Acts 21:40b (NLT), "Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic." Tuesday... We need to know their language. We may know the truth but if we don't know their language we can't communicate with them. We each one have different languages that we speak. The Apostle Paul was in Jerusalem. but in a very difficult situation. The crowd didn't want to listen to what he was saying and they wanted him gone. They were also beating him and they wanted him arrested so they turned to a Roman Commander and he didn't seem to understand. Now when the commander started talking to Paul he was surprised that Paul knew his language. He thought he was an Egyptian. And as he was taking Paul away, Paul said he wanted to speak to them so verse 40 (NLT) says, "The commandeer agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed then in their own languag...
Acts 20:2a (MSG), "Traveling through the country, passing from one gathering to another, he gave constant encouragement, lifting their spirits and charging them with fresh hope." Monday... But it is so easy to do the opposite. Over in Acts of the Apostles in chapter 20:2a (MSG), Luke the writer of this book says, "Traveling through the country, passing from one gathering to another, he gave constant encouragement, lifting their spirits and charging them with fresh hope." That is such a great verse. I love how The Message puts it, "He gave constant encouragement, lifting their spirits and charging them with fresh hope." Luke was talking about the Apostle Paul. Luke was one of several men who traveled with him on his missionary journeys. He saw first hand what was happening. Now verse 3b (NLT) says, "He was preparing to sail back to Syria when he discovered a plot by some Jews against his life." Over and over this happened. At the end of chapter 1...