John, chapter 20, beginning at verse 11. Our Lord's first appearance on Resurrection Day. John, chapter 20, verse 11. But Mary stood outside the sepulcher weeping. Of course, this is Mary Magdalene. And as she wept, she stooped down and looked into the sepulcher and seeth two angels in white …
Read the word of God from Luke chapter 22, verses 31 to 34, and then 54 to 62, the familiar account of the denial of the Apostle Peter. Luke 22, 31, And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith …
During the difficult days of World War II, the Seabees had a motto that read, The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer. And what we read of their work, they lived up to their motto. The Apostle Paul could have claimed that motto for himself, The difficult we do …
When Luke and Aristarchus and the Apostle Paul arrived in the city of Rome, they were three little men among two million people. There were two million people in the city of Rome and almost half of the population slaves. Nero was the emperor. He was about 25 years old about this time. Number two …
It had snowed in the city, and a man was out shoveling his walk, and two boys came along carrying snow shovels, and they said, Mr., we'll shovel your walk. He smiled and said, well, I'm doing it myself, but thanks anyway. They said, that's okay. We get most of our work from people who are half …
We read today from Acts chapter 25. We last left Paul in the hands of Felix, and now Felix has been replaced by Festus, and they start the round all over again. Acts chapter 25, I'm going to read the first 12 verses. Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from …
It was the resurrection of Jesus Christ that Paul was defending as he stood before kings and rulers, and today we have him standing before Felix, and he's defending once again the resurrection of the dead. If there is no resurrection of the dead, then let us eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow …
At one time or another, each one of us has been misunderstood. All of us know what it is to have either our motives or our actions or our words misunderstood. And, of course, it hurts. Fortunately, most of the misunderstandings that we go through don't have tremendous consequences. But here in the …
In the world of Paul, there were thirty-three centers for the worship of Diana, or Artemis. She was one of the most popular goddesses, and the month of May was dedicated to her. But of all the centers for the worship of Diana, Ephesus was the chief. And the temple of Diana in Ephesus was one of the …
My father did not enjoy home movies. Maybe you don't. Whenever the projector would be set up, he would always get a chair close to the door, and then when the lights would go out and nobody was watching, he would just slip out. Once I recall, he did it on his hands and knees. I think sometimes when …