Influential believers love

Universal Utterings for November 5, 2016 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas to Beroea during the night. Upon arrival they went to the synagogue of the Jews. These Jews were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all willingness and examined the scriptures daily to determine whether these things…

Surety Jason secretly misused

Universal Utterings for November 4, 2016 But the Jews became jealous and recruited some worthless men loitering in the public square, formed a mob, and set the city in turmoil. They marched on the house of Jason, intending to bring them before the people’s assembly. Acts 17:5 For the sake of my brothers and friends…

Dead Risen suffering Messiah

Universal Utterings for November 3, 2016 When they took the road through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they reached Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Following his usual custom, Paul joined them, and for three Sabbaths he entered into discussions with them from the Scriptures, expounding and demonstrating that the Messiah had to suffer…

Publicly beaten no secret release

Universal Utterings for November 2, 2016 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, even though we are Roman citizens and have not been tried, and have thrown us into prison. And now, are they going to release us secretly? By no means. Let them come themselves and lead us out.” The lictors…

Jailer clinches Christ

Universal Utterings for November 1, 2016 He took them in at that hour of the night and bathed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized at once. He brought them up into his house and provided a meal and with his household rejoiced at having come to faith in God. But when…