The Acts of Christ Through the Apostles By the Power of the Holy Spirit – (40) Acts 28, 5_18_12

                                                 Paul – The Free Prisoner of Love   “Christ's love has moved me … His love has … Continue reading

The Acts of Christ Through the Apostles By the Power of the Holy Spirit – (40) Acts 28

                                           Paul – The Free Prisoner of Love  “Christ’s love has moved me … His love has the first and … Continue reading

The Acts of Christ Through the Apostles By the Power of the Holy Spirit-(39) Acts 27, 5/11/12

        Paul shows us how to live by faith in the promises of God in the midst of the storms of life In Acts 24-26 we see that Paul, through the over-ruling grace of God, is saved by the Romans … Continue reading

The Acts of Christ Through the Apostles By the Power of the Holy Spirit (38) Acts 24-26 – 5/4/12

              How to Live as a Citizen of Two Kingdoms – Jesus and Paul are our Examples How sad and ironic that Paul was a better citizen of Rome and Jerusalem than the Roman leaders … Continue reading

The Acts of Christ Through the Apostles By the Power of the Holy Spirit (38) Acts 24-26, 5/4/12

                       How to Live as a Citizen of Two Kingdoms – Jesus and Paul are our Examples How sad and ironic that Paul was a better citizen of Rome and … Continue reading

Mourning or Rejoicing, It Depends on Where Your Treasure Is, Gods Judgment of Babylon, Revelation 18

Dear Friends, Please read Revelation 18. Material from this chapter is parenthetical and goes with chapters 16 and 19. As we come to the end of chapter 17 we see that the Antichrist and his henchmen (the ten kings under … Continue reading

THE ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (37) – ACTS 23-24

   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

REVELATION 17 – THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GREAT HARLOT – ONE WORLD RELIGION

      April 2012 Dear Friends,      God will not allow mankind to come together in true unity apart from Him. “Babel” (See Genesis 10) means confusion and mankind has been and will be confused as they try … Continue reading

Easter Message 4-6-12

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

THE ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (36) – ACTS 22- 3/30/12

  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

REVELATION 16 – A LOUD VOICE CAME FROM THE THRONE. IT IS DONE!

March 2012 Dear Friends,      "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him." (John 3:36) The first time Jesus came He came as the … Continue reading

THE ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (35) – ACTS 21:17-40 – 3/23/12

 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 ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (34) – ACTS 20-21 – 3/9/12

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

THE ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (33) – ACTS 22:14-15 – 3/2/12

 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

ACTS 20 – PAULS LABOR OF LOVE FOR THE SAINTS AND OUR CALL TO FOLLOW HIS

  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

ACTS 20 – PAULS LABOR OF LOVE FOR THE SAINTS AND OUR CALL TO FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE – HEB. 13:7 & GAL. 6:9-10

February 2012   Dear Friends,        I will resume our study of Revelation next month but here I want to share my lesson for my Friday men's group from the book of Acts, chapter 20 (see below). It … Continue reading

THE ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (31) – ACTS 20 – 2/10/12

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

THE ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (30)- ACTS 19 – 2/3/12

 "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

THE ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (29) – ACTS 19:8-20- 1/27/12

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

THE ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (28) – ACTS 19:8-20- 1/20/12

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

THE ACTS OF CHRIST THROUGH THE APOSTLES BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (27) – ACTS 18:18-19:1-7 – 1/13/12

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