Author: Al Gary

(I have not posted for a couple of weeks as I was waiting for our Sunday lessons to catch up. We have now arrived at Acts 22). We have seen Paul as a person on mission, and now we have the privilege of hearing him recount his testimony. He was falsely accused and arrested, and…

(I did not post on ICF Facebook last week. The theme as presented below covers all of Acts 21). When I last preached, I suggested that the people of the Way are a people on mission. Paul is perhaps our greatest example of a person on mission. He and his companions “set sail” from Miletus…

(Acts 20) We see a pattern in the modus operandi of Paul’s ministry. He had concluded the first missionary journey, even after being stoned and left for dead at Lystra, by returning to the cities where he had ministered, “strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith” (Ac. 14:22). At…

This Sunday we will cover Acts 19:23-41. We have seen earlier in chapter 19 how God was working miraculously in Ephesus. “(Paul) had discussions daily in the school of Tyrannus. This took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. God was…

This Sunday we will cover Acts 19:1-22. When Jesus was preparing His disciples for His death and resurrection and return to heaven, He made the statement: “You know the way where I am going.” Thomas quickly refuted that, saying, “Lord we don’t know where You are going; how can we know the way?” And Jesus…

(Acts 18:22-19:1) Observe the following succession of events: “When (Paul) had landed in Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch. And after spending some time there, he left and passed successively through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew named Apollos, an…

(This is being posted early since I am traveling this week). (Acts 18:1-28) I am inspired by the teamwork demonstrated in Luke’s account of Paul’s ministry alongside his associates, Aquila and his wife Priscilla. They had been forced out of Rome because of the persecution of the Jews. They lived and worked with Paul as…

(Acts 17:16-33) Paul was alone in Athens, so let’s be his companions, following along and observing (learning from) the activities of this amazing man of God. He was waiting on Silas and Timothy but waiting for Paul never seemed to indicate inactivity. He observed some things that “provoked his spirit within him.” Have you ever…

(Acts 17:1-15, NKJV) We join the second missionary journey at Thessalonica and Berea. An event happened in each of these cities that speaks to the power of the gospel. Paul’s message at Thessalonica: “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.” As a result, “Some of them were persuaded, and a great multitude…

I am writing a third devotional from Acts 16. Today we will look at the question of freedom. Freedom is one of the key words that describes America, but many who live in this land of freedom are not truly free. We will look at three types of slavery (bondage), physical, spiritual, and emotional. We…