Job 17-19, Acts 10:1—23 • Key Verse: Acts 10:15 Opinions vary as to what is right and what is wrong. We all have our ideas on the subject. The only problem is what we say is right may be wrong, and our wrongs may be right. That’s not too reassuring,...

Job 14—16, Acts 9:22-43 • Key Verses: Acts 9:26-27 Friendship is a wonderful gift that we can give to one another, a gift that can build up if given but destroy if withheld. One can only wonder how many people have been lost to the cause of Christ because others...

Job 11-13, Acts 9:1-21 • Key Verses: Job 13:20-22 I've often heard people ask, “Is it all right to ask God why?” People ask that question because they want to do just that, to ask God why. What is the answer? Well, we know that Job did. Not just in...

Job 8 -10, Acts 8:26-40 • Key Verses: Acts 8:32-33 My family and I walked through the areas at the state fair where young people had brought their livestock for competition. Many of the sheep we saw were not the picturesque ones, round with fluffy white wool, but sheared completely....

Job 5-7, Acts 8:1-25 • Key Verses: Acts 8:21-23 Stephen Harnock once observed, “Bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” It would be comical if it were not so tragically true. Simon the Sorcerer wanted to do what the apostles were doing, so he...

Job 3-4, Acts 7:44 – 60 • Key Verse: Job 3:23 Among the words a child learns first are no and why—two words that indicate a predisposition to do one’s own will and not the will of another. Children learn to say “no” very early. The one- word question comes...

Job 1-2, Acts 7:22-43 Key Verses: Job 1:20-21 Worship on Sunday is one thing, but it can be quite a different thing on Monday, especially if things are not going well. On Sundays we gather with other believers to sing, praise, pray and preach. The time together may be uplifting...

Esther 9—10, Acts 7: 1—21 • Key Verse: Acts 7: 5 An engagement ring is tangible evidence of a promise. Words can be cheap, but the price of a ring placed on the finger carries more weight than just that of the stone. It says, “I will marry you.” We...

Esther 6-8, Acts 6 • Key Verses: Acts 6:2-4 If you want something done, ask a busy person. Why? Because busy people are used to getting things done. Some people never seem to get anything done, while others clip along at jet speed, accomplishing task after task. There is a...

Esther 3-5, Acts 5:22—42 • Key Verse: Esther 4:14 “Silence is golden,” but in truth there are times when silence is anything but valuable. In fact, it can be quite costly. Imagine walking by a house and seeing through a window that the family inside is enjoying a quiet evening...