Acts 5:38-39 – “…for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” Gamaliel was a Pharisee, but a very wise man. The verses above are a snippet of his […]
Acts 4:31 – “And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.” Have you seen advertisements for health drinks? Most of them claim to be fortified with special vitamins and […]
Acts 4:29-30 – “And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” When we look at the book of Acts, we […]
Acts 4:20 – “…for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” The early disciples were a passionate bunch. As soon as they had been filled with the Holy Spirit, they started speaking out, sharing what they knew about Jesus to those around them. In fact, they traveled far and wide to […]
Acts 4:13 – “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” The book of Acts sets the stage for what happened in the early church after Jesus went up to heaven and the […]
Acts 2:28 – “You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’” Gladness is the state of being happy, pleased or delighted. How many of us can truly say we are glad in our day to day lives? In the verse above, Peter recounts […]
Titus 2:11-12 —”For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,” In the scripture, Paul pens to Titus how to teach sound doctrine to the people who were bothering him. The same […]
John 17:9-11—”I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I […]
Proverbs 19:21—”There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.” Today’s world contains so many options. To top this, our society’s acceptance of wayward ways are increasing with reasons such being politically correct or having an open mind. Yes, we ought to be accepting and nonjudgmental of all […]
Romans 5:3-6—”Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. For while we were still […]
