Tag Archives: Antioch

September 23 – Your Money’s No Good Here

Posted on 09/23/2018 by rockyfort

Song of Solomon 1-3 Galatians 2 “Yet we know that a person is made right with God not by following the law, but by trusting in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus, that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Antioch, apostles, faith, faith in Christ Jesus, Galatians, Gentiles, God, good things, good works, Jesus, Jesus and the law, Jesus paid the penalty, Jesus's tab, Jewish Christians, leaders, living grace, not by following the law, Paul, pay our own way, right with God, sins forgiven, trusting in Jesus Christ, truth, western mindset, Why should God let you into heaven | Comments Off

July 8 – It Doesn’t Matter Who’s Right

Posted on 07/08/2018 by rockyfort

Job 36-37 Acts 15:22-41 “Paul and Barnabas had such a serious argument about this that they separated and went different ways. Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left. The believers in Antioch put Paul … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Antioch, argument, Barnabas, brothers and sisters in Christ, churches, Cilicia, compassion, Cyprus, deserter, evangelism, Gentile believers, God's work, Jerusalem Conference, Jewih believers, John Mark, Lord's care, Mission, Paul, separated, Silas, Syria, Timothy, work of the church, you may be wrong | Comments Off

July 6 – We Don’t Need a Poll to Know God’s Way

Posted on 07/06/2018 by rockyfort

Job 32-33 Acts 14 “Even with these words, they were barely able to keep the crowd from offering sacrifices to them. Then some evil people came from Antioch and Iconium and persuaded the people to turn against Paul. So they … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged adulation of the masses, Antioch, Barnabas, crucifixion, Derbe, different beliefs, female, God, good and faithful servant, heaven, Hermes, hypnotized, Iconium, Jesus, Lystra, male, marriage, messiah, miraculous healing, old-fashioned, pantheon of gods, Paul, popular opinion, popularity, sacrifices, some beliefs are wrong, the crowd turned, trash heap, true to God, well done, win crowd over, Zeus | Comments Off

July 4 – If You’re Trying to Find God’s Will…

Posted on 07/04/2018 by rockyfort

Job 28-29 Acts 13:1-25 “But Saul, who was also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit. He looked straight at Elymas and said, ‘You son of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You are … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Ananias and Sapphira, Antioch, Barnabas, belief, blind, Christ, comfortable, confronting evil, consequences of sin, Elymas, fasting, follow Him, God, Grace, Herod, Holy Spirit, lies, Lord, love, magician, Mission Trip, opposition to the gospel, Paphos, Paul, persecute Christians, pervert the gospel, praying, reaction from God, Saul, Sergius Paulus, shackles of sin, truth | Comments Off

July 2 – Love, Grace, Forgiveness, and All Those Other Qualities Jesus Showed

Posted on 07/02/2018 by rockyfort

Job 22-24 Acts 11 “Then Barnabas went to the city of Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found Saul, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year Saul and Barnabas met with the church and taught many … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Antioch, Barnabas, believers, Christians, cringeworthy, derogatory nickname, evangelism, evangelism explosion, following Jesus, God, Greeks, Holy Spirit, insult, Jesus, just like Christ, little Christs, Paul, pervert the faith, Relationship with God, Saul, sin, Tarsus, teaching, televangelists, weakness | Comments Off

May 14 – Overcoming Hate

Posted on 05/14/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 21:37-22:29; Judges 17-18; Psalm 43 The movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” came out in 1967. The basic story of the movie is that a woman brings her fiancé home to meet the parents. He’s a doctor. He’s black. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged accepted all, Antioch, Christianity, Church, Cornelius, court system, cup of cold water, darkness, differentness, Dr. Martin Luther King, female, free, fuel the fires of hell, fulfilled prophecy, Gentiles, Greeks, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, hate others, Jews, lawsuits, Lord, love of God, male, meet the parents, not fit to live, Paul, Peter, pray for persecutors, prejudice, racial hatred, revival, sent to Gentiles, slave, Temple | Comments Off

May 3 – Life in the 1st Century – Again

Posted on 05/03/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 15:22-41; Judges 1; Job 33 “Things are more like they are right now than they’ve ever been.” That’s one of those phrases that makes sense when you first hear it – then you think about it. While that quote’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged 1st Century Greece, 21st Century, abstain from food sacrificed to idols, Antioch, Asatru, avoid blood, avoid meat of strangled animals, avoid sexual immorality, chastity, Church, church in competition in society, Cornelius, fidelity, focused on God, follow Jesus, Gentiles, Grace, Jerusalem Conference, Jesus, Jewish values, Judaism, live out faith, President Eisenhower, sexual morality, South Texas School of Christian Studies, Things are more like they are right now than they’ve ever been, Tony Celelli | Comments Off

May 2 – All About That Grace

Posted on 05/02/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 15:1-21; Joshua 23-24; Job 32 Perhaps you’ve been in one of those meetings. The boss is discussing the performance of the company. One area is lagging and he, or she is encouraging those in attendance to pick up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Antioch, Barnabas, Christians, circumcision, Gentiles, God, Grace, Holy Spirit, Jerusalem Conference, Jesus, Jews, Lord Jesus, Paul, performance review, Pharisees, Relationship with God, seven last words of the church, signs and wonders, that's the way we've always done it, we've always done it this way before, why | Comments Off

April 29 – Humble Beginnings

Posted on 04/29/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 13:1-25; Joshua 18-19; Job 29 It was in the mid 1970’s that a young Steve Jobs showed up at that electronics store asking for credit to buy the parts to assemble what became known as the Apple 1 computer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Antioch, Apple Computer, available, Baptists, Barnabas, cash, change the world, Does God still act today?, equip, fasting, fear, follow, frail, Gentile world, God's will, humble beginnings, Jerusalem, mission work, missionary movement, obey, responsibility, sacrifices, Saul, seek God, seek His will, serving God, sinful, Steve Jobs, teach, trust God, worshiping | Comments Off

April 27 – “Christians”

Posted on 04/27/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 11:19-30; Joshua 13-14; Job 27 In October, 1993 the sports world was rocked by the announcement that Michael Jordan was retiring from basketball. He had just finished leading the Chicago Bulls to their third straight championship. Most thought Jordan … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Antioch, Barnabas, baseball, basketball, changed lives, Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, Christians, Damascus, evangelism, I'm back, Jerusalem, Michael Jordan, mocking, proclaim Gospel, reclaim the name, retires, returns, Saul, Tarsus, three-peat | Comments Off

Tag Archives: Antioch

September 23 – Your Money’s No Good Here

July 8 – It Doesn’t Matter Who’s Right

July 6 – We Don’t Need a Poll to Know God’s Way

July 4 – If You’re Trying to Find God’s Will…

July 2 – Love, Grace, Forgiveness, and All Those Other Qualities Jesus Showed

May 14 – Overcoming Hate

May 3 – Life in the 1st Century – Again

May 2 – All About That Grace

April 29 – Humble Beginnings

April 27 – “Christians”

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