Growing Compassion for the Religious (Acts 28:17-31)
Paul demonstrates his amazing heart for his own Jewish people, and he makes a massive effort to graciously share the Gospel with the Jewish leaders in Rome. By doing so, Paul demonstrates to us how to share the Gospel of Christ with the religious.
Read MoreGod’s Plans Will Not Be Stopped (Acts 28:1-16 )
The plans of your day regularly change and adapt according to the obstacles before you. Acts 28:1-16 shows us clearly that God’s plans are unstoppable. We may not recognize what’s happening, but we can trust that God is at work, even in the mundane.
Read MoreRun! The Christian Life Is a Race (Hebrews 12:1-3)
We will again exposit God’s Word, but this week on Hebrews 12:1-3, a favorite passage of mine—running the race, fixing our eyes on Christ and more.
Read MoreThe Court is Now in Session (1 John 2:1-2 )
In the court of divine justice, each of us stands guilty. But in Christ, we have a defender who stands to defend us. Because of His sacrifice we are declared righteous and set free.
Read MoreReal Spiritual Leadership Proven in Crisis (Act 27)
Acts 27 is an amazing example of true leadership. Paul proves his spiritual leadership in the midst of a life and death crisis of a shipwreck
Read MoreOur Calling Costs (Matthew 5:10-16)
Shannon is a force of nature and being used by God to do great things in the church in Uganda, Kenya, Sudan and even reaching into South Sudan. We love him and I’m confident you will feel the same as you hear him preach God’s Word
Read MoreEntrusting Your Children to the Lord.
Entrusting Your Children to the Lord.
Read MoreObstacles are Opportunities (Part 2) (Acts 25-26)
In Acts 25-26, Paul proclaims the gospel to Festus and Herod before heading to Rome. Acts will move all of us to be far more ready to share our testimony and shows us how.
Read MoreHow Do You Grieve Over Sin? (2 Corinthians 7:10-11)
What does it mean to repent? How can you tell when someone is truly sorry for what they’ve done? When have you done enough to prove that you’ve changed? What will repentance look like? You know that sorry isn’t enough. You’re not sure that you can ever forgive them. How can you tell if YOU are genuinely repentant over sin in your life?
Read MoreObstacles are Opportunities (Part 1) (Acts 25-26)
GOD TURNS OBSTACLES INTO OPPORTUNITIES as Paul appeals to Caesar in Acts 25. In the midst of Paul’s first interaction with the new Governor Festus, God’s Word describes the unsaved’s hatefulness toward the Gospel, the lost’s enslavement to sin, and the need for Christians to grow deeper in their confidence in God’s sovereignty.
Read MoreOrdering Your Home
Three different aspects of why we should want to be effective managers of our home include being a faithful steward, a faithful obeyer, and a faithful doer.
Read MoreThe Worst Mistake Ever: Dissing the Gospel (Acts 24)
Paul is tried by the Roman Governor FELIX. The prosecution is a slick lawyer (hired by the Sanhedrin) who wants Paul dead. What is amazing is looking at the entire court case from God’s perspective: it is actually FELIX who loses in God’s court. Governor Felix makes the worst mistake anyone, anywhere, could ever make.
Read More3 Days of Danger: Living Under Threat (Acts 22:30-Acts 23)
We continue in our study of HIS WORD, in Acts, chapter 22-23, as Paul faces three days of danger, showing us how to live for the Lord Jesus Christ when under stress and more…
Read MoreLetting Your Husband Lead
God has given us an amazing God-ordained role in marriage – to love our husband, to be our husband’s helper, and to allow him to lead us
Read MoreArrival and Arrest (Acts 21:17-22:29)
We continue in our study of Acts, now in chapters 21 and 22 with Paul’s arrival and arrest. How does the Lord want you to react…when you do the Biblical thing but it all turns out wrong? In fact, you even get punished for doing the right thing. As Paul arrives and is arrested in Jerusalem, The Lord makes it clear that He desires humility and heralding, and a growing discernment on what’s most important, especially knowing how to deal with preferences. A powerful section of Acts you will not want to miss…
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