Acts 15.36-41 – I think it was Gomer Pyle who said “well don’t that beat all?” This passages leaves us scratching our heads after two seemingly inseperable godly missionaries have a disagreement that leaves the team divided. How can we handle disagreement when they come our way?
Acts 15.1-35 – Over the history of the church, she has been asked to take a biblical stand on any number of important doctrinal and cultural issues. None perhaps is as important as the issue addressed by the church leadership in Jerusalem. The question continues to draw considerable debate even today, yet the decision given by the counsel in Acts 15 provides a solid doctrinal base on which to conclude that salvation comes through the grace of God alone. The message for us today is not only that we should proclaim this eternal truth, but also that we should defend it as well.
Acts 14.21-28 – Do you have any unfinished tasks around the house or perhaps at the office? Paul and Barnabas provide an excellent example of individuals who completed the work given to them by the Lord. On their return journey to the sending church they revisit the churches that had been established. Follow along and see what four words they had for them.
Acts 14.1-20 – It’s hard to imagine that even a simple commercial sharing the hope of John 3:16 would be opposed, but it was. As Paul and Barnabas continue to find out, where ever they spread the gospel, the Word of God falls on different kinds of soil. Some will be fruitful, others will never take root. Oppostion abounds, but their relentless spirit to proclaim the good news of Christ drives them ever onward.