February 6 Acts 18:1-17 (ESV) Paul in Corinth 18:1 After this Paul [1] left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3 and because he was of the [...]
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February 6 Acts 18:1-17
Posted: February 6, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Bible Passages, February Bible ReadingsTags: Acts, apostles, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, February Bible Readings, Scripture
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Piper: Self-sufficient people who think they can negotiate with God are deluding themselves.
Posted: February 5, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Devotionals/Commentaries, FebruaryTags: Acts, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Piper: Self-sufficient people who think they can negotiate with God are deluding themselves., Scripture
“The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things.” Acts 17:24-25 John [...]
February 5 Acts 17:16-34
Posted: February 5, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Bible Passages, February Bible ReadingsTags: Acts, apostles, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, February Bible Readings, Paul Addresses the Areopagus, Scripture, sermon
February 5 Acts 17:16-34 (ESV) Paul in Athens 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to [...]
Upside down or right side up?
Posted: February 4, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Devotionals/Commentaries, FebruaryTags: Bible reading, daily Bible, Bible, Acts, Bible study, Bible daily, Upside down or right side up?
Here is an except from a 1970 sermon by Ray Stedman based in our reading for today, Acts 17:1-15 We are told here that the Jews were jealous. They were unable to win against the power of the Scriptures and the logic of the apostle, and so they revealed the lawlessness in their own hearts [...]
February 4 Acts 17:1-15
Posted: February 4, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Bible Passages, February Bible ReadingsTags: Acts, apostles, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, February Bible Readings, Paul, Scripture, Silas
February 4 Acts 17:1-15 (ESV) Paul and Silas in Thessalonica 17:1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that it was [...]
Greatly annoyed
Posted: February 3, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Devotionals/Commentaries, FebruaryTags: Acts, apostles, April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Deffinbaugh: We do not like to think that God’s will could be done because someone got mad., Greatly annoyed
And it happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortunetelling. Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God,who are proclaiming to you [...]
February 3 Acts 16:16-40
Posted: February 3, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Bible Passages, February Bible ReadingsTags: Acts, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, February Bible Readings, Scripture
February 3 Acts 16:16-40 (ESV) Paul and Silas in Prison 16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants [1] of the [...]
February 2 Acts 16:1-15
Posted: February 2, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Bible Passages, February Bible ReadingsTags: Acts, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, February Bible Readings, Scripture
February 2 Acts 16:1-15 (ESV) Timothy Joins Paul and Silas 16:1 Paul [1] came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brothers [2] at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and [...]
To concede or not to concede
Posted: February 1, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Devotionals/Commentaries, JanuaryTags: Acts, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Steven Cole
Pastor Steven Cole of Flagstaff, AZ concludes a sermon on our passage from Acts 15:22-41 with these comments. You may click this link to read the entire sermon. During 1977, millions of people lined up at museums across the United States to view the treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamen of Egypt. It is [...]
February 1 Acts 15:22-41
Posted: February 1, 2012 by Pam Larson in Acts, Bible Passages, February Bible ReadingsTags: Acts, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, February Bible Readings, Scripture
February 1 Acts 15:22-41 (ESV) The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers 22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, 23 with the following letter: [...]
