Haggai 1:5 (ESV) 5 Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. The Jews spent 70 years in captivity because they refused to obey God. When they were allowed by God to return home, only a remnant did so. Some of the Jews grew comfortable in a foreign land and opted to […]
Job 37:14 (ESV) 14 “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. In the verse above, Elihu exhorted Job to do something that we should all strive to do once in a while. We should stop from time to time and consider the wondrous works of God. God has given us […]
There has always been a great misunderstanding about the church that Christ built. Many believe that the church is something that it is not. Let us consider a few things that the church is not. The Church Is Not Plan B Premillennialists believe that the church was never supposed to exist. If the Jews had […]
Acts eight closes with another example of conversion. Having finished his work in Samaria, Philip is commissioned by an angel of the Lord to travel south toward Gaza (ver. 26). Being a godly man, Philip did not question the command, but simply arose and went (ver. 27). On the way, Philip was instructed by […]
The power of the gospel is amazing. It can transform the greatest sinner into a loyal follower of Christ. We have already seen this week the gospel changing Saul from an enraged murderer to a devout Christian. We now see the gospel at work again. Not only were many men and women of Samaria converted […]
Simon was a man at Samaria who practiced magic. He so amazed the people with his tricks that they thought he possessed the great power of God (ver.9). This, however, was before Philip came to town with the real power of God at his disposal. While the Samaritans were astonished by what Simon did, the […]
One of the seven men chosen to serve tables in Acts 6 was Philip (Acts 6:5). Like Stephen, Philip was a good man, full of the Spirit and of wisdom (Acts 6:3). Having had the hands of the apostles laid on him, Philip had a miraculous measure of the Spirit and in Acts 8, we […]
Saul, who later became known as Paul, the apostle, is one of the most interesting characters in the Bible. He began as a mortal enemy of Christ and the church but ended up being one of the greatest Christians who ever lived. His conversion is a testimony of the power of the gospel. When Paul […]
“Stay safe.” For the last several months, my grandson, Tristan, has been uttering these two words whenever he says goodbye to someone. In these difficult days experienced by the majority of people around the world, “stay safe” is a sentiment shared by many as we depart from one another. The coronavirus pandemic is unlike anything […]
Paul said, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy. 2:15). While Paul was writing to a young preacher, there is no indication that we should not apply this verse to our lives. The study of God’s Word has always […]