Paul is a man who is mission-minded and who lives with a clear gospel focus. At any and every opportunity he seems willing to share Christ. Even when the path of his life seems to waver, he still lives for Jesus. The truth of the gospel that Jesus had lived and died and was resurrected […]
Paul, feeling the conviction of the Holy Spirit, decides that the ending of his third missionary journey would be Jerusalem. Paul went to report back to the Apostles at both the end of his first missionary journey and his second. However, Paul had become a marked man! Everyone could see danger for him and the […]
Do you ever say one thing and then do another? Paul opposes Peter in this passage because Peter, being convinced and convicted of the truth of the gospel, yet acts in such a way as to deny that truth. Peter was not acting in line with the gospel, but hypocritically, out of fear and consequently […]
Paul feeling worn out and afraid of what was coming next is greatly encouraged by the Lord, who renews him through his Word and in many practical ways. For instance God sent Paul’s companions back to him. God spoke to him directly. God assured Paul that he was loved!
What moves you to share the gospel? For Paul in Acts 17, he sees a city full of idols. As in Athens, people today still worship false gods and idols. Consumerism and commerce, the gods of entertainment and sex, as well as success and wealth. So we ask – Who are you worshipping? Christians must […]
Remember, that all people are your kind of people. Each person has the capacity to respond to the Gospel because Jesus is always opening hearts. There is no room for any kind of racism in the church of God. There is no cliques, based on race or gender or wealth, status or anything else. We […]
As Christians we have personalities, opinions and therefore disagreements in regard to the best way forward and thankfully God uses even these things to promote the glory of his Son.
How does someone become a Christian? How do they ‘get in’ to the family of God, into the kingdom of God? What is it that makes someone a genuine Christain we might ask? Acts 15:1-35 sees this question considered and decided upon. Some Jews believed that circumcision was required along with faith in Jesus. Others […]