Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit…Acts 13:9 Sometimes missionaries have to confront the enemy. When this happens, you can count on the help of the Holy Spirit. The person Paul confronts is Elymas Bar-Jesus. Bar-Jesus would be the son of Jesus. He is identified as a sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, Verse 6. He is […]

Faith in His name…Acts 3:16 This is how Peter defined the miracle of a lame man at the temple, Acts 3:16: And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of […]

The earth will answer with new wine…Hosea 2:22 God chose Hosea to speak of a new day. A day with God would God, will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, and you shall know the LORD, Hosea 2:20. A Day when God will answer heaven and earth, Verse 21. A day when the earth shall answer with […]

Best of the new wine…Numbers 18:12 The first time ‘new wine’ appears in the Bible is in Numbers 18:12: All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the LORD, I have given them to you. The offering of firstfruits to the Lord […]

Be filled with the Spirit…Ephesians 5:18 Strange. Paul in Ephesians 5:18 says to not be drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit. And on the Day of Pentecost those filled with the Spirit were thought to be drunk with wine. Strange. Some people think this is true and should be sought after. They […]

Baptizes with the Holy Spirit…John 1:33 John baptized with water, John 1:31. Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit, John 1:33. We get a glimpse into what the baptism of the Holy Spirit is in John 20: 2: Jesus said to them again, Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you. And […]

Which is able to build you up…Acts 20:32 Saul, who is now known as Paul, is preaching the gospel of the grace of God to all who will listen. Paul considered the preaching of God’s grace to be his ministry: and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of […]

Abundance of grace…Romans 5:17 From the beginning we have been saved by God’s abounding grace. The day Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden tree they died. Though dead, they heard God calling to them in the garden. Like Lazarus heard Jesus call him from his grave, we who are dead in our sins hear […]

He was glad…Acts 11:23 After the execution of Stephen, Acts 7, the church was scattered, Acts 11:19. Their persecution did not stop them from preaching the gospel of the risen Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord, verse 21. This is not surprising. For the […]

Again, God tells us in advance what He plans to do. God allows the prophet Jeremiah to be the only prophet to foretell the coming of a new covenant. Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, verse […]