If you had the kind of audience Paul had, they’re furious with you, they think you are dead wrong, they’re—literally—so enraged they would like nothing more than to throw rocks at you until you are dead, what do you think you would say?
The Minor Prophets: An Overview
After we’ve had a chance to settle in with Hosea (who is listed first, and who also came first), it would be great to see who were contemporaries, who were probably having conversations with each other, and which prophets wrote about the same theme but ended their books very differently.
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 21, The Jews from Asia
Listen, if God has called you, and you are sure of it because of His confirming word and outward confirming circumstances, then sticking with God’s plan shows character, especially when the going gets tough.
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 21, Paul and James
Paul was determined to illustrate with his life the truth about freedom in Christ, that he was as unified with them in Spirit and in God’s word as he had always been.
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 21, Last Leg of the Journey
There are times when we absolutely know the voice of God has spoken, but...we're not sure what to do about it.
Minor Prophets: Hosea, A Love Story
True love is of God, Whose love is infinite. Love is sovereign, love defies reasoning, it is apart from reason. Love is not according to logic, love is according to love. Love goes all the way, and then love goes one step further.
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 20, Ephesian Elders
With each group of Christians he had met, prayed with and wept with, the prophecies got more vivid, more alarming. Those who knew Paul, had such great affection him. No other man in Scripture except for King David has inspired the same level of intense love and widespread admiration.
Minor Prophets: Hosea, Nature of Repentance
This has always been God's heart, from the first moment Adam and Eve fell from grace to the last moment a person draws breath.
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 20, Eutychus
What a vivid portrayal of Jesus’ promise of salvation and eternal life. Now, they would forever link the memory of having broken the bread of sacrifice and drunk the wine of redemption with Paul’s words ringing out over Eutychus “His life is in him!”
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 20, Reconciliation
God’s intent is to restore the earth and its inhabitants, and to reconcile everything to Himself. In keeping with that great mission, Paul sought to bring shalom—peace, wholeness, communion—to the body of Christ by initiating reconciliation between Jewish and Gentile believers.