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The Aseity Of God
Acts 17:22-34 – June 1st, 2025 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. ... [Read more...]
Jerusalem And Athens Collide
Acts 17:16-21 – May 25th, 2025 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to ... [Read more...]
The Rational Impact of the Gospel
Acts 17:10-15 – May 18th, 2025 Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out ... [Read more...]
Turning The World Upside Down
Acts 17:1-9 – May 11th, 2025 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to ... [Read more...]
Encouragement From The Bound And Beaten
Acts 16:35-40 – May 4th, 2025 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, “Let those men go.” So the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart, and go in peace.” But Paul said to them, “They have ... [Read more...]
Paul Turning Prison Into “Sing Sing”
Acts 16:25-34 – April 27th, 2025 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. And the ... [Read more...]
The Dynamic Power Of Christ’s Resurrection
Philippians 3:1-11 – April 20th, 2025 – Resurrection Sunday Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe. Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the ... [Read more...]
Darkness Over All The Land
Matthew 27:45-54 – Good Friday -April 18th, 2025 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of those ... [Read more...]
The Compassion And Conflict Of Christ
Luke 19:41-48 – April 13th, 2025 (Palm Sunday) Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when ... [Read more...]
The Collision Of Two Kingdoms
Acts 16:16-24 – April 6th, 2025 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, ... [Read more...]
Trusting God’s Plan Instead Of Our Plan
Acts 16:6-15 – March 30th, 2025 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they ... [Read more...]
Timothy Joins Paul And Silas
Acts 16:1-5 – March 23rd, 2025 Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted to have him ... [Read more...]
Don’t Try To Foretell God’s Providence
Acts 15:36-41 – March 16th, 2025 Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.” Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. But Paul insisted ... [Read more...]
Doctrinal Pruning in Action
Acts 15:22-35 March 9th, 2025 Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren. They wrote this letter by them: The apostles, the elders, and ... [Read more...]
Taking A Gentile People For His Name
Acts 15:12-21 – March 2nd, 2025 Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles. And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me: Simon has declared how God at the first ... [Read more...]
God Knows The Heart Purified By Faith
Acts 15:6-11 – February 23rd, 2025 Now the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter. And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: “Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word ... [Read more...]
Unworthy But Chosen
Ephesians 1:1-6 – February 16th, 2025 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who ... [Read more...]
A Dangerous Detour From Grace Alone
Acts 15:1-5 – February 9th, 2025 And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them ... [Read more...]
Strengthened Through Tribulation
Acts 14:19-28 – February 2nd, 2025 Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed ... [Read more...]
From Being Enthroned To Being Stoned
Acts 14:8-20 – January 26th, 2025 And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked. This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight ... [Read more...]
Steadfast And Undeterred Valor
Acts 14:1-7 – January 19th, 2025 Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren. Therefore they stayed ... [Read more...]
As Many As Had Been Appointed To Eternal Life Believed
Acts 13:42-52 – January 12th, 2025 So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath. Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue ... [Read more...]
Justification Is Found In Christ Alone
Acts 13:26-41 – January 5th, 2025 “Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent. For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which ... [Read more...]
You Who Fear God, Listen!
Acts 13:13-25 – December 29th, 2024 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down. And ... [Read more...]
In The Fullness Of Time
Galations 4:4-5 – December 24th, 2024 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. Pastor Brendan Ganser
The Gospel Attacked In Satan’s Domain
Acts 13:4-12 December 22nd, 2024 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as their assistant. Now when they had gone ... [Read more...]

Separate Unto Me
Acts 13:1-3 – December 15th, 2024 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate ... [Read more...]
Execution, Escape and Worms
Acts 12:20-25 – December 8th, 2024 Now Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king’s country. So on a ... [Read more...]
Two Kingdoms In Conflict, A King vs The King Of Kings
Acts 12:5-19 – December 1st, 2024 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. ... [Read more...]
Herod’s Violence Toward The Church
Acts 12:1-4 – November 24th, 2024 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the ... [Read more...]
Each According To His Ability
Acts 11:27-30 – November 17th, 2024 And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, each ... [Read more...]
The Hand Of The Lord Was On Them
Acts 11:19-26 – November 10th, 2024 Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to ... [Read more...]
Contention Surfaces Within The Church
Acts 11:1-18 – November 3rd, 2024 Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!” But Peter explained it ... [Read more...]
Forgiveness, The Path To Freedom – Part 2
Philemon 8-25 – October 27th, 2024 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting, yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ— I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I ... [Read more...]
Salvation Comes To The Gentiles
Acts 10:44-48 – October 20th, 2024 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. For ... [Read more...]
The Gospel Of Peace Goes To The Gentiles
Acts 10:34-43 – October 13th, 2024 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all— ... [Read more...]
Providence And Predestination
Acts 10:17-33 – October 6th, 2024 Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate. And they called and asked whether Simon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there. While ... [Read more...]
The Vision Of Peter
Acts 10:9-16 – September 29th, 2024 The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance and saw heaven opened ... [Read more...]
The Vision of Cornelius
Acts 10:1-8 – September 22nd, 2024 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. About the ninth hour of the day ... [Read more...]
C’est La Vie
Acts 9:32-43 – September 15th, 2024 Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda. There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, ... [Read more...]
A Model Of A Gospel Centered Church
Acts 9:26-31 – September 8th, 2024 And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he declared to them how he had seen the ... [Read more...]
From Hateful Pharisee to Loving Preacher
Acts 9:20-25 – September 1st, 2024 Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. Then all who heard were amazed, and said, “Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring ... [Read more...]
The Enemy Becomes A Brother
Acts 9:10-19 – August 25th, 2024 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” So the Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for ... [Read more...]
From Persecutor To Proclaimer
Acts 9:1-9 – August 18th, 2024 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to ... [Read more...]
How Can I, Unless Someone Guides Me?
Acts 8:26-40 – August 11th, 2024 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen ... [Read more...]
The Counterfeit Faith Of Simon
Acts 8:9-25 – August 4th, 2024 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.” And ... [Read more...]
Creating Havoc In Jerusalem
Acts 8:1-8 – July 28th, 2024 Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over ... [Read more...]
A Faithful Witness In Life And In Death
Acts 7:51-60 – July 21st, 2024 “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the ... [Read more...]
What House Will You Build For Me?
Acts 7:44-50 – July 14th, 2024 “Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen, which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out ... [Read more...]
The Congregation In The Wilderness
Acts 7:37-43 – July 7th, 2024 “This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear.’ “This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him ... [Read more...]