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“Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.” (Acts 18:9–10, AV) Proclaiming Christ to a lost and dyingContinue reading “Fear Not (Acts 18:9-10)”

“And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.” (Acts 18:6, AV) It has been rare but, on occasion, I have had some mildly hostile encounters in evangelism. They were notContinue reading “Moving On (Acts 18:5-8)”

“And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.” (ActsContinue reading “Relationships (Acts 18:1-4)”

“For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;”Continue reading “Painting a Picture (Acts 17:23-31)”

“Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.”Continue reading “The Audience (Acts 17:22-23)”

“For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. (Acts 17:20, AV) In the military while in the Army Ranger School, I learned how to build rope bridges. One evening on a training exercise in the swamps of Florida, we had to get across a river andContinue reading “Bridging (Acts 17:20-21)”

“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.” (Acts 17:16, AV) I do not want to get too political in these devotions, so I will not present to you a political view on issues. I will only present the biblicalContinue reading “Provocations (Acts 17:16-21)”

“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” (Acts 17:11, AV) When you meet someone of noble character, you meet someone who stands above the crowd in some way. Yet, it is not inContinue reading “Mark of Nobility (Acts 17:10-15)”

“But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.” (Acts 17:5, AV) The phrase “Green Eyed Monster” seemsContinue reading “Green Eyed Monster (Acts 17:5-9)”

“And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”” (Acts 17:2-3, ESV) When IContinue reading “Authority of Truth (Acts 17:1-4)”