Opposing the Grace and Gospel of God (Acts 13:44-45) 44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul. Really religious folk have a
Productivity Requirement – Perseverance (Acts 13:13-15) Barnabas and Paul had been working together in the first mission of the church at Antioch on the Orontes. Because of God’s favor on their work they will have much success. But between the embarking and the successes there will be setbacks. For those of us who would be
Don’t Be That Guy Part 1 of 3 – Accept Help I do not like to ask for help. Consequently when I was told by the people scheduling my checkup that I would need someone to pick me up… I ignored them. When my wife (Darlene Barnes) told me that they were not likely to
12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. (Acts 13:4–12, NKJV) Making the Most of Your Moments Two things have come together for the conversion of the proconsul Sergius Paullus – (1) the miracle and (2) the teaching of the Lord. This is
Not In Honduras Part 2 of 4 The past has a way of catching up to us. Sometimes it is an snide remark from someone who knew us before our new life in Christ. “Roderick, I remember when you used to be quite the _____________!” (You can fill in the blank.) At other times it
