The Word Infusion

In the last chapter (Acts 21) we saw Paul arrested and about to beat by the Roman guards, when he arrived in Jerusalem.  In this chapter of Acts we will gain some powerful insights on how to witness to even those who are against us.

Acts - The Church on Fire Chapter 22 verses 1 - 14  Application Principles pdf file.

Acts - The Church on Fire Chapter 21 Application Principles pdf file.

In this chapter we find the Apostle Paul being warned another time that he should not go to Jerusalem.  The prophet Agabus even comes and does a visual representation of Paul being imprisoned.  Paul goes to Jerusalem despite the warnings and after being welcomed by the brothers a riot breaks out.  They thought Paul had taken Gentiles in to the inner court of the temple.  Paul is then seized.

A kiss can be fake and insincere just like Judas' kiss in the gardent.  We need to remember to show Christ our sincere love and affection by being ambassadors for Him!

The Apostle John reminds us that if we believe in Jesus we have been born of God. When we keep God's commandments we show that we love God.  God's Spirit will bear witness with our spirit that we are now His children.

Do you ever feel like you have a difficult life?  We have all been taught the principle that Jesus came in human form to this Earth.  By doing this He fully understood what our life is like and can relate to what we experience.  Many times we look at His human experiences from his Adult life found in the gospels.  Yet, we can learn something from His Childhood that is written about in prophetic form in Psalm 69.  This insight to Jesus human life on Earth can help us deal with our human lives of difficulty.  Even our children can see how Jesus experienced some of the same things they might experience.  At any age we can be encouraged to know that Jesus understands and can help us through our difficult lives.

In this chapter of I John, the Apostle John reminds us that we need to "test the spirits".  In other words, we need to make sure that what teachers/preachers/leaders are telling us is really the Word of God.  We need to be well founded in the Word of God.  He also reminds us that God is Love.  Therefore, if we are not living in love towards one another than we must not be one of God's children.

The application principles pdf file for the Church on Fire Bible Study from Acts Chapter 20.

In this chapter of Acts we will see the Apostle Paul go to Macedonia and Greece.  He spent much time teaching and exhorting there.  While in Troas Paul preaches all night long until dawn, during which time a young man falls asleep in the window and falls to his death.  Paul performs a miracle and brings him back to life and the fellowship and preaching continues on.  There is a great hunger for the Word of God found amongst the people.