We sometimes think people are accepting the Lord because of our plan to preach to them. The Lord though, is dealing directly with people as happened here with Cornelius. Cornelius was praying and the Lord answered sending an angel to…
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Speaking Boldly in the Name of the Lord
Saul has set himself to find and eliminate these disciples of Christ, until Jesus appears to him on the road to Damascus. Saul is converted and becomes Paul and becomes a strong defender of Jesus Christ. And there are others…
Proclaiming the Good News of the Word
Stephen is stoned and in Acts 8:1 “on that day (there was) a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem”. But this persecution didn’t stop the gospel, in fact, it caused it to spread as in Acts 8:4 “Now those…
Full of Grace and Power
The early church was growing in Acts 6:1 “the disciples were increasing in number” but with that growth came problems. There were issues with individual believers, as we read with Ananias and his wife, there was external opposition as when…
Great Grace was on Them All
The early Church in Jerusalem is described as having in Acts 4:32 “one heart and one soul”. Then, it goes on to say in Acts 4:33 “And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the…
Having Favor With All the People
The Holy Spirit had been released on the day of Pentecost and in one day their were three thousand more followers of Jesus Christ. As they began their new life in Christ, they focused on four simple things: teaching, fellowship,…
The Eternal Covenant
As this message in Hebrews closes, we are reminded of our actions: to be hospitable, to remember those in prison, to honor marriage, to “imitate their (our leaders) faith”. Then a few more things at the conclusion, Hebrews 13:15-19 to…
The New and Living Way
The first covenant, the Law, was ratified by blood. It says here in Hebrews that everything is purified by blood which we really don’t quite understand. We would say we have moved beyond that barbaric blood sacrifice kind of thinking.…
He is Able to Save Completely
In Hebrews 5:10 the message had been “the source of eternal salvation”, “a high priest” and here in Hebrews 7, we come back to that message. Jesus is not just a high priest according to the law, in fact, he…
Taste The Good Word of God
The main message here is that God is not far away separating himself from us as if we were untouchables, that is the way the world works. God is acknowledging his Son Jesus Christ as our high priest, the one…
Today If You Hear His Voice
Hebrews opens with God speaking through a son, Jesus Christ. Then it says in Hebrews 2:3 that “salvation had its beginning when it was spoken through the Lord”. But the only way for that salvation to be accomplished was, in…
Live By The Spirit
The Galatians were hindered in their walk as Christians by someone that wanted to pull followers away for themselves. This often happens and it is important for us to test what people are saying against God’s word rather than just…
For Freedom Christ Has Made Us Free
Some have come into the church at Galatia trying to bring them back under the law. Paul reminds them that the law came after the promise. The promise to Abraham was given by God and believed by Abraham long before…
Entrusted With The Gospel
Paul reminds the church of the message he has given them saying two things in Galatians 1:4 First, is “(Jesus Christ) gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from the present evil age” Second, is that this…