Tag: Luke
-
How do we Practice Real World Grace
How do we practice God’s Grace every day? We first must remember: “Then he said to them all: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.’” (Luke 9:23) Paramount to grace is remembrance. Of who God is, and what He’s done. Each day, it’s important to…
-
Mistakes
If you make mistakes like I do, do you fret over them. I do but not as much as I use too. When I worked my stress level was high because I was afraid of making mistakes and ultimately I did out of nervousness. We spend so much wasted energy on worry and stress. God…
-
Praying
In my Bible study this week we studied Jesus teaching his disciples how to pray. Matt. 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4). I thought I’ll share a little bit of that study with you. Our Father which art in Heaven Jesus teaches His disciples that God is our parent in Heaven. The Apostle Paul restates this by exhorting…
-
Praying today for those who are hurting and may have lost a love one, especially Cathy F. her husband passed away on Thursday. Pray for the following people whose names begin with “C.” Cathy CathyJo Cara Connie Colleen Chelsea Carol Cindy Chris Curt Cherri Carrie Cody Christine Chareen Cheryl Carole Carolyn Charles Chuck Caroline Clarence…
-
The Kingdom Comes to Ephesus
Acts 19:8-20 In this passage Luke tells us of the wonders and marvels that came about in Ephesus and the surrounding area when Paul arrived there. The narrative begins in 19:8-10 in which Luke tells us that Paul spoke persuasively in the synagogue for a period of three months. In this period, many, possibly most…
-
False Testimony before the Sanhedrin
Acts 6:8-15 Having mentioned his name for the first time in the previous section as one of the seven to be placed over the widows’ ministry, Luke now turns to the story of Stephen. It would appear that Stephen had been doing great work in his ministry, even including wondrous signs among the people,…
-
Before the Sanhedrin
Acts 22:30-23:11 After the scene in the torture chamber, the Roman commander must have gone to the Roman tribune, for he then summons the Sanhedrin into session and takes Paul before them in an effort to discover what Paul was being accused of. In spite of their brutality, it is difficult to accuse the…
-
Widows’ Needs and Ministry Teams
Acts 6:1-7 As the early church grew rapidly, conditions required that steps be taken to meet the needs that arose in the congregation; in this text we see needs, responses to needs, and two all-time firsts. The main problem that came up was ministering to the needs of widows. In these times, to become a…
-
An Incident before the Temple
Acts 3:1-10 On a certain day, Peter and John were headed into the temple area for afternoon prayer, which appears to have been the custom of the early church. There was a crippled man there; he was always there, begging for money because it was his only means of survival, having been unable to walk…