Aug2018
Life after death
A young man named Eutychus was sitting in the window, and as Paul kept on talking, Eutychus got sleepier and sleepier, until he finally went sound asleep and fell from the third storey to the ground. When they picked him up, he was dead. But Paul went down and threw himself on him and hugged… Read more
Aug2018
Free access to God
So he called them all together with others whose work was like theirs and said to them, ‘Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this work. Now, you can see and hear for yourselves what this fellow Paul is doing. He says that handmade gods are not gods at all, and he has succeeded… Read more
Aug2018
There is no greater name than Jesus
Some Jews who travelled around and drove out evil spirits also tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to do this. They said to the evil spirits, ‘I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches.’ Seven brothers, who were the sons of a Jewish High Priest named Sceva, were doing… Read more
Aug2018
Multiple choice
Because of this, many of Jesus’ followers turned back and would not go with him any more. So he asked the twelve disciples, ‘And you – would you also like to leave?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. And now we believe and… Read more
Aug2018
A salve for suffering
The LORD is near to those who are discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope. Good people suffer many troubles, but the LORD saves them from them all; the LORD preserves them completely; not one of their bones is broken. (verses 18-20) Read Psalm 34:15-22 I was at a conference dinner one night… Read more
Aug2018
Baptism unites us with Jesus
Paul said, ‘The baptism of John was for those who turned from their sins; and he told the people of Israel to believe in the one who was coming after him – that is, in Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus. Paul placed his hands on… Read more
Aug2018
God has given you a special gift
Apollos then decided to go to Achaia, so the believers in Ephesus helped him by writing to the believers in Achaia urging them to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who through God’s grace had become believers. For with his strong arguments he defeated the Jews in public debates… Read more
Aug2018
Do not be afraid
One night Paul had a vision in which the Lord said to him, ‘Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not give up, for I am with you. No one will be able to harm you, for many in this city are my people.’ So Paul stayed there for a year and… Read more
Aug2018
God himself will tell you what to say
Paul stood up in front of the city council and said ‘I see that in every way you Athenians are very religious. For as I walked through your city and looked at the places where you worship I found an altar on which is written, ‘To an Unknown God.’ That which you worship, then, even… Read more
Aug2018
Search the scriptures
As soon as night came, the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived, they went to the synagogue. The people there were more open-minded than the people in Thessalonica. They listened to the message with great eagerness, and every day they studied the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was really… Read more
