Sin and righteousness and condemnation

If you were to read this line out of context, it might sound like the start to a fire and brimstone sermon. But it is not. It is a description of three key roles of the Holy Spirit. Role of the Holy Spirit Scripture tell us, that the disciples are coming to the...

Lydia listened, and the Lord opened her heart

Lydia prayed Praying at the river’s edge in Philippi, Lydia probably did not realized that she was also in the path of a second river, a stream of divine grace! One of the worshipers present on that Sabbath was the apostle Paul, and the message he shared about...

There was great joy in that city

Great Joy Scripture tells us three things, evil exists, we have the Holy Spirit in us, and we can experience “great joy” as God manifests his power. Ever since the time of the Enlightenment, there has been a tendency to dismiss belief in the devil.  An...

They had been prevented by the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit Everything seemed to be going well for Paul and Timothy as they traveled from city to city,  sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.  But today, we read that they could not preach in certain cities because “they had been prevented by the Holy...

I no longer call you

I no longer call you slaves…I have called you friends. Do you remember how your relationship with your best friend developed? You probably spent a lot of time with that person, confiding in him and sharing some of your deepest thoughts, fears, and desires. You...

We ought to stop troubling

We ought to stop troubling the Gentiles who turn to God. There it was.  After all the debate, argument, and discussion, the apostles discerned that grace and faith were at the heart of God’s covenant with his people.  They decided that the Gentiles were not...

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