BOUND IN JERUSALEMNovember 23, 2020 | Acts 21:1–40 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Paul was aware of what the future held for him, but still, he kept on going. The same was true of Jesus who told His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem to be killed and rise again on the third day, Simon […]
November 22, 2020 | Acts 20:13–36 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Pastors are called many things. Some people address them as reverend, preacher, or even just brother. The term pastor comes from the Latin word for shepherd. Paul used this term to describe the work of the church leaders in Ephesus (Acts 20:28). Hoping to reach […]
November 21, 2020 | Acts 19:21–20:12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Doing the right thing, especially when it is a God-centered thing, is often met by opposition. While on his deathbed, evangelist John Wesley wrote a letter of encouragement to William Wilberforce, a British politician who led the movement to abolish the slave trade. “Unless God […]
November 20, 2020 | Acts 18:23–19:20 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Most people know the name of Jesus, but they may not understand fully who He is. They have important gaps in their understanding. After a year in Corinth, Paul set out again, dropping off Priscilla and Aquilla at Ephesus. There they met Apollos, who taught […]
November 19, 2020 | Acts 18:1–22 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Are you comfortable talking to others about what you believe? According to Barna Research, the primary reason some people are unwilling to talk about matters of faith is that religious conversations can create tension and cause arguments. Paul also found this to be true but […]
November 18, 2020 | Acts 17:1–34 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue According to a recent survey by Lifeway Research, 52 percent of American adults believe that Jesus was a great teacher and nothing more. In addition, an increasing number of people believe there are multiple ways to God. This is not a new problem! Every time […]
November 17, 2020 | Acts 16:1–40 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Adam and Eve, David and Jonathan, James, and John are a few of the famous pairs you will meet in the Bible. In today’s passage, we are introduced to Timothy, who would later become Paul’s protégé in ministry. Paul would later say of Timothy, “I […]
November 16, 2020 | Acts 15:1–40 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When Bill heard that Jesus died to pay for his sins, it did not make him grateful. Instead, he got angry. “I don’t want Jesus to pay for my sins,” he said. “I want to pay for them myself!” Some people find it hard to […]
November 15, 2020 | Acts 14:1–28 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue “Through many dangers, toils, and snares/I have already come;/’Twas grace that brought me safe thus far,/And grace will lead me home.” John Newton penned these words in his famous hymn, “Amazing Grace.” A slave trader who, after his conversion to Christianity, became a pastor, […]
November 14, 2020 | Acts 13:1–52 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue There are many ways to share the gospel. Some people use small booklets or pamphlets. Others memorize an outline and use questions as a discussion starter. Some people take a longer approach and develop a friendship that leads to spiritual conversations. The word of the […]