Romans 6:3: “Or do you not know that as many...
August 2nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis verse is no doubt referring to both water baptism and that spiritual baptism ...
Romans 5:1–2: “Therefore, having been justified...
August 1st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul says we have been "justified by faith." We remember that justified means "to ...
Romans 4:1–3: “What then shall we say that...
July 31st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul was directing his argument directly at his Jewish readers in 1st-century ...
Romans 3:20–23: “Therefore by the deeds of...
July 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul argues that it is impossible to perfectly do what God's moral law requires ...
Romans 2:4: “Or do you despise the riches of...
July 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis verse teaches us that God's compassionate acts toward us in circumstances and in ...
Romans 1:16: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel...
July 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul had complete confidence in the power of the gospel of Jesus ...
Acts 28:30–31: “Then Paul dwelt two whole...
July 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul was chained to at least one soldier both day and night. No doubt ...
Acts 27:20: “Now when neither sun nor stars...
July 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul was traveling by ship to Italy to appear before Caesar. They had been ...
Acts 26:28–29: “Then Agrippa said to Paul,...
July 25th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis is one of my favorite sections in the Book of Acts. Paul had ...
Acts 25:11–12: “‘For if I am an offender,...
July 24th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSecular Roman historians tell us that during the Julio-Claudian period, Roman law protected Roman ...
Acts 24:25: “Now as [Paul] reasoned about righteousness,...
July 23rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Jews in Jerusalem were trying to kill Paul, and for his own protection, ...
Acts 23:16 “So when Paul’s sister’s...
July 22nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalShortly after Paul arrived in Jerusalem, the Jews rose up and tried to kill ...
Acts 22:10–11: “So I said, ‘What shall...
July 21st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs Paul shared his testimony in Jerusalem, we see that during his conversion he ...
Acts 21:8–9: “On the next day we who were...
July 20th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul and his companions traveled to Caesarea Maritima on the beautiful Mediterranean seashore, the ...
Acts 20:22–24: “And see, now I go bound in...
July 19th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul knew that "chains and tribulations" awaited him in Jerusalem, but he was not ...
Acts 19:19–20: “Also, many of those who had...
July 18th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSome 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 devotionalApollos 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 devotionalPaul 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 devotionalPaul 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 devotionalWe 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 devotionalThis 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 devotionalWe 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 devotionalWhen 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 devotionalBarnabas 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 devotionalWe 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 devotionalActs 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 devotionalThese 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 devotionalThese 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 devotionalGod 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 devotionalThis 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 devotionalThe Jewish leadership marveled, or as another translation says, "were astonished," because they could ...
