Joy to the World – A Christmas Devotion
This short Christmas devotion is about how there is true and lasting joy in Jesus, even though at times we must deal with pain and suffering.
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Persecution
Book of Acts Part 58 – 28:1-31
This is the final lesson in the series on The Book of Acts. Chapter 28 begins with Paul being shipwrecked on the island of Malta and what follows is the supernatural work the Lord did through him. This is Biblical Christianity and we are to live it out today. The accounts in this wonderful, Spirit-filled and Spirit-inspired book wasn’t given to us so we could merely look back to see what the Lord has done. He gave us these accounts to stir our faith so we can see the God of miracles working in our midst through signs and wonders and truly Spirit anointed preaching right now. May the Lord raise up men and women with the fire and anointing that Paul had, for we serve the same Almighty God.
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Book of Acts Part 56 – 26:24-27:2
We left Paul preaching in our last lesson to governor Festus, King Agrippa, his sister Bernice and some other people. In this lesson we will see how the conviction of the Holy Spirit became so intense that governor Festus interrupted Paul’s message. This is an awesome account, so don’t miss it.
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Book of Acts Part 55 – 25:23-26:23
The focus of this lesson is on Paul sermon to a crowd of nonbelievers that consisted of a king, a governor, military officers and city officials. There are some powerful truths that come out in this lesson.
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Book of Acts Part 54 – 24:17-25:22
We will study roughly two years in the life of Paul in this lesson. He was in jail in Caesarea under governor Felix, who was recalled to Rome to face charges of corruption. Festus became the new governor and Paul was left in prison by the departing Felix. Now that Festus was the new ruler, it doesn’t take long for him to have to deal with Paul.
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Book of Acts Part 53 – 23:19-24:16
Paul’s journey to testify before the Roman governor Felix is the focus of this lesson. We will see truth confronting lies and the power of a godly testimony.
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Book of Acts Part 52 – 22:23-23:18
Paul was being beaten by a mob of religious zealots, most of them didn’t know what the disturbance was all about. The Romans saw the riot breaking out and the Tribune entered into the chaos to put an end to it. He ended up rescuing Paul. This lesson gets into this account of Paul and there are some wonderful lessons that we can learn from it.
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Book of Acts Part 51 – 21:30-22:22
Paul’s persecution that breaks out against him in the Temple in Jerusalem is the focus of this lesson. This begins the long journey of persecution that eventually lead to his execution by Nero in Rome. We see in this account a total contrast between the compassion of Paul, a follower of the true Messiah, and the religious men that were filled with hate and self-righteousness. This is an exciting lesson.
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Book of Acts Part 50 – 21:10-29
In this lesson we will study the beginning of Paul’s long persecution and imprisonment that will ultimately lead to his execution by Emperor Nero. There are some important truths that need to be understood that we will dig into in this lesson, so don’t miss it.
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Book of Acts Part 47 – 20:1-24
Acts chapter 20 opens with Paul leaving Ephesus after Demetrius, a silversmith that manufactured idols, had started a riot in an effort to silence Paul either by death, imprisonment or expulsion from the city. The silversmiths had taken a major decline in their income from the sale of idols because of the revival that swept the city after Paul began preaching the Gospel. After Paul left Ephesus he made his way to Corinth, Greece for a third visit. After this be began heading to Jerusalem, hoping to arrive by the Feast of Pentecost. As we follow Paul’s journey to Jerusalem we see a man who loves Jesus with his entire being and loves people compassionately.
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Book of Acts Part 46 – 19:21-41
In the portion of Acts 19 that we are studying we will see the results of authentic revival that took place in Ephesus and the persecution that came about because of it. This is a powerful lesson, and the truths found in it, we need to apply to our lives.
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Book of Acts Part 43 – 18:5-23
In this portion of Acts we will find Paul ministering in Corinth. He stays there for roughly two years and has much fruit from it. Yet in spite of his powerful ministry opposition arose and the people were hindered by unbelief. There are some powerful lesson we will go over in this study.
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Book of Acts Part 41 – 17:7-26
In this lesson we will study Paul’s ministry in Thessalonica, Berea and Athens. He had a very exciting life to say the least and we will have a chance to learn a little about his extraordinary missionary work.
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Book of Acts Part 40 – 16:32-17:6
This lesson is on Paul and Silas’ ministry to Philippi and Thessalonica and how those 2 cities were shaken. The God of the Book of Acts is the God of today. He hasn’t changed and the revivals of old are prophesies of what He wants to do again. May this lesson stir your heart and soul.
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Book of Acts Part 39 – 16:13-31
Paul is used to cast a demon out of a girl who was a slave. Then the slave owners turned on Paul and Silas and had them publicly stripped naked, beaten with rods and then thrown in prison. They had a very busy day to say the least. This is an exciting lesson.
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Book of Acts Part 36 – 14:19-15:3
In this lesson we will study the revival that came to Lystra and the persecution that broke out, where Paul was stoned to death. Some believers gathered around him and he came back to life. Then Paul and Barnabas went to Derbe and the revival spread through that city. The two apostles then traveled to their home church in Antioch, Syria. This was a very exciting time for Paul and Barnabas.
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Book of Acts Part 35 – 13:48-14:18
Paul and Barnabas were forced to move their missionary work to Iconium because of persecution. In that ancient city in Asia Minor revival broke out, but eventually they were forced to leave there because of persecution. From there they went to Lystra and Derbe where the revival spread. In Lystra the Lord healed a man that was born a cripple and had never walked. Zeus was the patron deity of the city and the people thought that Barnabas was Zeus and Paul was Hermes. That made for one exciting meeting to say the least.
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Book of Acts Part 34 – 13:28-48
This is a continuation of the study examining the message Paul preached in a synagogue in Asia Minor. This was a soul stirring, mind shocking sermon that simultaneously produced authentic revival and persecution. This happened in Antioch of Pisidia and this is where a major change came to the missionary work of Paul and Barnabas. Don’t miss this teaching.
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Book of Acts Part 31 – 12:6-25
This is the account of the apostle Peter’s miraculous escape from prison. It’s an exciting, humorous and tragic story. It’s also one that is sure to stir your faith, so don’t miss it.
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Book of Acts Part 30 – 11:24-12:5
The portion of Scripture we will be looking at will cover a few events. First, we will look at Barnabas, who was used of God to minister in Antioch, Syria. He then seeks after Paul who is in Tarsus and Barnabas takes him to Antioch where they labor together for a year of fruitful ministry. A prophecy was given that famine was coming to Judah and Barnabas and Paul took an offering to those who were suffering. During this time Herod Agrippa murdered James, the brother of John, whom Jesus called the Sons of Thunder. Herod then arrested Peter and put him in prison. A big surprise was coming, for the king didn’t take into account the power of a praying church that would upset all his plans. There are some powerful truths that we will dig into in this lesson, so don’t miss it.
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Book of Acts Part 25 – 9:17-35
We are in the portion of Acts chapter 9 that goes into Paul’s actual conversion and what that looked like. Salvation not only comes through Christ alone, but there is only one kind of salvation and we see this lived out in Paul. He was a New Testament believer. It is of the utmost importance that we return to the Biblical model of salvation and forsake America Christianity that by and large is a perversion of the real thing. The podcast will end looking a Peter being used to heal a lame man. This is a good lesson.
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Book of Acts Part 24 – 9:1-16
The portion of Acts chapter 9 that we will be studying will bring us to the point where Saul, whom we know by his Greek name Paul, is brought to the brink of salvation. This is an exciting story and a powerful example of the work of the Holy Spirit that we need in the church today.
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Book of Acts Part 20 – 7:54-8:5
We will finish studying the life and martyrdom of Steven. This is a soul-stirring account that gives us a good view of the Biblical faith. Then we will begin looking at another of the first deacons of the church who was a true radical for Jesus.
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Book of Acts Part 19 – 6:11-7:53
We are still studying the account of the character and martyrdom of Stephen. He was one of the first seven deacons in the church and became the first martyr because of the loving, yet bold witness he made before the very men that condemned Jesus to be crucified. We desperately need churches full of men and women who are like Stephen: full of the Holy Spirit, faith and power.
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Book of Acts Part 18 – 6:5-10
The final verses involved in choosing the first deacons is one point we will focus on in this podcast. This leads into the account of Stephen, who was one of those first deacons, and his life, testimony and martyrdom. We will only have time to dig into the opening thoughts of this account and the catalyst that led to his murder. This is a much needed message today.
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