The Resurrection of Christ

In Acts 4 we have the record of the lame man healed through the ministry of Peter. The chief priests and elders, moved with envy against Christ, examined the apostles as to how this miracle was performed. Peter responded “Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, if we this day be examined ofContinue reading “The Resurrection of Christ”

A Salvation for All

Early in Paul’s first missionary journey, he and his company came to Antioch in Pisidia. Luke records for us that upon arriving they “went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day” (Acts 13:14). We read later in Acts that ministering the gospel first to the Jews was his custom. “Now…they came to Thessalonica, where wasContinue reading “A Salvation for All”

A New Course

The Bible teaches that after Jesus Christ rose from the dead, he “shewed himself alive…by many infallible proofs, being seen of them [his disciples] forty days…” and taught them “things pertaining to the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3). The certainty of the resurrection of Christ is indisputable. Paul testified to this great truth in hisContinue reading “A New Course”

A Message to be Believed

Luke records in Acts 17 that the Apostle Paul’s second missionary journey brought him and his co-laborers to Thessalonica “where was a synagogue of the Jews” (Acts 17:1). He goes on to say that “Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, opening andContinue reading “A Message to be Believed”

A Matter of Receiving

The Apostle Paul made three significant missionary endeavors that are recorded for us in the Scriptures. One thing stands out in all of them. No matter where he went, no matter where he stayed, no matter where he preached, the message of the gospel was received by some and rejected by others. One might dismissContinue reading “A Matter of Receiving”

The Need for Preparation and Training

In Acts 4, Peter and the other Apostles are threatened by the high priest and the Sadducees as well as the rulers and elders of the people for healing a lame man and daring to preach that his healing came through faith in the name of Jesus. As the Apostles answered the charges against them,Continue reading “The Need for Preparation and Training”