False teaching is an epidemic of a very different kind that the church has always had to face - and there's a lot at stake. Paul compares false teachers to…
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” The world is crying out for peace. All of us are moved…
As Paul looks back on his long and fruitful ministry in Ephesus, what stands out most in his mind is that he has not failed to declare the whole counsel…
Encouragement is a major theme of Acts, because the Holy Spirit is an encourager. And Paul’s mission at this point was to encourage God’s people. There are many love languages,…
In this passage we see the violent protest of a people who are propping up a futile belief system; the riot they incite is designed to inflate confidence in what…
Certain Jewish itinerant exorcists were abusing the name of Jesus Christ by invoking it presumptuously. As an act of judgement on this superstitious and blasphemous use of his name, the…
In Acts 19:17 we have the highpoint of the preceding chapters as Jesus' name is magnified throughout all of Asia Minor. This is the focus behind the apostles' ministry, the…
Here is an exceptional situation: twelve men - ‘the Ephesian dozen’ - who know almost nothing. They had received the baptism of John, which ought to have led them on to…
Paul knew that the work of evangelism is only the beginning; the strengthening of God’s people through discipleship is equally a part of the Great Commission. Christ is not going…
Paul is very experienced in persecution; again and again he has been forced out of a city because of violent opposition. Here in Corinth he has had a mixed reception:…