Paul and all of his shipmates are safely delivered to Malta and they are greeted kindly by the local inhabitants. We learn something about local beliefs as Paul is bitten by a viper in Acts 28:4 they began saying to…
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Are You Persuading Me to Become a Christian
Paul has been held in prison for two years and now, finally, he comes before the new governor Festus and King Agrippa, and they include all of the chief men of the city. Paul gives an account of his own…
He Listened Concerning the Faith in Christ Jesus
Paul’s trial continues, now at the seat of the Roman government of the region, in Caesarea. Felix the governor hears from the high priests’ lawyer and then from Paul. Paul simply lays out the facts and calls for the men…
Who Are You Lord
Paul is accused and because of the outcry of the crowd in the city, the military tribune takes Paul into custody. Paul asks to speak to the crowd and gives testimony of his life beginning with his persecution of Christians…
This Is What The Holy Spirit Says
The Lord says that he will show us things to come and Paul has heard from the Holy Spirit as he says that he is in Acts 20:22–23 “bound by the Spirit I am traveling to Jerusalem”. Yet along the…
In Generations That Are Past
Speaking Boldly For the Lord Acts 14:1–7 He Leaped Up and Began Walking Acts 14:8–13 In Generations That Are Past Acts 14:14–20 They Reported All That God Had Done Acts 14:21–28 He Made No Distinction Between Us…
Proclaim To The People All The Words Of This Life
Peter and John were commissioned to preach this gospel of the kingdom and to be witnesses of what they had experienced in their relationship with Jesus Christ. But this was threatening to the religious authority who questioned them in Acts…
I Saw The Lord
This is the day of Pentecost and as the Holy Spirit has come, a crowd has gathered and Peter begins to speak. Peter quotes from the Psalms of David, who the Jewish people respected as a great king and that…
Everyone Who Calls Upon The Name of The Lord Will Be Saved
After the crucifixion of Jesus, there had been some stir about his empty tomb but it was now fifty days later, the day of Pentecost. This was the day that Israel celebrated the firstfruits of the harvest. This was a…
You Will Receive Power When The Holy Spirit Has Come Upon You
The religious leaders of Israel thought they had put an end to Jesus. They sealed his tomb and placed guards around it, yet when it was time, Jesus rose, and an angel rolled away the stone. Jesus met with his…
You Also Were With Jesus
Peter had been with Jesus, in fact, Jesus commended him saying in Matthew 16:17 “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.” when in…
Tell Us If You Are The Christ
The fulfillment of God’s plan is near. Jesus has his last supper with his disciples and uses the “(todah), a sacrifice of bread and wine offered in thanksgiving to the Lord” to connect his body and blood with the covenant…
When the Son of Man Comes In His Glory
The disciples are concerned about Jesus establishing his kingdom, and ask in Matthew 24:3 “what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”. He answers in Matthew 24:36 “But concerning that day and hour…
What Will Be The Sign
As the disciples are walking through the temple courts with Jesus they are admiring the buildings. Jesus refocuses their attention by saying in Matthew 24:2 “not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown…