1 Corinthians 15:8-10, Ephesians 2:8-10. Two important truths for us to understand more and more are (1) how unworthy we are to receive anything from God as sinners, and (2) how much His grace has been abundantly poured out upon us. Oh how that should create such thankfulness and praise in our lives! (One mistake […]

Gal 3:1-5. The false teachers (Judaizers) in Galatia were challenging Paul’s gospel of grace. Paul masterfully asks the Galatians 5 rhetorical questions, relating to their own experience, that vindicate the grace gospel. What personal experience do we have to show how the grace gospel holds up?

1 Cor 15:9-10. Grace changes lives. Like Paul, we can all recognize the great work of grace in our lives. I WAS – BY GRACE – I AM! Now I am a Christian, a son, a saint, God’s beloved, forgiven, saved and I can say “ I am what I am by the Grace of […]

Gal 1:11-24. The false teachers (Judaizers) who were influencing the young churches of Galatia were questioning Paul’s authority and message. Paul clearly shows that He functioned independently as an apostle before he met the others and that his gospel came, not from men, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Acts 28:1-31. After being shipwrecked and wintering on the island of Malta, Paul and the crew finally make it to Rome, where Paul is seen ministering and teaching at the close of the book. How inspiring this is for us all to consider the plan of God and the opportunities afforded us.

Tit 1:10-1:16. After laying out the criteria for elders (6-9), Paul goes on to describe the attitudes and actions of false teachers (10-16). False teaching is all around us in the 21st century and great care and discernment is required to avoid being taken in by error.

Acts 24:1-27. Is there a convenient kind of Christianity that some might choose today? On their terms and conditions? Felix and Drucilla typified this attitude when they told Paul they would hear him when it was convenient for them. These principle is deeply instructive for us we follow after Christ.

Acts 13-14. Now the stage is set. God has put his man in place and it’s time for the first missionaries to be sent out from Antioch. We join Paul and Barnabas on this first trip, taking the gospel to the Gentiles.

Acts 1-12. This overview of the first 12 chapters of Acts sets the stage for us to study the missionary journeys of Paul as the gospel goes into the uttermost parts of the world.

Acts 11 & 12. On returning to Jerusalem after Cornelius’ conversion Peter defends the gospel going to the Gentiles (11:) In Antioch the stage is being set with Paul becoming a teacher and a leader, poised for the last part of the book, The Missionary Journeys. In Jerusalem, the persecution intensifies with the martyrdom of […]