Category Archives: Acts

“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:” (Acts 3:19–20, AV) During my life, I have had some pretty dirty and miserable jobs. Early on,Continue reading “Experiencing Refreshing (Acts 3:19-20)”

“And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the timesContinue reading “Ignorance Is No Excuse (Acts 3:13-19)”

“And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering. And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us,Continue reading “Transformation Miracle (Acts 3:7-12)”

“Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.” (Acts 3:6, AV) In my last pastorate, the church had a soup kitchen. I guess the term soup kitchen does not do justice to what theContinue reading “True Value (Acts 3:1-6)”

“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” (Acts 2:46–47, AV) I will neverContinue reading “Power in Community (Acts 2:42-47)”

“And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” (Acts 2:40, AV) When I consider the world around us and the moral decline of our country, I must conclude that we live in a “untoward,” crooked, generation. We as believer may look at people sometimes and feelContinue reading “The Ask (Acts 2:40)”

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” (Acts 2:38, AV) When I was in college, I participated in competitive marksmanship on the ROTC rifle team. After the firstContinue reading “Expectations (Acts 2:38)”

“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:37, AV) Years ago, as a new believer, the pastor of my first church asked me to head up the visitation program at the church.Continue reading “A Movement of God (Acts 2:37-41)”

“Until I make thy foes thy footstool.” (Acts 2:35-37, AV) When in grade school, I had some enemies. There were a couple kids in the school that used to wait for me to walk home. Then they would jump me and start a fight. I never discovered why they picked me out from all theContinue reading “Conquering Messiah (Acts 2:35)”

“For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.” (Acts 2:34–35, AV) One Sunday while I was teaching a group of single adults, two elders from the “Latter Day Saints (LDS)” wandered intoContinue reading “Lord and God (Acts 2:34-35)”