Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. We all know that to become more peaceful, we must give and not keep. (1 Peter 5:7) We must give our worries to God who has all the answers and not hold onto them because we don’t have all…
Continue ReadingActs 23:11 – The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.” Isaiah 41:10 – So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 40:28-31 – Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and…
Continue ReadingActs 22:8 – “Who are you, Lord?” I asked. “I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. Paul, after being overwhelmed by the Lord first asked “Who are you, Lord?” When we come to Jesus that is a very appropriate question and He has given us the answer. We can look in the Old Testament and New Testament…
Continue ReadingActs 22:6-9 – “About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’ 8 “‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. 9 My companions saw the light, but they did…
Continue ReadingActs 21:7-16 – We continued our voyage from Tyre and landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed with them for a day. 8 Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven. 9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. 10 After we had been there a number of days, a prophet…
Continue Reading1 John 4:4 – You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. After accepting Jesus as our Savior and Lord we attended a church in a very cool building. Not modern, but very cool, lots of hidden passages and rooms. Afterward…
Continue ReadingActs 20:13-21 – We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had made this arrangement because he was going there on foot. 14 When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene. 15 The next day we set sail from there and arrived…
Continue ReadingActs 20:13-21 – We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had made this arrangement because he was going there on foot. 14 When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene. 15 The next day we set sail from there and arrived…
Continue ReadingActs 19:28-41 – When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. 31 Even some of…
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