July 11, 2024
“He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance” (Acts 28:30-31 ESV). What Satan meant for evil, God used for good. The Jewish leaders that brought charges against Paul
July 8, 2024
“I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles” (Acts 26:22-23 ESV). Paul’s testimony
July 6, 2024
“When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison” (Acts 24:27 ESV). Paul was arrested in Jerusalem and delivered to Marcus Antonius Felix, the Roman Governor of Judea, at Caesarea Maritima. He was kept in custody there for two years,
July 5, 2024
‘The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome.”’ (Acts 23:11 ESV). Paul had testified one last time before the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem, but their hearts continued to be hardened. After being
June 30, 2024
“Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight… he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed” (Acts 20:7, 11 ESV). The disciples in the city of Troas gathered on a Sunday to hear the apostle Paul preach. They couldn’t get enough
June 29, 2024
“Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices” (Acts 19:18 ESV). An amazing thing began to happen in the city of Ephesus, new believers began to confess their sin and turn from their sinful practices. Their faith in Christ led to life-change. And their confession and repentance led to
June 26, 2024
“The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue… they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so” (Acts 17:10-11 ESV). Those in Berea who heard Paul’s message, listened and compared it to
June 25, 2024
‘Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”’ (Acts 16:30-31 ESV). The magistrate of the city of Philippi had Paul and Silas publicly beaten and thrown into prison. Around midnight as
June 22, 2024
“And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed” (Acts 14:23 ESV). After Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel and made many disciples in city after city, they returned to each city to appoint elders in every church.
June 16, 2024
“And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends” (Acts 10:24 ESV). The Roman centurion, Cornelius, had sent for the apostle Peter and upon hearing that he was on the way, he “called together his relatives and close friends” to meet and hear