Acts

God’s Positioning System

When you are in unfamiliar territory – what can easily happen?You make a wrong turn and may compound the wrong turn with another. Life can be like that, can’t it?  Making one wrong decision, many times, leads to other wrong decisions… and possibly disastrous results, not only for yourself but for those who depend on […]

Life being lived…

What were your plans six weeks ago?  Eating meals, meeting friends at a favorite “hang-out”, weddings, engagements celebrated, buying and selling, planting and building… all normal things in life… life being lived. Then – the world was “hit” with COVID-19 as we were living our lives. All of this was happening in the days of […]

The “But first…” has happened!

Jesus talked to His disciples, and He is talking to us today!(NASB) Luke 17:22-25 “And He said to His disciples, ‘The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you will not see it.23 ‘They will say to you, ‘Look there! Look here!’ Do […]

Gladly Chosen

Just think, all those whose faith is in the Lord Jesus have gladly been chosen.

Remembering…

Remember – when you first became a believer in Christ Jesus.  What comes to mind? Remembering is important – and this is my experience.  Your experience probably is different, but still Remember! When I first became a believer in Christ – I was in awe of being forgiven!  Joy, pure joy, was mine – my […]

Little Known Followers of Christ

There were twelve disciples, nine are familiar names: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Nathanael  (Bartholomew), Philip, Matthew, Thomas and Judas Iscariot. James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James, these three are not well-known. I can identify most easily with the three little known disciples or apostles of Jesus Christ. These men […]

You are that important to Jesus!

Jesus was intentional ~ you are that important to Jesus!He turned His face toward Jerusalem, knowing what would happen there.(NASB) Matthew 16:21 “From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised […]

Problems That Need Solving

NASB) Acts 6:1 “NOW AT this time while the disciples were increasing in number; a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.” Problem:  The church was growing in Jerusalem.  People were turning to Jesus as their Savior […]