lesson from Acts 20 from last week beginning with point 2. I attached a portion of my February newsletter on the book I mentioned last week – TruedFaced, as a preface to the message from … Continue reading →

Paul's love and labor for the saints/church and our call to follow his example  – heb. 13:7 gal. 6:9-10   Jesus loved the church and gave himself for it (Eph. 5:25) and Paul loved the church as seen here in … Continue reading →

 "So the Word of the Lord was growing mightily" – two different responses to the Word of God "And he (Paul) entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly (God's Word) for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the … Continue reading →

Warfare against the world, the devil, and the FLESH – part 2 Last Friday we shared how and why our Lord calls us to change and grow more and more into the likeness of Christ and here are some of … Continue reading →

Warfare against the world, the devil, and the flesh – Part 1 "And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. 9 But when some were becoming … Continue reading →

from judaism to jesus – a diffucult transition for jews; doctrinal questions in the book of acts   This is not a verse by verse exposition on Acts 18 and 19 but an overview of the difficult transition from Judaism … Continue reading →

 “we have been greatly encouraged in the midst of our troubles and suffering” 1 Thess. 3:7   Seemingly a weary and discouraged Paul arrives alone in Corinth. He wrote his first letter to the new believers in Thessalonica (Acts 16 … Continue reading →

AND HE CALLED HIS NAME JESUS "Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place under these circumstances: When His mother Mary had been promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant [through the … Continue reading →