But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
A Chosen Vessel
Jerusalem to Damascus
Open Door Baptist Church - Jerusalem to Damascus The Distance Jerusalem to Damascus is 324 km1 km is 0.62 miles324 km / 0.62 = 201 miles The Time Normal walking speed is 3 to 4 miles per hour201 miles / 4 miles per hour = 50.25 hours.50.25 hours / 8 hours walking per day = …
Simeon Bachos
Acts 8:26-40 Simeon Bachos 26 27 Who was the Ethiopian Eunuch? Church Father St. Irenaeus of Lyons in his book Adversus haereses (Against the Heresies, an early anti-Gnostic theological work) 3:12:8 (180 AD), wrote regarding the Ethiopian eunuch, "This man (Simeon Bachos the Eunuch) was also sent into the regions of Ethiopia, to preach what …
The Thought of Thine Heart
Open Door Baptist Church Samaria from the Minaret of Mosque Taken circa 1915 Acts 8:14-25 The Thought of Thine Heart 14 Pastoral Oversight. 15 If they were saved, why didn't they have the Holy Ghost already? We have seen that there is a difference between receiving the Holy Spirit and being Filled with Holy Spirit. …
Simon the Sorcerer
The Bible shows us that magic and the dark arts are a real thing, it is not just a matter of illusions or sleight of hand. There are several examples of conjuring in Exodus.
Bewitched with Sorceries
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 8:1-25 1-3 Paul didn't participate in Stephen's murder, but he didn't do anything to stop it. He was determined to prove that he was the most zealous of all the pharisees. At this time he thought that meant he had to stop the spread of the church, but he must …
Moved with Envy
Open Door Baptist Church Stephen's case against the establishment has 8 accusations: 1. Acts 7:2-10 The will of God was with Joseph, the establishment rejected him. 2. Acts 7:17-29, 35 Moses came as a deliverer and was rejected. This is the first time that the children of Israel rejected Moses. This Moses whom they refused, …
The Face of an Angel
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 6:9-15 9 Libertines - Freedman, the name of a synagogue. a freedman, one of the class of manumitted slaves; a synagogue at Jerusalem appears to have been reserved for them. Manumitted - Manumission, or affranchisement, is the act of an owner freeing his or her slaves. Cyrene - Cyrene (/saɪˈriːniː/; …
The Diaconate
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 6:1-7 The ordination of the first deacons. The word Deacon doesn't occur in the passage as written in the KJV but it does in the Greek 1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because …
At the Feet of Gamaliel
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 5:24-32 Just read. Acts 5:33-42 33 The threat of imminent death was very real. This is why the Angel of the Lord let them out of prison. 34 Gamaliel was well regarded as a scholar of the law. Acts 22:1-5 Paul studied under Gamaliel. He uses the name to give …