Are Christians a Plague?
Mark Howard
Is belief in Jesus Christ a dangerous, social contagion? Many believe Christianity stifles self-expression and should be avoided at all costs. But like Paul on trial at the end of Acts, in order to defend the faith, we need to maintain our integrity as we give a reason for the hope that is within us.
Pressed On Every Side
Mark Howard
We might not experience the same persecution as Paul, but following Jesus will always bring with it a certain measure of opposition. We see in our text today as Paul is targeted, attacked, and arrested at the Temple, a pattern experienced by believers through the ages. We trace the false accusation (27-29), the fierce attack […]
Don’t Drive Alone
Mark Howard
In Acts 20:1-16, we follow Paul’s return journey to Jerusalem through Turkey and Greece. Along the way, we encounter an unusual incident involving an especially long sermon! In all of this, we learn some important lessons about the Christian life: we should be serving one another, be support by one another and in everything be […]
Bad for Business?
Mark Howard
Acts 19:21-41 ESV 21 Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” 22 And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. 23 About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. 24 For a […]
Mimicking The Mission
Mark Howard
Ephesus was a very ‘spiritual’ place – offering many magical and mystical paths to peace and prosperity. It may have a slightly different ‘flavor’ but our world is the same. We are use all kinds of means to achieve an allusive thing called “wellness”. How does Jesus fit into all of this? Is he just […]
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