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30 But God raised him from the dead, This simple statement records the event that changed history! The One crucified for our sins was brought back to life as a demonstration that death itself had been conquered. Nothing can be held over our heads anymore. What more is there to fear since death’s sting hasContinue reading “29Sep2009 Acts 13:30”

27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Sometimes even evil has a place in God’s plan. That is right, God can use evil to accomplish His purpose. The plan from the beginning of timeContinue reading “28Sep2009 Acts 13:27”

19 he overthrew seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to his people as their inheritance. This could have been taken from our current headlines in regard to Israel today. The Palestinian’s land was taken from them when the State of Israel was reestablished in 1948. The battle over that land continues to today.Continue reading “27Sep2009 Acts 13:19”

15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a message of encouragement for the people, please speak.” Paul and his companions are traveling. They stop in the town of Pisidian Antioch. This town controlled the main trade route through this regionContinue reading “26Sep2009 Acts 13:15”

5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper. John gets an honorable mention! That’s right. He is a helper and he gets his name in Scripture for that simple job of helping. He is not in the limelight. Maybe heContinue reading “25Sep2009 Acts 13:5”

1In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. It is amazing the diversity of this group of prophets. We don’t know exactly who each of these men are, but we do know that theyContinue reading “24Sep2009 Acts 13:1”

15 “You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.” Some things God does are so unbelievable that when we see them we must restart our brain’s computer in order to accommodate the new information. This is what seems to beContinue reading “23Sep2009 Acts 12:15”

3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. This is one of the early political polls take by a ruler. Herod the political leader of that area of the world has just killed one of the leaders of the churchContinue reading “22Sep2009 Acts 12:3”

29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers living in Judea. This is faith in action. One group of believers saw the need of another group and gave out of their own substance to help. What a wonderful testimony. A famine was coming and those with some wealthContinue reading “21Sep2009 Acts 11:29”

24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. Barnabas was a person who could be trusted to carry out a very important task. Great things were happening among the non-Jews. The believers in headquarters, Jerusalem, wanted to send aContinue reading “20Sep2009 Acts 11:24”