Download Monday, May 14 Acts 27:1-12 “We set sail for Italy” Luke returns to the first person plural, having last used it in Acts 21:18, indicating that he is on this journey with Paul as they travel to Rome. Others in the traveling party include the centurion, Julius, his soldiers, other prisoners, and… Read more about Paul and the Storm
Paul, Festus and Agrippa
Download Monday, May 7 Acts 26:1-8 “Paul began his defense” After Roman Governor Festus stated the case against Paul, as it had been presented to him by the Jewish leaders, Jewish King Agrippa gave his permission for the Apostle to speak. Paul was neither cowed by the pageantry of Agrippa’s royal entourage nor… Read more about Paul, Festus and Agrippa
Paul and Governor Felix
Download Monday, April 30 Acts 24:1-9 “Tertullus laid charges against Paul” The seriousness with which the Jewish leaders took this case is apparent in that the high priest himself made the sixty-five-mile journey from Jerusalem to Caesarea along with the elders and the lawyer Tertullus. Tertullus begins his speech with a typical introduction,… Read more about Paul and Governor Felix
Paul and the High Council
Download Monday, April 23 Acts 22:30 – 23:5 “I have always lived before God in all good conscience” The Roman commander was still trying to figure out what to do about Paul. As it obviously concerned a religious issue, he decided to order the Jewish High Council to look into the matter. Paul’s… Read more about Paul and the High Council
Paul’s Conversion
Download Monday, April 16 Acts 21:37-40 “Please, let me talk to these people” The mob in Jerusalem had been stirred up by Jews from Asia who, having opposed Paul there, now accused him of bringing a Gentile into the temple, an offense punishable by death. The mob was not content with merely shouting… Read more about Paul’s Conversion
The Jerusalem Christians
Download Monday, April 9 Acts 21:1-6 “They urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem” Through the Spirit (i.e., probably through the operation of a prophetic gift) the Christians in Tyre urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. How do we reconcile this with Paul’s statement that his trip to Jerusalem was… Read more about The Jerusalem Christians
A Midnight Miracle
Download Monday, April 2 Acts 20:1-6 “He encouraged the believers in all the towns he passed through” After encouraging the Ephesians Paul leaves for Macedonia. He travels through the area speaking many words of encouragement; eventually he reaches Greece. Encouragement is a key theme of this chapter. The wording of verse 2 suggests… Read more about A Midnight Miracle
Easter Sunday
Download Monday, March 26 Matthew 26:1-30 “She did it for my burial” Jesus was at the house of Simon the leper, a man he had healed. The woman came with a vial of very expensive perfume and poured it on the head of Jesus. Speaking out of their materialism, and probably stirred by… Read more about Easter Sunday