I don’t know much about the physics of flight, but one thing I do know is that the wing on each side of the airplane is kind of important. Without those wings, the plane wouldn’t be able to lift off of the ground. But once in the air, those wings don’t fold up or retract into the fuselage. They...

As we share the gospel, we need to understand up front that some people will receive the message (Acts 17:1-4) while others will reject it (vv. 5-9). Regardless of the response, we learn from Paul how to continue sharing the gospel clearly, winsomely, and compellingly. Notice how Paul shared the gospel. He “reasoned with them from the Scriptures” (v....

One of the challenges of covering Paul’s missionary journeys is that there is so much content in each. Often, that means taking a higher level view of the journey and covering it in generalities, or only dipping into selected parts. Either way, it is a challenge. While Paul’s visit to Athens is covered in this week’s session, I wanted...

The salvation we enjoy first came to the Jews in Jerusalem and Judea. The Jews were expecting a Jewish Messiah to come and restore the kingdom to Israel on the promise of a new covenant: a new heart, forgiveness of sin, and the coming of the Holy Spirit. When they heard that Gentiles were also experiencing this salvation, some...

We know better. Nothing is really free, is it? That “free” weekend get-a-away isn’t really free—you “pay” for it by enduring a four hour time-share sales pitch. That “free” 1-month trial isn’t really free—you “pay” for it by needing to give your credit card info which they automatically bill on day 31 as they make it nearly impossible to...

Paul and Timothy had a special relationship. Throughout his letters, Paul referred to Timothy with much affection. In 1 Timothy 1:2, he used the phrase “my dearly loved son.” In 1 Corinthians 4:17, Paul said to the church at Corinth that Timothy was his “dearly loved and faithful child in the Lord.” A sign of a healthy leader is...