July 6 Most of us have never encountered a situation like this. But in Paul’s context, it was not unusual. In modern-day Turkey and throughout that part of the world at the time, many people were polytheists who worshiped many gods. As part of their worship, they would offer sacrifices to one of their gods….
June 27 Paul begins his first letter to the church at Corinth with his standard greeting, blessing his readers with reminders of how often he prays for them. Similarly to how he quickly launched into his rebuke in Galatians, Paul turns to the Corinthian church and rebukes them for their many divisions and rivalries. He…
June 12 Several times in Acts 17, we see more problems with Jews over the proclamation of the Gospel. They are clearly jealous that people are coming to faith in Jesus. (Acts 17:5) In this first instance, they formed a riot and raided the home of “Jason” in Thessalonica. Little else is known about Jason,…
May 31 We will see throughout the book of Acts that there are some people who will just never accept the simple Christian life and teachings. Legalists show up again and again causing problems. Just as the Jewish leaders did during the ministry of Jesus, religious, graceless people raised their objections over and over again….
April 11 I know what you’re thinking: “Here we go again.” It’s a common theme that I cannot move on from. Perhaps this is because I spent the first ten years as a Christian not knowing anything about it. I was never told that I should grow in my relationship with Jesus, much less how….
March 23 Jesus and His disciples came into Bethphage, a small village on the Mount of Olives, very close to Bethany between Jericho and Jerusalem. Jesus saw a fig tree covered with leaves, but it bore no fruit. Because there was no fruit on the tree, Jesus cursed it, though not because He was still…
