Let us get back into the book of Acts. It has been two weeks since we had a Bible study, and I want to review just some of the highlights of the things that we have already passed through during the course of the book. After laying the …
In Acts 1, the scene is the Mount of Olives in late spring. There will be a new moon that night. The resurrected Jesus Christ is ready to ascend to heaven. Acts 1:6 (New Living Translation): “So when the apostles were with Jesus, they …
Part One introduced the unique offering on the Feast of Weeks that had, as its centerpiece, two loaves. In Scripture, the number two signals a difference, often one with incomplete harmony or even outright opposition. The most curious …
(11) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
In addition to covering our sins and granting us access to the throne of God, the blood of the Lamb gives us eternal life. Notice Christ's words: Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of …
Sometimes, places—geographic locations—are significant far beyond just their latitude and longitude. They stand out because they mark locations relevant to our lives. They are birthplaces, marriage venues, places where we raised our families, made our mark, and buried our dead. We identify with them. I call myself a Yinzer—from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—despite having lived there for only my first two years, because my parents and their parents lived there for several generations. In some ways, the place leaves its mark on its inhabitants. A very few places are simply holy because God makes …
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