Introduction Chapter 27, which we studied together last week, was a record of Paul’s journey from Caesarea towards Rome. And on the way there was a storm which lasted for something like fourteen days and nights. And the ship that Paul was on was tossed about on the Mediterranean Sea. And then it was finally … Continue reading Acts 28
Tag: New Testament
John 06(01–33)
Introduction Last week we spent our time on verses 25 to 47 of John 5, where the Lord Jesus was speaking about God’s life and about new life in Christ and about resurrection life. In verse 26 the Lord said that the Father has life in himself and he’s granted the Son to have life … Continue reading John 06(01–33)
John 05(25–47)
Introduction I had reason this week to read over a sermon I preached on Hebrews 6, where the writer says to his readers that we’re to leave the elementary teachings about Christ and we’re to go on to maturity. And in the sermon I explained that when he refers to the elementary teachings about Christ, … Continue reading John 05(25–47)
John 04(43–54)
Introduction Today’s passage begins with John telling us that after two days in Sychar, a Samaritan town, the Lord left for Galilee. And when he arrived in Galilee, the people welcomed him. Do you see that in verse 45? And they welcomed him because they’d seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the … Continue reading John 04(43–54)
John 05(01–18)
Introduction Last week we were thinking about the time when the Lord healed the royal official’s son. The Lord was in Cana of Galilee, where he had once changed water into wine. And the royal official, whose son was desperately ill, came to Cana from Capernaum, where he lived, in order to ask the Lord … Continue reading John 05(01–18)
John 05(19–24)
Introduction Last week we were studying verses 1 to 18 of John 5 where the Lord healed the man at the pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem who had been an invalid for 38 years. Do you remember? Lots of people with disabilities were lying around this pool because they believed that the first person who … Continue reading John 05(19–24)
Acts 27
Introduction We spent our time last week on chapters 25 and 26. In chapter 25 Paul stood trial before Festus, the Roman governor who replaced Felix. Festus suggested that the trial should be moved from Caesarea to Jerusalem, where the Jewish Sanhedrin could help him decide what to do with Paul. Paul didn’t want to … Continue reading Acts 27
Acts 23(12)–24(27)
Introduction Paul has had a difficult time since arriving in Jerusalem. The leaders of the church confronted him with a rumour that was going around among the believing Jews that Paul was teaching them to turn away from God’s law and to disregard it. The rumour wasn’t true, but the leaders of the church confronted … Continue reading Acts 23(12)–24(27)
Acts 25+26
Introduction I began last week’s sermon by saying that Paul has had a difficult time since arriving in Jerusalem. The leaders of the church in Jerusalem confronted him over a rumour that was going around about him and they wanted him to do certain things to demonstrate to everyone that the rumour was not true. … Continue reading Acts 25+26
Acts 22(22)–23(11)
Introduction If you were here last Sunday, you might remember that we read that the Jews in Jerusalem were trying to kill Paul. It happened because some Jews from the Roman province of Asia accused him of turning everyone against the Jews and against their laws and against their temple. And they also believed that … Continue reading Acts 22(22)–23(11)
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