Tag Archives: 2019

Last time as we were looking at Acts 17, the main lessons for us were about how Paul preached, how he opened the Scriptures to the people at Thessalonica. The lessons there are particularly about how the Scriptures should be taught. Today, we’re looking at the other side of the conversation, looking at how weContinue reading “Being People of the Book (Acts 17:10-15)”

Ladies, I have something to tell you: Men have a secret ability, a super power if you will. We learned it from our dads, and we teach it to our sons: Men can hear instructions, directions, plans, concerns, hopes, dreams, and feelings, without listening to a word. And you probably haven’t even noticed! Hearing doesn’tContinue reading “Jesus is Christ and Lord (Acts 17:1-10)”

We saw last time how the Lord Jesus opened Lydia’s heart to believe the message Paul brought, and she was saved. Luke records for us here the conversion of one more person, but by the end of the chapter, there is already a group of believers meeting at Lydia’s house (v40). How does the churchContinue reading “What Must I Do To Be Saved? (Acts 16:16-40)”

We saw that conflict is a part of life in the church, we saw that last Sunday. And one reason why conflict arises is that we have expectations. We expect that the church will do this, or be like that. We have expectations of other Christians. We expect things of ourselves. What do we doContinue reading “Open Doors to Open Hearts (Acts 16:1-15)”

“In the summer of 1932, the [Monroe Baptist] church actually split into two rival factions as to who should be the pastor. One side was backing the Reverend W. W. Hill, an old-school preacher who had just been ousted; the other was supporting Professor Foster, a starched man with a standoffish wife and brilliant childrenContinue reading “Christians in Conflict (Acts 15:36-41)”