Daily Grace
The Gospel Transcends
“Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks” (Acts 18:4). Paul’s ministry in Corinth was a pattern for his ministry everywhere he went. He brought good news to both Jews and Gentiles. The revelation that made his message so central...
God Meets Us Where We Are
“ ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring’ ” (Acts 17:28). It may seem strange to find two quotations from pagan Greek poets in the New Testament. Paul wasn’t affirming the religious notions of the...
Search the Scriptures
“Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of...
The Promise of Sunday
“Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away” (Matthew 27:59-60). We focus, and rightly so, on Good Friday and...
An Opened Heart
“One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message” (Acts 16:14). There is no greater miracle than the conversion of a person who...
God’s Guidance
“Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow...
God Uses Imperfect People
“They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord” (Acts 15:39-40). Luke used a strong Greek word for the argument between Paul and...
The Only Way to Salvation
“Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are” (Acts 15:10-11). When Paul and...
All the Glory
“From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith...