All of us have seen warning signs.  These indicators tell us to be alert about potential dangers nearby.  God desires that everyone be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.  So, He includes warning signs in His word, the bible, which help us avoid fatal, spiritual dangers.  In Acts 24, the apostle Paul spoke about faith in Christ Jesus to…

Have you ever heard of a man named Dionysius?  How about a woman named Damaris?  They’re not well-known bible characters but they both came to faith in Christ during a sermon the apostle Paul preached in Athens, Greece.  For the next few moments, let’s get acquainted with Dionysius so that if you meet him in heaven, you’ll know how he got there.…

Of all the conversion stories we read in Acts, surely one of the most dramatic would be the account of the Philippian jailer.  God used a literal earthquake to get this man’s attention!  We don’t know the man’s name but the record of his coming to faith in Christ and being baptised, along with his entire household, catches our attention in a…

The book of Acts records many instances where God spoke to lost souls through the preaching of the gospel and brought them into communion with Himself.  Today, let’s travel to a desolate place south of Jerusalem and listen in as Philip the evangelist explains the way of salvation to an Ethiopian eunuch. Luke records that as the eunuch rode along in his…

For those who love Christ, nothing is quite so exciting as seeing God save sinners by His sovereign grace.  Acts records the NT church exploding in numerical growth as the apostles carried out their Lord’s great commission in proclaiming repentance and the forgiveness of sins in Jesus’ name.  Today, let’s marvel at God’s salvation of 3000 people all in one day through…

This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. John 15:12 In John 15:12 Jesus tells us to “love one another”.  Now, that sounds simple but our culture and our own sinful hearts twist that simple command out of shape.  We rotate “love one another” into “love yourself”.  “Love one another” often becomes “find someone who makes me emotionally excited”.  Or “love one another” transforms into “find someone who will…

the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil 1 John 3:8 Let’s talk about an awkward subject.  Let’s talk about Satan.  Many people think the devil is funny.  He’s not actually real just an imaginary being with horns and a pointy tail.  But the bible teaches differently.  The bible shows him to be an evil,…

If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations Galatians 2:20 One of the greatest verses in the whole bible is Galatians 2:20.  In the second half of the verse, the Apostle Paul writes, “the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me”.  Nowadays, many people claim to be Christians.  In fact, some nations…

Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. Colossians 1:28 Many cultures have a coming of age ceremony.  A rite of passage whereby a child becomes a mature adult.  Did you know that each Christian must grow from spiritual childhood into spiritual maturity?  The Apostle Paul tells us in Colossians 1:28 that he desires to present “everyone mature in Christ”.  How does one accomplish maturity?  Is there an initiation…