Acts 8:6-8, “6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So there was great joy in that city.” After Stephen was martyred…

Acts 18:26, “He [Apollos] began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.” Priscilla (wife) and Aquila (husband) were a power couple in the early church.  They were fellow coworkers in the gospel with Paul…

Philippians 2:22, “But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.” The story of Paul and Timothy in the Bible is a remarkable story of discipleship and loyalty.  Paul most likely led Timothy to the Lord in his…

Romans 16:1, “I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae.” The Bible only mentions Phoebe in two verses found in Romans 16:1-2.  Paul wrote, “1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. 2 I ask you to receive her in the Lord…

2 Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” If there was anybody in the New Testament after Jesus who understood persecution, rejection, and abuse- it was Paul the apostle.  Read in 2 Corinthians 11:23-30 the many hardships and sufferings Paul endured in his life…

Revelation 12:11, “They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” When everything in this life is said and done, we will all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.  And the only ones…