In our study through Acts, we find Paul standing on the steps to the Antonia Fortress, bound with two chains, a soldier on both sides, giving a defense in Aramaic to the offended mob in the temple in Jerusalem. Why is Paul there? Why does he want to...

There are a lot of details given to us before Paul stands up and addresses the mob in the temple. What is Luke describing? Why is Luke taking the time to give us these specific details? What can we see described here that tells us about the way that...

In our passage today, Paul is stopping to visit with various communities of disciples in those last towns before Jerusalem. He encounters families in various stages of Christian growth and maturity. He is also warned through prophecy about what will...

Galatians 4:4-5 - Paul here says: “when the time came to completion” to describe the timing of the coming of Jesus as a baby in Bethlehem. Why did God wait almost 4 thousand years to send Jesus? Why not right away? And, what “time” are we in...

Matthew 1:21 - Our Bible Study this weekend chased down the meaning of the two words, “his people,” in the announcement that the angel of the Lord made to Joseph about the birth of Jesus. Who are “his people?” What does it mean that he will...

We think that true Christmas joy is found in giving or getting presents. The wise men show us that true Christmas joy is found in looking for and finding Jesus.

When we first meet Peter, he is a fisherman whom the Lord calls to come and follow Him. While he had his ups and downs, Peter eventually became a mature Christian and leader of the church, continually growing in grace and teaching others to do the...

The first ones to hear the message of Christmas were an unlikely bunch! Yet God chose the weak things of the world! He gave the shepherds stewardship of the world's greatest message. It's a message of joy and a message of salvation. What will you...

In our passage today, Paul is handing off leadership of the local church to the elders in Ephesus. This is a graduation speech, and it’s full of emotion. It’s a passage meant for church and ministry leaders, but not held secret, it’s available...

In our passage today, we have what’s been called a “travel narrative” because it describes Paul’s journeys from Ephesus to Macedonia, Greece and back to close to Ephesus. Paul invited Christians in his letters to “imitate” him, and his...