Leviticus 18:3 “So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life. As I am reading through all these different laws and commands that God is telling the Israelites to obey I [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Imitating Jesus Christ: "Living Elbow to Elbow with the Egyptians and Canaanites"
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Speaking boldly for the gospel. "Jesus’ call and promise of empowerment"
Posted: February 11, 2008 in UncategorizedActs 18:9 “One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, “Don’t be afraid! Speak Out! Don’t be Silent!” Throughout Paul’s ministry there are a number of road blocks, hurdles, reasons to give up and not move forward but here in this verse we see that even though all the signs [...]
Questions of allegiance: "Belonging to King Jesus means not belonging to anyone or anything else."
Posted: February 10, 2008 in UncategorizedActs 17:7 “And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus.” Here Paul is in Thessalonica and he has spent three days in the jewish synagogue talking to jews and god-fearing greeks about how Jesus is the messiah talked [...]
The freeing power of earnest prayer: "Joining God’s action of deliverance"
Posted: February 5, 2008 in UncategorizedActs 12:5 “But while Peter was imprisoned, the church prayed very earnestly for him.” I can’t help but read Acts and it is obvious that suffering and discipleship go hand and hand. Here, Peter is thrown into jail by Herod and guarded very tightly. The other believers don’t schedule a revolt; they don’t try to [...]
Philip and the Eunuch: "Explaining the scriptural way of salvation."
Posted: February 1, 2008 in UncategorizedActs 8:31 “The man replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him.” Philip finds himself exactly where God wants him to be and we see that God is getting ready to use Philip as an instrument to taking the gospel to [...]
