Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Apr Acts 18:1-11 11 02-Apr Acts 18:12-28 17 03-Apr I Thess.1:1-10 10 04-Apr I Thess. 2:1-12 12 05-Apr I Thess. 2:13-20 8 06-Apr I Thess. 3:1-13 13 07-Apr I Thess. 4:1-12 12 08-Apr I Thess. 4:13-18 6 09-Apr I Thess. 5:1-11 11 10-Apr I Thess. 5:12-28 17 11-Apr II Thess. 1:1-12 12 …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
March 31 / Acts 17:22-34
Acts 17:22-34 OK, the critical me coming out…, with repentance! In the past I have criticized Paul’s preaching to the Athenians (today’s reading). Yes, who am I to criticize Paul…??!!! Moving on… All of Paul’s sermons (and Peter’s and Philip’s) to date have been kerygmatic. […the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the …
March 30 / Acts 17:10-21
Acts 17:10-21 Carol and I have been intrigued by our Study Bible notes talking about the “Egnatian Way”, how Paul and Silas traveled that road from when they first landed in Macedonia at Neapolis (Acts 16:11) and then stayed on that road to Philippi and Thessalonica. Here’s an interesting online item about that road: “The …
March 29 / Acts 17:1-9
Acts 17:1-9 But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob… (v. 5) This sounds so much like the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem bringing a mob to Gethsemane to arrest Jesus! (BTW, both the NASB and NKJV translate “of the rabble” as “from the marketplace”.) Clearly the …
March 28 / Acts 16:25-40
Acts 16:25-40 I was re-thinking my post from yesterday, as to why Paul and Silas accepted the beatings from the Philippian magistrates instead of claiming their rights as Roman citizens. Then this morning I remembered the following verse, where the Lord is speaking to Ananias as He is sending him to visit Paul after Paul’s …
March 27 / Acts 16:16-24
Acts 16:16-24 I’ve always wondered at Paul and Silas allowing themselves to be beaten, when (as we will learn tomorrow) they were Roman citizens and should have been tried before a judge and jury before being punished. I feel like I would have claimed my Roman citizenship immediately. But maybe it happened all too quickly …
March 26 / Acts 16:6-15
Acts 16:6-15 So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” (vv. 8-9) What’s strange to me in these two verses is that Paul is even at Troas. …
March 25 / Acts 15:36-16:5
Acts 15:36-16:5 Back to Acts! I’ve always been troubled by Paul and Barnabas separating over the issue of John Mark going along. But you may recall that Barnabas was John Mark’s cousin (Colossians 4:10, translated as uncle only in the KJV), so family ties would have prompted Barnabas to have Mark along. And as I …
March 24 / James 5:12-20
James 5:12-20 So today we finish James. It’s been a good ten days! Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him… (vv. 13-14) How fitting are James’ words …
March 23 / James 5:1-11
James 5:1-11 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged… (v. 9) The word “grumble” is also translated “complain” in the NASB and the NKJV. I had never noticed this before, that our grumbling/complaining against one another will be held against us, will be judged. I think James is …