Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000397
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00:15 Hi, and welcome back to His Words Are Life.
00:18 I'm Kelly Mowrer. 00:19 We'll be reading today from the King James version in the book 00:22 of Acts, but before we begin lets pray together. 00:25 Dear Jesus, thank you so much for the opportunity to 00:31 come apart from the things that fill our days, and to come into 00:37 Your presence, and to read Your words. 00:39 Please send the Holy Spirit now to guide our minds and to give 00:43 us a deeper understanding of the truth and the life that Your 00:47 word has for each one of us. 00:49 We love you. 00:50 Thank you. 00:51 Amen. 00:53 We are reading again from the book of Acts. 00:56 And when we were last together we were reading how the church 00:58 in Jerusalem sent a letter to the new believers, the Gentiles 01:02 in Antioch. 01:03 And they sent their two prophets, Judas and Silas. 01:06 We'll pick up now in Chapter 15, verse 34. 01:11 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. 01:15 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and 01:20 preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 01:22 And some days after, Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again 01:27 and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the 01:31 word of the Lord, and see how they do. 01:33 And Barnabas determined to take him with them John, 01:36 whose surname was Mark. 01:38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed 01:43 from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 01:46 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed 01:52 asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, 01:56 and sailed unto Cyprus; and Paul chose Silas, and departed, 02:00 being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. 02:04 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, 02:06 confirming the churches. 02:08 We're reading from the book of Acts, the King James Version, 02:11 Chapter 16. 02:13 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain 02:19 disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain 02:23 woman which was a Jewest, and believed that his father was a 02:26 Greek: which was well reported of by the brethren that were at 02:30 Lystra and Iconium. 02:31 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and 02:35 circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those 02:38 quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. 02:42 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them 02:45 the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles 02:49 and elders which were at Jerusalem. 02:50 And so were the churches established in the faith, 02:54 and increased in number daily. 02:56 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the 03:00 region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to 03:03 preach the word in Asia, after they were come to Mysia, 03:07 they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit 03:10 suffered them not. 03:12 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 03:16 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of 03:21 Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into 03:24 Macedonia, and help us. 03:26 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we 03:30 endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that 03:34 the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. 03:37 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to 03:43 Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; and from thence to 03:48 Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, 03:52 and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. 03:56 And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, 04:01 where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, 04:04 and spake unto the women which resorted thither. 04:08 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city 04:13 of Thyatira, which worshiped God, heard us: whose heart the 04:18 Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were 04:21 spoken of Paul. 04:22 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, 04:28 saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, 04:31 come into my house, and abide there. 04:34 And she constrained us. 04:35 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel 04:40 possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought 04:45 her masters much gain by soothsaying: the same followed 04:49 Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of 04:54 the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. 04:58 And this did she many days. 05:01 But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, 05:06 I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. 05:11 And he came out the same hour. 05:13 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was 05:18 gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the 05:22 market place unto the rulers. 05:24 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, 05:28 being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, and teach 05:32 customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to 05:36 observe, being Romans. 05:37 And the multitude rose up together against them; 05:41 and the magistrates rent off their clothes, 05:44 and commanded to beat them. 05:45 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, 05:49 they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them 05:53 safely: who, having received such a charge, thrust them into 05:59 the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 06:03 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto 06:08 God: and the prisoners heard them. 06:10 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the 06:14 foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the 06:19 doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. 06:22 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, 06:26 and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, 06:30 and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners 06:33 had been fled. 06:34 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no 06:37 harm: for we are all here. 06:40 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, 06:44 and fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them out, 06:48 and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 06:51 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, 06:54 and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 06:57 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that 07:01 were in his house. 07:02 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their 07:06 stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 07:11 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat 07:15 before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with 07:19 all his house. 07:20 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, 07:24 saying, Let those men go. 07:26 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, 07:30 The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, 07:34 and go in peace. 07:35 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly 07:40 uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; 07:45 and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; 07:50 but let them come themselves and fetch us out. 07:53 And the sergeants told these words unto the magistrates: 07:57 and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans. 08:01 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, 08:04 and desired them to depart out of the city. 08:06 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of 08:09 Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted 08:13 them, and departed. 08:14 We're reading from the book of Acts, Chapter 17. 08:19 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, 08:24 they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 08:28 and Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, 08:32 and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures, 08:36 opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, 08:40 and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, 08:43 whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 08:46 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; 08:50 and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief 08:55 women not a few. 08:56 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them 09:02 certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a 09:05 company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the 09:10 house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 09:13 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain 09:17 brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have 09:21 turned the world upside down are come hither also; whom Jason 09:25 hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of 09:29 Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. 09:33 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, 09:36 when they heard these things. 09:38 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, 09:41 they let them go. 09:42 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by 09:47 night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue 09:52 of the Jews. 09:53 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they 09:57 received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched 10:02 the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 10:05 Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women which 10:10 were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 10:12 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that 10:17 the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither 10:21 also, and stirred up the people. 10:23 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as 10:28 it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. 10:33 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens; 10:37 and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to 10:41 come to him with all speed, they departed. 10:44 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was 10:49 stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 10:53 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, 10:57 and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them 11:00 that met with him. 11:02 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, 11:06 encountered him. 11:07 And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, 11:13 He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he 11:17 preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. 11:20 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, 11:24 May we know what this new doctrine, whereof 11:27 thou speakest, is? 11:28 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: 11:32 we would know therefore what these things mean. 11:35 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent 11:39 their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear 11:42 some new thing.) 11:43 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, 11:48 Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye 11:52 are too superstitious. 11:54 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar 11:59 with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. 12:03 Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 12:09 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he 12:14 is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples 12:17 made with hands; neither is worshiped with men's hands, 12:21 as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, 12:25 and breath, and all things; and hath made of one blood all 12:29 nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, 12:33 and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds 12:36 of their habitation; that they should seek the Lord, 12:39 if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be 12:43 not far from every one of us: for in him we live, and move, 12:48 and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have 12:52 said, For we are also his offspring. 12:55 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not 13:00 to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, 13:04 or stone, graven by art and man's device. 13:08 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now 13:13 commandeth all men everywhere to repent: because he hath 13:18 appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in 13:21 righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he 13:26 hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him 13:29 from the dead. 13:31 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, 13:35 some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again 13:39 of this matter. 13:40 So Paul departed from among them. 13:42 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the 13:47 which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named 13:51 Damaris, and others with them. 13:53 We're reading in the book of Acts, Chapter 18. 13:57 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to 14:01 Corinth; and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, 14:05 lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, (because that 14:10 Claudius had commanded |
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