MONDAY Acts 25:1-5, 9; Matthew 13:3-9, 18-23 As Acts 25 opens, Felix, the corrupt governor who has imprisoned Paul to please the Jews, is recalled (fired) by Nero. Festus succeeds Felix, inheriting the corrupt administration, as well as the unresolved problem posed by Paul. It will now become the responsibility of the new governor to...
Category: <span>Devotions</span>
July 23 – 27, 2018
MONDAY Acts 23:1-10; 2 Timothy 2:24-26 Paul was a Jew with a deep love of Jewish institutions and of all things Jewish. He loved his people so much that he once offered to suffer the divine wrath they deserved (Romans 9:3). Paul came to Jerusalem because of his love for Jesus and desire that his...
July 16 – 20, 2018
MONDAY Acts 21:1-16; Romans 9:1-5; Mark 14:35-36 Paul’s return to Jerusalem per Acts 21-22 represents a seismic shift in his ministry—he transitions from mobile, at-large church planter and mentor to a Roman prisoner who’ll spend many of his remaining days under arrest. In resisting repeated warnings about the perils he’d face in Jerusalem (Acts 21:4,...
July 9 – 13, 2018
MONDAY 1 Peter 5:5-7 This week we will read a passage in Acts where Paul says goodbye to the Ephesian elders. In this eloquent “goodbye” passage, Paul will remind them of who he was, what he taught, how he taught, and the importance of standing strong. With that in mind, I would like to start...