Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Ephesians 3. Paul described for the Ephesians how he prayed for them in verses 14-19 of this chapter. His prayer was that they would be strengthened spiritually by God’s power (v. 16). Specifically, he wanted them to know Christ by faith (v. 17) and go […]
Ephesians 2
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Ephesians 2. This chapter of scripture lays out clearly and logically what God has done for us in Christ. First, Paul described our need: we were “dead in [y]our transgressions and sins.” We were under God’s wrath by nature (v. 3b) and because we […]
Ephesians 1
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Ephesians 1. At the end of Acts 28, Paul was living in his own rented home and waiting for two years for his trial in Rome. During this house arrest, Paul wrote his “prison epistles”–Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon–so this seems like an appropriate […]
Acts 28
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 28. This is the end of the New Testament’s record of Paul’s ministry. Although it is the end of the record, it seems clear that it was not the end of Paul’s ministry. According to tradition, Paul won his trial in Rome (the […]
Acts 27
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 27. What is there to say about this chapter of scripture? In terms of spiritual growth, however there is very little to be had from reading this chapter, at least on the surface. But think a bit deeper about this. God is sovereign over […]
Acts 26
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 26. Our reading from chapter 25 ended yesterday just as Paul, in prison in Caesarea, was about to speak to Festus, a Roman governor, and Agrippa, a Jewish governor / client king over the same area as Festus). Here in Acts 26 we read […]
Acts 25
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 25. When we left Paul in our last reading from Acts 24, he was languishing in prison in Caesarea for two years (24:27). Caesarea is a nice place, right on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea but, if you’re in prison, that doesn’t […]
Acts 24
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 24. Paul was taken from Jerusalem to Caesarea to protect his life from a plot by his Jewish opponents at the end of our previous reading in Acts 23. Five days (v. 1) after Paul arrived in Caesarea, his Jewish opponents showed up […]
Acts 23
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 23. Let’s tie some threads together as we jump into Acts 23: At the end of Acts 22, which we read yesterday, Paul gave his personal testimony before the crowd that had rioted due to his presence in the temple. The crowd settled […]
Acts 22
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 22. In Acts 21, we read about Paul’s return to Jerusalem, his attempt to mollify the Jewish people by submitting to a Jewish purification rite, and his arrest which had been foretold repeatedly by the Holy Spirit. At the end of Acts 21, […]