Acts 21 – 22 were quite an interesting study yesterday! We spent a few minutes reviewing how Paul ignored the Holy Spirit’s warning about not going to Jerusalem – God’s directive will, and stepped into God’s permissive will by going anyway. I used Biblical Discipleship Lesson 7 as a guide concerning the will of God. … Read more
We plowed our way nearly through Acts 21 today! Paul was determined to arrive in Jerusalem by Pentecost, which is 50 days after Passover. Once he arrived in Caesarea, he was just a short journey up to Jerusalem. He and Luke, and the others traveling with him, spent some time with Phillip the evangelist, one … Read more
We have made it through the first week of 2021! We were able to get through Acts 19 & 20 today, in our overview of this book of history of the first century church. We saw how, even though Acts is not a book of doctrine, it does contain doctrine, as Paul spent some critical … Read more
We were able to work our way from Acts 18:18 through Acts 19:20 this morning. We saw the emergence of Apollos as an eloquent speaker preaching the kingdom gospel / John’s baptism of repentance in preparation for the messianic kingdom, and how Aquila and Priscilla, disciples of Paul, with hands of grace, expounded unto him … Read more
Today was a great adventure through Acts 17 and into Acts 18, as we are walking through our overview of This great book of transition. We must always remember that Acts is a book of history, not a book of doctrine. Yes, doctrine is found on every page, but its principle goal is to chronicle … Read more
It was so great to get back into the Word with you this morning! We did a brief recap of our study, bringing us up to date in our overview of the book of Acts. We got through the 4th great question, seeing the complete transition from Jew to Gentile, from Jerusalem to Antioch, and … Read more