Here is a Bible study and commentary with summary of Acts, Chapter one. Acts 1:1-2 “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.” In this second of Luke’s books, the previous one being the Gospel of Luke, he is addressing a certain “Theophilus.” Is this... Read more
Here are five ways you can reach millennials for Jesus Christ. Who are the Millennials? Millennials are those who are the youngest generation today. They are the twenty-somethings and teens of our society. They are sometimes dubbed “Generation Y” and are those who followed “Generation X.” There are actually no precise dates for these young people but they are certainly the youngest generation of today and are more often called millennials or “the millennials.” This refers specifically to those in... Read more
Here are seven words of encouragement from men in the Bible. First Thessalonians 5:11 “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” The Apostle Paul was an encourager, to be sure, but he wanted the church at Thessalonica to be encouraging one another and asked them “to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you” (1st Thess 5:12) but also to “encourage the fainthearted, help the... Read more
How did Doubting Thomas get his name? What is fair to him to be called that? The Disciple Thomas Thomas the Disciple got a bum rap I believe in the Bible. He, like the other disciples, forsook everything to follow Jesus. This was a huge risk in that day. The Jews associated poverty with being sinful so they looked down on those who were poor, and the disciples gave up all to follow Jesus. They depended on God for everything,... Read more
Here are seven important Bible verses form the Book of Third John. Third John 1:1-2 “The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.” Gaius was apparently an elder in the church and John knew him well enough to say that he was a man he loved in truth. Either John was saying,... Read more
Here are seven important Bible verses from the Book of Second John. Second john 1:4 “I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father.” Just like a father would delight when returning home from a trip and hearing his children have been behaving, so does the Apostle John, who really is very much like their father, delights in their good report. He delights, as does God, to hear... Read more
Here are seven great Bible verses from the Book of First John. First John 1:8-9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” There are fewer Bible verses that are more valuable than this one and it makes an excellent memory verse for when you share the... Read more
Here are seven key Bible verses taken from the Book of Second Kings. Second Kings 1:3 “The angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?” God answered twice from the lips of Elijah, speaking for God, “is it because there is no... Read more
Here are seven important Bible verses from the Book of First Kings. First Kings 3:11-12 “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after... Read more
Here are seven key Bible verses from the Book of 2nd Peter. Second Peter 1:3-4 “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because... Read more
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