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The thoughts presented by Peter brought silence and a receptive hearing for Paul and Barnabas (v. 12). They followed up with related stories from their missionary journeys, telling how God had saved Gentiles wherever they had gone, in response to the simple message of His saving grace …

Asa became king of Judah just shortly before Jeroboam’s reign in Israel ended. He ruled for 4l years. His reign was characterized by godliness. Eight of the 19 kings of Judah were good. Verse 11 says, “Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord.” Idolat …

In (Genesis 9:6) the penalty for murder and the reason for its seriousness are given. The penalty for murder and the reason for such a severe punishment was that man is made in God’s image. The command “You shall not murder” (Ex. 20:13) does not prohibit every for …

Paul had not been hindered in going to Rome because of Satanic opposition or physical obstacles, but by the challenge of completing his work right where he was. He was the type of person who finished one job before he started another one. Paul had a desire for many years to go to Spain (v.

The first part of this verse is one of the clearest statements in Scripture of what a person has to do to be saved (v. 1). We must love other Christians to be obedient to God’s commandments (vv. 2-3). This love expresses itself in action, not just emotion. Every Christian has ove …

John mentions how Diotrephes likes to be the number-one leader in the Church and refuses to welcome any of the Lord’s followers who come by (vv. 9-10). The ancient world had a system of “guest-friendships” whereby families undertook to give each other hospitality when …

Jesus explained to His disciples that His death was near (v. 21). He explained how it would be necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem where He would suffer many things at the hands of the religious leaders, and eventually He would be killed.Peter hearing these things, took the Lord …

Christians who are doing anything for Christ must learn how to deal with many kinds of rejection. One rejection can tip the scales weighted with hundreds of affirmations. Satan’s trick is to get our mind so occupied with a rejection that we forget all about the good things that are happening. Paul …

Moses’ third excuse for not wanting to be the spokesman for God was that people will say, “The Lord has not appeared to you as you say, and they will not believe me” (v. 1). The Lord’s answer to Moses was, “What is that you have in your hand” (v. 2) Mose …

Paul and Silas traveled 100 miles from Philippi to Thessalonica. According to verse one they passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia but didn’t minister in those cities. Thessalonica was the capital of Macedonia, with a population of about 200,000. Paul’s master plan for missions was to …