Listening For All The Wrong Reasons

Listening For All The Wrong Reasons

In Acts 24:26, Felix represents someone who is consistently seeking out and desiring to listen to the truth with completely impure motives! Felix had incredible access to the truth due to having private interactions with the apostle Paul, but his heart remained closed...
Defending the Gospel Instead of Yourself

Defending the Gospel Instead of Yourself

As Paul makes his defense in front of Felix and his accusers, he has filled this room with the truth; not only the truth about the events for which he is on trial for, but also the truth that Christianity is linked directly to the OT Scriptures. That being said,...
The courage to be faithful

The courage to be faithful

Due to the Lord’s presence and words to Paul in Acts 23:11, it seems safe to say that the Lord deemed him faithful in his witness for Christ. Even though this is specific encouragement given to Paul for his particular apostolic ministry, there is at least one part...
Glorifying the power of God in conversion

Glorifying the power of God in conversion

Now as Paul has concluded the giving of his conversion details in Acts 22:6-11, just think about the chain of events he has just described beginning in v.3. He was a poster-boy for Judaism, not only living out the regulations to the fullest extent, but defending them...
Taking up a cross for Christ

Taking up a cross for Christ

As we see the example of the Apostle Paul in the opening section of Acts 21, it seems fitting to recall the words of Christ directed toward all his disciples in Luke 9:23 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take...