Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 1 Thessalonians 1. We paused our reading in Acts at Acts 18 in the last devotional because it seems clear that Paul wrote this first letter to the Thessalonians while he was in Corinth during the time period covered by Acts 18 (see Acts […]
Acts 17
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 17. Yesterday we read about Paul’s venture into Greece. Today’s reading in Acts 17 continues to chronicle Paul’s Grecian mission. This chapter begins with Paul’s evangelistic efforts in Thessalonica (vv. 1-14). While he was there, Paul found people who were ready to receive […]
Galatians 6
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Galatians 6. Here in Galatians 6, Paul begins to describe what “walking in the Spirit” (5:16) looks like. One who walks in the Spirit will: Verses 7-10 explain why we should do these things. Paul cites the law of the farm, reminding us that […]
Galatians 5
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Galatians 5. Paul continued passionately, here in Galatians 5, to argue that the Galatians must not try to mix faith in Christ with obedience to the Law of Moses (vv. 3-6). Verses 7-10 are a slight parenthesis in Paul’s argument. Paul stopped teaching about […]
Galatians 4
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Galatians 4. Paul’s plea to the Galatians continued in this chapter, and it was a very anxious plea! To Paul, following the law is like being under someone else’s control as a child or even a slave would be (vv. 1-3). By contrast, believing […]
Galatians 2
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Galatians 2. In our earlier readings from Acts, we noted the tensions that began when God saved Gentiles and gave them the same spiritual status as the Jewish believers in Jesus had. Here in the book of Galatians, Paul urged the churches he started […]
Galatians 1
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Galatians 1. As our society becomes more secular, it is a relief when we find others who profess to know Jesus Christ. However, many people and groups have adopted the name of Jesus without embracing everything that the Bible teaches about Christ. Since they […]
Acts 15
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 15. Paul and Barnabas had been chosen by the Holy Spirit back in Acts 13 to take the gospel to the Gentles. Here in Acts 15, however, they had a disagreement that they could not solve. That disagreement was detailed in verses 36-41: […]
Acts 14
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 14. Paul and Barnabas are still on that first missionary journey which concluded here at the end of Acts 14, specifically verses 26-28. God’s miraculous power was at work through these chosen men (vv. 8-10). So, it was inevitable that someone would ascribe deity […]
Acts 11
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Acts 11. In the devotional about Acts 10, I suggested that there would be tensions in the early church as God transitioned her from a group of Jewish believers in Jesus into a trans-national, worldwide group with no ethnic distinctions. Here in Acts 11 […]