Source: https://ift.tt/2OE9Vcv Today: [Acts 19 Part 2:] The Timings of God: In part 2 of Acts 19 we see the Apostle Paul planning to leave the city with two of his disciples. In the midst of his preparations to go, Paul inexplicably sends his two team members on ahead and lingers behind. The result is […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2OxYwed Today: [Acts 19 Part 1:] The Ephesian Church is Founded. In Acts 19 Paul travels to Ephesus and successfully plants the church there. The Ephesian church represents a high water mark of the moving of the Spirit of God in the New Testament Era. During Paul’s time in Ephesus, every Jew and Greek […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2AYQybR Today: [Acts 18:] A One-Woman Powerhouse in the Gospel: In Acts 18 Paul travels to Corinth and makes a connection with Aquila and Priscilla. The mention of this couple together is unique in the New Testament record and indicates the strong bond they shared and the powerful influence that Priscilla was as a […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2M2inFv Today: [Acts 17:] Determining Truth and Declaring the Unknown God: In Acts 16 Paul and Silas travel from Thessalonica to Berea and on to Athens. In each city, they take specific strategies to reach to the population for Christ. Each time they impacted not just a few people but the entire city. In […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2vusYia Today: [Acts 16:] Detonation at Philippi. In Acts 16 Paul takes a young traveling companion by the name of Timothy after rejecting John Mark. Together with Silas, they travel to Philippi being led by a dream of a man in Macedonia asking for help. They don’t find the man, but they do encounter […]
READ MORE Today: [Acts 15:] Contention, Disputation and Destiny: In Acts 15 a controversy arises after Jewish believers demand that Gentile believers become Jewish converts as well. The work of spreading the gospel ceases for some time while this is decided upon. In the aftermath of the decisions that get made, we see that Paul and Barnabas […]
READ MORE Today: [Acts 14:] Pressing into the Kingdom: In Acts 14 Barnabas and Paul experience great success in Iconium and Lystra. At Lystra, because of a notable healing, the people attempt to sacrifice to them as though they were gods. At the same time, the persecution was fierce. What can we learn from this? The lesson […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2vAhokR Today: [Acts 13:] The Ecclesia Manifests! In Acts 13 we see the rise of the Ecclesia that Jesus prophesied about in Matt. 16:18. The Ecclesia of Jesus day is an entirely different thing than the church as we know it. In Antioch when the believers conducted themselves as an Ecclesia, the history and […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2AzDKJ3 Today: [Acts 12:]How to Loose a Man of God: Do you pray for your pastor or spiritual leader? When your prayers are absent, your leader will be like Peter, bound and in prison. When you pray unceasingly for your leadership, angels get involved to see them get free and be set at liberty […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2O2caG5 Today: [Acts 11:] A Tale of Two Cities: In Acts 11 we are introduced to the community of believers in the city of Antioch. Up to now, Jerusalem dominates the Acts narrative. Now we will see how Antioch figures prominently in Christian history. The apostle Paul began his ministry there. They were first […]
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