Taking the Yoke Off Yokes are not something most of us have much experience with, unless, of course, you work in the agricultural field. Some of us probably have a pretty good idea of what one is and what it is used for, but for those who don’t… a yoke is a wooden crosspiece thatContinue reading “Acts 15:1-35”
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Acts 14
The Cost of Being A Disciple In the previous chapters of Acts, we have been talking about the cost of being a disciple of Christ. So far, we have seen Believers put in prison, beaten, and killed for their faith. When the apostles, Paul, those who traveled with Paul, and other believers at this timeContinue reading “Acts 14”
Acts 13
Paul and Barnabas: A Light to the Nations When I looked up the word light in the Oxford Language dictionary, it gave me the following meaning: Light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. The Bible speaks of light often – over 200 times in fact. We first see the wordContinue reading ” Acts 13″
Acts 12:1-24
The Cost of Discipleship In Luke 14 26-30 Jesus said, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. “For which of you,Continue reading “Acts 12:1-24”
Acts 10
And Gentiles Will Seek Him Acts 10 signals a major change in how the gospel will be spread going forward. Until this moment, everything has been about spreading the gospel within the Jewish community. All 12 of the apostles are Jewish. All 7 of the deacons are Jewish. All the converts, thus far, are Jewish.Continue reading “Acts 10”
Acts 9:1-31
A quick note: You may have noticed the several month hiatus I have taken in writing the rest of the Bible Studies on the book of Acts. Life sometime tends to get in the way of progress and a sudden and significant event can derail all good intentions. This is what happened in my lifeContinue reading “Acts 9:1-31”
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