Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues

Paul speech on Mars Hill (the Areopagus) in Athens, Greece is famous. We have to wonder why this speech is so well known but the preceding speeches and sermons, even Peter’s lesson at Pentecost, are not nearly as admired or … Continue reading →

In Acts 13, we read Paul’s first recorded sermon, delivered early during his first missionary journey — (Act 13:16-41 ESV) 6 So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.” … Continue reading →

God compelled Peter to go to the house Cornelius and preach the gospel — to not just a Gentile, but a commander in an occupying army! (Act 10:34-43 ESV) 34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand … Continue reading →

Stephen was, of course, the first Christian martyr recorded in Acts. He preached the gospel and was arrested for blasphemy. Now, nearly all of Acts 7 is taken up with Stephen’s recitation of the history of the Jews. It’s a … Continue reading →

Peter and John healed a beggar outside the Temple gate. A crowd gathered in amazement, and Peter delivered a sermon on the spot — The guilt of the crowd (Act 3:12-26 ESV) 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed … Continue reading →

So I’d finished up the series on Luke, and it seemed obvious that I should cover Acts next. It’s essentially Luke’s sequel to the Gospel of Luke. But, I thought, we’ve covered Acts so very many times. What would be … Continue reading →

All four Gospels include the theme “follow me.” I’ve never seen an article reflecting on that fact. But the concordances make it clear: “follow” appears 79 times in 75 verses. 17 of those are in Luke. (We’ll not cover them … Continue reading →

Not many years ago at all, I taught a quarter on Luke. We only made it about halfway through, and I thought that was pretty slow. I’m now learning it wasn’t nearly slow enough! You see, the points I’m trying … Continue reading →

(Luk 4:16-21 ESV)  16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read.  17 And the scroll of … Continue reading →