A Warning from Philippi

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour.

Acts 16:16–18, NKJV

Now I want us to look at Acts chapter 12. Herod has already killed James. When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he took Peter also. Peter is in prison, chained between two soldiers, with guards at the door. And the church is praying. Prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

A simple look at the trades in Acts — and at 1 Corinthians 3:10

Now I want you to look with me at something very practical in the book of Acts. We meet two ordinary working men. One is Simon the tanner in Joppa. The other is Paul the tentmaker in Corinth. Some folk put those two jobs together as if they were the same thing. They were not. The Greek makes that plain. And then, if you follow it through, you come to a beautiful picture in 1 Corinthians 3. The Lord Jesus, who worked with His hands, became the Master Builder of the church.

Coming Up Out of the Wilderness

SONG OF SOLOMON 8:5

Leaning upon her Beloved

Who is this coming up from the wilderness,

Leaning upon her beloved?

I awakened you under the apple tree.

There your mother brought you forth;

There she who bore you brought you forth.

Song of Solomon 8:5, NKJV