Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

Acts 19:19–20: “Also, many of those who had...

July 18th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Some have made assumptions and computed the value of the 50 thousand silver pieces, ...

Acts 18:27: “And when he [Apollos] desired...

July 17th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Apollos was a Jew who was "eloquent . . . and mighty in the ...

Acts 17:10–12: “Then the brethren immediately...

July 16th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Paul and Silas had to leave Thessalonica because the Jews were stirring the people ...

Acts 16:9–10: “And a vision appeared to Paul...

July 15th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Paul received a call to take the gospel to Europe, to a very tiny ...

Acts 15:39–40: “Then the contention became...

July 14th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We find here the fascinating story of Paul and Barnabas struggling to stay connected, ...

Acts 14:26: “From there they sailed to Antioch,...

July 13th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This phrase, "commended to the grace of God," should sound like sweet, cleansing music ...

Acts 13:48: “Now when the Gentiles heard this,...

July 12th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We love this Scripture that speaks so clearly of the sovereignty of God in ...

Acts 12:5,7: “Peter was therefore kept in prison,...

July 11th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
When the early church heard that Peter had been put in prison, they went ...

Acts 11:22,24: “Then news of these things came...

July 10th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Barnabas showed great grace in his warm acceptance of Saul of Tarsus (the Apostle ...

Acts 10:14: “But Peter said, ‘Not so,...

July 9th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We find a beautifully ironic oxymoron here. Who could suggest that God Almighty does ...

Acts 9:5: “And he said, ‘Who are You,...

July 8th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Acts 9 records the conversion of Saul, the Apostle Paul. As he was traveling ...

Acts 8:14,26: “Now when the apostles who were...

July 7th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
These 2 verses fit together because they tell the story of a man who ...

Acts 7:9: “And the patriarchs, becoming envious,...

July 6th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
These 2 little words, "but God," are very important words. They are found 8 ...

Acts 6:8: “And Stephen, full of faith and power,...

July 5th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God desired to not only do miraculous signs through the apostles, but through other ...

Acts 5:29: “But Peter and the other apostles...

July 4th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This critical verse and its application must be clearly understood by every believer. The ...

Acts 4:13: “Now when they saw the boldness...

July 3rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Jewish leadership marveled, or as another translation says, "were astonished," because they could ...

Acts 3:6: “Then Peter said, ‘Silver and...

July 2nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Peter and John went to the temple, and a man who had been lame ...

Acts 2:1,4: “When the Day of Pentecost had...

July 1st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
There was a story some years back about a large cargo ship that strayed ...

Acts 1:14: “These all continued with one accord...

June 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
It is interesting that Jesus' mother and brothers were also there, praying and waiting ...

John 21:17: “He said to him the third time,...

June 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Notice that Jesus called him Simon, not Peter. Jesus hadn't called him Simon since ...

John 20:30–31: “And truly Jesus did many...

June 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
John is telling us that he was very selective of the events he chose ...

John 19:5: “Then Jesus came out, wearing the...

June 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Roman Procurator Pontius Pilate probably spoke to the crowd in Latin, and in ...

John 18:5–6: “They answered Him, ‘Jesus...

June 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
You have to love this passage, and when you get to heaven, you'll definitely ...

John 17:3: “And this is eternal life, that...

June 25th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Eternal life is the greatest treasure ever offered to any person on earth. Jesus ...

John 16:33: “These things I have spoken to...

June 24th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus promises us peace in this world: "in Me you may have peace." The ...

John 15:16: “You did not choose Me, but I chose...

June 23rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In that day, teachers didn’t pick students but students picked teachers. They would first ...

John 14:3–4: “And if I go and prepare a place...

June 22nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Someone recently asked, "How can you be sure there is a Heaven?" The best ...

John 13:14–16: “If I then, your Lord and...

June 21st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus was teaching His apostles, who would be the leaders of the early church, ...

John 12:20–21: “Now there were certain Greeks...

June 20th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
It wasn't strange to find Greeks in Jerusalem during Passover, because, at that time, ...

John 11:25–27: “Jesus said to her, ‘I...

June 19th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Mary and Martha's brother, Lazarus, was sick, so they sent word to Jesus because ...

John 10:6: “Jesus used this illustration, but...

June 18th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
It should be encouraging to us that even though Jesus clearly spoke great truths ...