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Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him. (Acts 28:30-31, NKJV) I have heard some say that the Book of Acts does not end with chapter 28. We, the church today, carry on this apostolic heritage by continuing to preach, teach, and evangelize with the boldness of the apostles. We are living Acts 29, continuing the work begun over 2,000 years ago. The Book of Acts covers approximately…
So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. (Acts 10:34-35, ESV) This week, we have explored some of the key events in the Book of Acts…
But the Lord said to him [Ananias], “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” (Acts 9:15-16, ESV) Have…
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“Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight” (Psalm 144: 1). For a period of fifteen years, I worked for the school system. One of the roles I had to perform was being part of the school’s Safety Team. With the increasing number of school shootings, the Director of Risk Management, as well as members of the district’s security team and police department, joined us in developing an action plan in the event an armed intruder broke into the school. First, in a stressful situation, they showed us the aerial…
It was still dark as Mary made her way along the path to Jesus’ grave in the early morning hours. When she arrived, she saw that the stone was rolled away, and Jesus’ body was gone. Crushed by the weight of her caring she came crying, where is Jesus? When the disciples went home dejected, Mary stayed. And then someone spoke. “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Mary begged the stranger through tears to tell her where the body was taken. With just one word, he responded: “Mary.” There was something unique about the way He said…
In the children’s book, “The Little Engine that Could,” the small train is chugging uphill, chanting the entire way, “I think I can, I think I can.” Eventually, when it reached the top, the train said, “I KNEW I could!” The premise is, of course, that with faith and confidence in your abilities, you can do things that seem impossible to tackle. When the man whose son was possessed by a spirit came to Jesus, he stated, “If You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” The man had SOME faith, or he would never have come…
“But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” (Romans 9:20, ESV) The word why contains only three little letters, but, oh, the emotion behind that short word. Our human mind wants (demands) an answer. Why did this unexpected—and difficult—thing happen in my life? Quite often, the real question is, “Why me, Lord?” After all, I am Your child. Why did this happen to me? Why did You allow this? Why haven’t You done something! Even if we don’t voice these thoughts, the…
