Acts 15 was the great Jerusalem conference- there the dispute of the necessity of following the law, in particular circumcision, was settled. The believers were free from the law in Christ- they had a liberty in Christ that could not be bridled. For some, like Peter, who had been orthodox Hews their…

1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah…

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Are You The Real Deal? Or Are You Counting Cards? 1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. This story would’ve spread among the early Christians as a separate story- one that begins to verify ALL that had been happening already. The early Christians were…

Honest To God A Psalm of David. 1 I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord , I will make music. 2 I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; 3 I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate…

Story of man who died and his brother pays off the pastor to say something good about his brother. Jezebel Baal Worshipper Kills the prophets of Yahweh Threatened Elijah Stole Naboth’s vineyard and had Naboth killed. Wife of King Ahab of Israel 25 (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil…

The Best Laid Plans… And it happened that after these things, God tested Abraham. And he said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am .” And he said, “Take your son, your only child, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains…

Chapter 1 - An overview of Revelation 1-3 , but also the entire book of Revelation. We are looking to break down Rev 1:1-8 today. Rev 1:1 - It’s the Revelation of Jesus Christ to John and to us through John. ++Written in the mid 90’s AD. ++The is the 1st word, but it should be a “A” showing that the…

In October 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure became a household name when she stepped into an abandoned water well at her aunt’s house in Midland, Texas. Stuck 22 feet beneath the surface in a slender well shaft, she was trapped in the well for two and a half days as rescue workers struggled to determine…