Stephen was dragged before the Jewish Council because of his witness to the Lord Jesus and for doing “great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.” (Acts 6:8) Stephen continued his defense to the high priest and the Council. He talked about the Lord God giving the people of Israel a covenant. (A covenant […]
Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray… From Romans 11:33-36 Lord God of the Bible, You are my Encourager. The depths of the riches of Your wisdom and knowledge – are beyond my understanding! You are […]
Peter was preaching to a crowd in Jerusalem and he didn’t soften his words. They were pointed. He told the gathered crowd about the promise of Jesus and His resurrection. Peter referred to the fathers of those people in that crowd…Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Those three men had faith in God the Father. […]
Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost was meant to convict the crowd of their sins and to show them the salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Today, we don’t “hear” this often. Recognition of our Problem You and I have a problem…we are sinners and we need the work of Jesus Christ to […]
When you are faced with your sins, what do you do? Do you recognize your actions as sin or do you excuse it away as if sin does not exist? What is difficult to acknowledge? That you (and I) sin against the living, Creator God! Most people consider themselves to be pretty good people. […]
For the followers of Christ Jesus – where is our confidence to be placed? Our confidence should never be in ourselves – we fail too many times.Our confidence should never be in another person, government, or religion – if they haven’t “messed up” they will, they are people!(NASB) Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned […]
Peter boldly spoke to a crowd who had gathered outside a house in Jerusalem. The living God had sent His Holy Spirit to all within that house. Who were they? They were followers of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. They had been given the ability to speak in various languages. They were speaking the […]
One hundred twenty people gathered together in one house to pray. Suddenly, from heaven came the sound of a mighty wind [and] tongues of fire were seen on each person present. Then one more proof that these men and women were filled with the Holy Spirit of God:(NASB) Acts 2:4 “And they were all […]
As followers of Christ, we have a great story of salvation to tell – – – ours! All followers of Christ were without Christ in their life… then that day, that time, when the Lord used a sermon, a song, a friend, something to bring to your attention that you needed to ask Jesus to […]
When did you hear you needed Jesus as your Savior? How did you respond?Only you can answer those questions. Everyone who follows Jesus has a salvation story. Many stories are quiet, no dramatics are involved. Then there are the stories which capture the imagination. Freed from prostitution, or addictions, or anger, murder, or… what is […]