As the story continues in Paul’s second missionary trip, the jealous Jews had instigated mob action against Paul and the Christians. Acts 17:6-9, The mob was going street by street, looking for Paul and Silas—who were nowhere to be found. Frustrated, when the mob came to the house of a man named Jason, now known as a believer, they …
Paul and Silas have preached in Thessalonica and as a result have a mob after them. Acts 17:5-6, They (the mob) attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd. 6 Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them …
Paul and Silas had the courage to persevere and began to preach in the synagogue in Thessalonica. It was there that God gave them success, but then trouble begins. Acts 17:4-6, Some of the ethnically Jewish people from the synagogue were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas. Even more devout Greeks who had affiliated with Judaism came to believe—along with quite a …
We’ve been following Paul and his team on his second missionary journey. Let’s review what has happened so far. Paul has entered new territory as he entered Philippi, it is the country we today know as Greece. There he has many converts and the Lord uses him to cast out a demon in a young …
The battle between good and evil is a repeated theme throughout Scriptures. As we turn to Genesis chapter three, we see the evil serpent tempting Adam and Eve to fall into sin. Satan can’t harm God, so he attacks those who God loves. That is, you and me. If you have ever have had children, …
Have you ever had an opportunity to be around thankful people? If you have, you have been blessed. Thankful people don’t tell you how to be thankful so much as they demonstrate it. Pablo Diaz from Guidepost on November 21, 2017 made these observations (1-7) about those who are thankful. 1. Express their joy. 2. Celebrate all …
Why is living out the Christian life such a challenge for believers? We live in a sinful world and we are sinful, even when we are believers in Jesus. The Scriptures calls us sheep because we share many of the characteristics of sheep. Here are just a few. Sheep are not very intelligent. Sheep respond …
I remember moving away from home when I completed my education and joining a new church. It wasn’t long before I was asked to be part of an usher team. Although ushering was about serving, God was doing more than I could imagine through this act of service. On the usher team was a man …
Hope is a powerful experience. When we have hope in Jesus, we can see the light at the end of a dark tunnel in life. When we have hope in Jesus we can move forward in the direst of circumstances. When we have hope in Jesus we can live life in light of eternity. Hope …
I remember being at a crusade in Honduras where people were offered individual prayer. Hundreds of people came down to be prayed over and lined up along the wall in the soccer stadium. I, along with many others began to pray for people one after another. The next day I was in a restaurant eating …