By Ashlea Massie Paul was a man led by God. He went from town to town, preaching the gospel to the lost. As seen in today’s passage, Paul never went wherever he pleased. He never said of one place, “This seems like a great place to visit—I will go there next to preach because I […]
By Ashlea Massie Many men, women, and children are being led astray today by false teachers—all because of a lack of studying the Scriptures. In Acts we see that the Bereans were cautious when hearing Paul preach. They didn’t immediately accept what he proclaimed as truth; rather, they looked at the Scriptures to see if […]
By Ashlea Massie How many times have you felt like you should call people to check up on them? Or how many times have you felt you should encourage others with Scripture? Wake Up It’s interesting that a dream prompted Paul and his companions to immediately recognize it as an act of God’s Spirit, not […]
By Ashlea Massie The early church knew what salvation entailed: believing in Christ, asking forgiveness of their sins, repenting, being baptized. And although they knew this in their head, they began to doubt when fellow believers claimed otherwise. They began to doubt if what they had known to be true was suddenly a lie. Had […]
By Ashlea Massie How many times have you prayed for something in particular, not expecting the impossible answer to be the exact answer to your prayer? Hopeful Anticipation This is exactly how the disciples reacted to Peter’s escape from prison. We see in the passage that James was imprisoned and beheaded for the approval of […]
