Introduction We've been following Paul and his companions on their second missionary journey which has taken them from Antioch all the way to Thessalonica and Berea in Europe. And wherever Paul and his companions went, they preached the good news about the Lord Jesus Christ to whomever they met. And as we've seen, wherever he … Continue reading Acts 17(16–34)
Author: Colin Gamble
Acts 17(01–15)
Introduction Last week we were reading of the time when Paul and his companions were in Philippi and Paul cast out a demon from a slave girl. The slave girl's owners weren't pleased and they stirred up so much trouble for Paul and Silas that they were beaten and whipped and thrown into prison. During … Continue reading Acts 17(01–15)
Acts 15(01–35)
Introduction Over the past two weeks we've been studying Acts chapters 13 and 14, where Luke recounts for us Paul and Barnabas's missionary journey from Antioch to Cyprus to Pisidian Antioch to Iconium to Lystra and Derbe and back again to Antioch, where their journey had begun. And no doubt there were other places they … Continue reading Acts 15(01–35)
Acts 17(01–15)
Introduction Last week we were reading of the time when Paul and his companions were in Philippi and Paul cast out a demon from a slave girl. The slave girl's owners weren't pleased and they stirred up so much trouble for Paul and Silas that they were beaten and whipped and thrown into prison. During … Continue reading Acts 17(01–15)
Acts 15(01–35)
Introduction Over the past two weeks we've been studying Acts chapters 13 and 14, where Luke recounts for us Paul and Barnabas's missionary journey from Antioch to Cyprus to Pisidian Antioch to Iconium to Lystra and Derbe and back again to Antioch, where their journey had begun. And no doubt there were other places they … Continue reading Acts 15(01–35)
Psalm 147
Introduction I said last week that the final five psalms in the book of Psalms are all psalms of praise. And you may have noticed as we read through today's psalm that the psalmist summons God's people to praise God four times. There's verse 1: Praise the Lord. Then there's verse 7: Sing to the … Continue reading Psalm 147
Psalm 146
Introduction The psalms are divided into five books and there'a short doxology at the end of the first and second and third and fourth books. So, the final verse of the first book is: Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen. And the final verse of … Continue reading Psalm 146
Psalm 145
Introduction In the first part of Psalm 144, David the king appealed to the Lord his God for victory over his enemies. And in the second part, he described the blessings which the king's people can expect as a result of his victory: they will live in peace and they will prosper and they'll have … Continue reading Psalm 145
Acts 14
Introduction We read in chapter 13 last week that the Holy Spirit told the believers in Antioch to set apart Paul and Barnabas for the work to which the Spirit had called them, which was to go on a missionary journey and to proclaim the good news of the gospel to the people they met. … Continue reading Acts 14
Psalm 144
Introduction It's been a while since we studied the psalms together, but you might recall that there's a small collection of Davidic psalms near the end of the psalter from Psalm 138 to Psalm 145. And some commentators think that they were placed here originally to remind God's people after the Babylonian exile that the … Continue reading Psalm 144
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