when they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. from morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of moses and from the prophets. and...

if you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you - [I peter 4:14]   you are blessed   what does it mean to be blessed?   my default answer usually has something to do with the fact that...

and they said to him, “we have received no letters from judea about you, and none of the brothers coming here has reported or spoken any evil about you. but we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is...

but because the jews objected, i was compelled to appeal to caesar—though i had no charge to bring against my nation. for this reason, therefore, i have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of israel that i am wearing this chain.” [acts...

after three days he called together the local leaders of the jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “brothers, though i had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet i was delivered as a prisoner from jerusalem into the hands of...

after three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of alexandria, with the twin gods as a figurehead. putting in at syracuse, we stayed there for three days. and from there we made a circuit and arrived at rhegium. and after one day a...

is anyone among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. and the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. and if he has committed sins, he...

and when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured. they also honored us greatly, and when we were about to sail, they put on board whatever we needed. [acts 28:9-10]   from the influential, to all! God’s...

now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. it happened that the father of publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. and paul visited him and...

when paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. - [acts 28:3]   when bad things happen to good people   paul had been through a harrowing shipwreck adventure and is now safely...