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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
In Acts 9, Paul's conversion reveals an unshakable conviction and an unexpected confrontation, which ultimately to an uncommon conversion.
The Journey: Following Jesus through Acts (7) Scott Bayles, pastor Scripture: Acts 9:1-22 Blooming Grove Christian Church: 8/6/2017 As most of you know, we’re already seven weeks into a ten-week journey through the book of Acts and it feels like we’ve barely begun. In sense, Acts 1:8 seems to be a ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:1-22
Denomination: Christian Church
Law keeping begins with a head issue, and following Christ begins with a heart issue.
A. SAUL’S LAW KEEPING WAS IMPERFECT 1. He was a flawed law keeper (Philippians 3:4-6). 2. He hated Christ and persecuted Christians. “Saul was consenting to his (Stephen) death … great persecution against the church … went from house to house … throwing them into prison” (Acts ...read more
Scripture: Acts 8:1-2, Romans 7:19
Denomination: Baptist
Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?
October 14, 2023 After the stoning of Stephen, Saul was out for blood. When his bloodlust could not be satisfied by simply persecuting the Believers in Jerusalem, he expanded his search. Eventually, he focused on Damascus ---- 200 miles away! He went with the intent of bringing back the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:1-2, Acts 22:6-11, Acts 26:16-18, 2 Corinthians 11:23-27, Philippians 3:4-8, 2 Timothy 4:7-8 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
What is conversion?
Conversion is turning to God. It is the action accompanying repentance, the outward result of a changed heart, a changed direction, in biblical Greek (epistrophé) a turning about. It is the fruit that John the Baptist demanded (Matthew 3:7-8). Do repentance and conversion go together? Repent ...read more
Today, we delve into a powerful verse from 2 Chronicles 7:14, a promise spoken by God Himself to King Solomon after the dedication of the temple:
When Heaven Meets Earth: Reconnecting With God Through Humility, Prayer, and Repentance (2 Chronicles 7:14) Introduction Today, we delve into a powerful verse from 2 Chronicles 7:14, a promise spoken by God Himself to King Solomon after the dedication of the temple: "If my people, who are ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14
Denomination: Pentecostal
Saul was a religious fanatical terrorist to Christians – he was the assassin of any who preached and stood for Jesus – and he thought he was doing this for God.
The Saul who became Paul! Scripture: Acts 7:54-58 54When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Habakkuk and God have one of the greatest conversations in all Scripture
August 28, 2021 Virtually nothing is known about Habakkuk. He was in active ministry in Judah during the final years before the Babylonian Exile and he is the only one specifically identified as a “prophet”. Which brings us to My Favorite Thing About HABAKKUK – The candid and open conversation ...read more
Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-18, 2 Peter 3:9-13
God uses many methods to get His message out
I recently put a post on the Edgewood Facebook page: “Knowing that it is God who draws you to Himself in salvation, could you share what method or means God used to bring you to faith in Christ?” Here are some of the responses… • A beautiful Christian mother! • When our second child was born ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:11-40
One of the main examples that help us understand how the spirit of the law applies to the Christian is that of circumcision. It’s not a new concept but was introduced in the Hebrew Scriptures, what Christians call the Old Testament. Circumcision of the heart is more important to God than the flesh.
One of the main examples that help us understand how the spirit of the law applies to the Christian is that of circumcision. It’s not a new concept but was introduced in the Hebrew Scriptures, what Christians call the Old Testament. Circumcision of the heart is more important to God than the ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:6, Romans 2:25-29
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future could have been written about Saint Paul.
Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future. Those words were penned over a hundred years ago by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde but they could very well have been written about a young man named Saul who came to a pivotal point in his life where he would have to choose to live in the past ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:1-9
Denomination: Wesleyan
A challenge to share your faith.
The May 9, 2019 edition of the Baptist Record has this story on page 8, “Church Rolls Continue Downward Trend, Survey Says.” This means: “In our state (the most “churched” state in the Union), we have over 50% of the population not connected with anyone’s church (anyone’s!!), while, our churches ...read more
Scripture: John 1:35-36
Most preachers preach to bring comforts, consolation, at the same time it is also, the responsibility of a Preacher to declare the condemnation. Confrontational preaching leads the hearers to yield their lives to Christ.
Acts 2:36-41 Result of the Spirit-Filled Preaching 2: 36-37 Conviction of the Sinners 2: 38-40 Confrontational preaching 2: 41 Conversion of the Sinners Acts 2:36-37 Conviction of the Sinners In the previous passage, we have seen how Peter took the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:36-41
Denomination: Methodist
James gives us the difference between relationship or religion
Help Wanted: Relationship or Religion James 1:26-27 Good morning, would you turn to James chapter one, the text will be various verses from chapter one. James is writing to believers. You would think some of the things he says to them that he would be writing this letter to unbelievers. James ...read more
Scripture: James 1:26-27
Denomination: Nazarene
If someone is worried about your lost one right now, I want to tell you that the touch of God would turn him into ANOTHER MAN. Say Amen.
1 Samuel 10:6 says, "The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person." Some wonderful supernatural things are narrated in this chapter which certainly should give us great encouragement during dark ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 10:6
When the LORD transforms a person, they should witness for HIM
Transformed to Witness Acts 3:11-26 Most people think Christians are a group of people who share moral standards and meet at a specific building on Sundays. They think Christians are formed by meeting with other like-minded people and sharing religious beliefs. But Christianity is something that ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:11-26
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