With today’s Bible reading, we conclude our reading through the book of Acts. The book ends rather abruptly, almost as if Chapter 29 has been lost. But of course, that didn’t happen. Some have suggested that Dr. Luke didn’t finish the book and that we are living today in Acts 29. One very important thing…
Today’s Bible reading is Acts 26. Paul addresses King Agrippa, Festus, and Bernice (the Queen). He gives his defense for his zealous Jewish background and his experience of coming to Jesus, and he shows that Jesus is the fulfillment of Jewish prophecy. Paul even gives Agrippa an opportunity to respond to the Gospel. Agrippa isn’t…
In today’s Bible reading from Acts 22, we see Paul telling his story of how he came to experience the risen Jesus as he was traveling to Damascus to persecute Christians. Essentially, he tells the same story as Dr. Luke did in Acts 9. Application Paul tells these complete strangers who he is, what led…
Today’s Bible reading from Acts 19 begins with an encounter with the disciples of John the Baptizer (Acts 19:1-7). Paul asked if they had received the Holy Spirit when they believed. They said they had not; they only knew about John’s baptism and hadn’t heard of the Holy Spirit. So like Apollos in yesterday’s reading,…
I want to point out an important point from today’s Bible reading, in Acts 17. In Acts 17:2-3, we see that Acts 17:2–3 (CSB) 2As usual, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and…
In today’s Bible reading from Acts 16, Dr. Luke says some things that don’t sound right. Actually, based on what many of us have heard in church, it doesn’t sound biblical at all! It doesn’t fit! In Acts 16:6-7, Dr. Luke tells us, 6They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia; they had been…
