Paul in Athens Acts 17:22-34 When we come to Christ, we can't simply have some portion of our lives renovated, we need the old torn down and a new one…
A CITY OF IDOLS (Acts 17:16 - 31) As Paul gets further away geographically from Jerusalem, he also is further away theologically. In Athens people were polytheists; their gods had…
TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN Acts 17:1-15 In this book, it is apparent that the gospel has been turning the world upside down - from Jerusalem to a number of…
FREEDOM AND OPPRESSION Acts 16:11-34 There's a lot of talk nowadays about freedom and oppression. So what does it mean to be oppressed or free? Interestingly, the world's way of…
PARAGRAPH 1 Although God created man upright and perfect, and gave him a righteous law, which had been unto life had he kept it, and threatened death upon the breach…
The Conversion of Lydia (Acts 16:6-15) The Marsden Cross memorial in Kerikeri was erected to mark the first time the gospel was preached in New Zealand on Christmas day in…
Chapter 5 — PARAGRAPH 1 God the good Creator of all things, in His infinite power and wisdom does uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures and things,1 from the…
Paul and Barnabas Separate Acts 15:36 - 16:5 We often look back to the past with rose-coloured glasses and miss the flaws and difficulties that happened along the way. This…
PARAGRAPH 1 In the beginning it pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,1 for the manifestation of the glory of His eternal power,2 wisdom, and goodness, to create or…
The Jerusalem Council Acts 15:12-35 Church life is often more complicated than it looks. To obtain unity, orthodoxy and preserve the gospel within it is not an easy thing to…