Acts 3:7 “And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength” You know those commercials with the starving children with flies on their faces, and bare, dirty feet? Click. Change the channel. You know those homeless people on the street? Look …
Acts 17:6 “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too” What a reputation. Various people of our generation have reputations that are widely known. They are usually a reputation for something ridiculous they did, but the world still knows them. However, there are very few people actually known for …
and laying hishands on him he said, “Brother Saul…” There is always at least someone that we can think about that is “marked” by something they have done. We alienate them, shun them, or ignore them. We view ourselves better then them in some way. But they cost the blood of the Creator of …
Philippians 2:6 “who being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God” We as Christians hear a similar testimony from people in the church, “I left my amazing job to serve the Lord” or “I used to make this amount of dollars but now I only make this …
Romans 13: 12-14 “The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. …
1 Corinthians 1:17 “For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.” Interpretation: Sometimes we rely too much on our religion and not enough on our relationship with Jesus. If we were baptized …
Colossians 4:2-4 “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I …
Ephesians 2:2 ” And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—” Interpretation: When we choose to live a life of sin …
“he did not give glory to God” Acts 12:23 Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is? The simple answerer is to glorify Christ. He created us for that purpose. Whatever praise or congratulations we get in our life is to be inwardly turned towards our heavenly Father. Our reason? …