Tag Archives: Acts

Forgive To Be Forgiven

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

“And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors . . . For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father … Continue reading →

Judson’s Call To Boston Church

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

When Adoniram Judson graduated from college and seminary he received a call from a fashionable church in Boston to become its assistant pastor. Everyone congratulated him. His mother and sister rejoiced that he could live at home with them and … Continue reading →

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A Unique Power – A.W. Tozer

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

For Monday August 8, 2022: A UNIQUE POWER Acts 1:8 (NKJV) “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and … Continue reading →

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Talent – Looks Not Important

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. … Continue reading →

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We’ve Crucified The Holy Spirit – A.W. Tozer

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

For Monday August 1, 2022: WE’VE CRUCIFIED THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 7:51 (NKJV) “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.” It is time for us to … Continue reading →

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Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

Pastor’s Note: The following excerpt is from the book I reviewed earlier in the month. Like the Apostle Paul told the Thessalonians, we SHOULD be comforting one another with the Scriptural prophecies that have been given us in God’s written … Continue reading →

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Take All The Keys, Lord

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

Dr. F. B. Meyer came to a crucial, transitional time in his ministry. He sat dejectedly in his study. “My ministry is unfruitful, and I lack spiritual power,” he said to himself. Suddenly Christ seemed to stand beside him. “Let … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of The Rapture For Everyday Life – 6

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

Pastor’s Note: The following excerpt is a completion from the article I posted last week. Like the Apostle Paul told the Thessalonians, we SHOULD be comforting one another with the Scriptural prophecies that have been given us in God’s written … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of The Rapture For Everyday Life – 5

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

Pastor’s Note: The following excerpt is a continuation from the article I posted last week. Like the Apostle Paul told the Thessalonians, we SHOULD be comforting one another with the Scriptural prophecies that have been given us in God’s written … Continue reading →

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The Wind of The Spirit

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

“The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” – John 3:8. And suddenly there came … Continue reading →

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Sensational!

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the … Continue reading →

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The World Turned Upside Down – C.H. Spurgeon

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

For Monday May 9, 2022: THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN Acts 17:6 (NKJV) “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.” “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” The merciful are not much respected … Continue reading →

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Christ’s People – Imitators of Him – C.H. Spurgeon

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

For Friday April 29, 2022: CHRIST’S PEOPLE – IMITATORS OF HIM Acts 4:13 (NKJV) Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they … Continue reading →

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Gospel Missions – C.H. Spurgeon

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

For Wednesday April 27, 2022: GOSPEL MISSIIONS Acts 13:49 (NKJV) And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. The claim of authority ensures a degree of progress. How did Mohammed come to have so strong … Continue reading →

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The Cry of the Heathen – C.H. Spurgeon

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

For Monday April 25, 2022: THE CRY OF THE HEATHEN Acts 16:9 (NKJV) And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” There … Continue reading →

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One Church, One Body, One Bride

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

*Pastor’s Note: What I am about to give you is Scripture “heavy” but you will see why as you get into it. Every so often I feel strongly led to remind God’s saints that no matter the titles, no matter … Continue reading →

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Thought of the Day – C.H. Spurgeon – 2/23/2022

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Roland Ledoux

For 2-23-2022: Are there Christians—missionaries perhaps—to whom you look up in the wrong way? These deserve your respect, but they need your prayers, not your pedestals. They surely feel their own weakness and very probably look up to their own … Continue reading →

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Motives – Accomplishment With Mixed Motives

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Roland Ledoux

Exodus 4:18, “Then Moses departed and returned to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, ‘Please, let me go, that I may return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see if they are still alive.’ And Jethro said … Continue reading →

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Trouble – Friends Causing

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Roland Ledoux

Isaiah 52:5, “Now therefore, what do I have here,” declares the LORD, “seeing that My people have been taken away without cause?” Again the LORD declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My name is continually blasphemed all day … Continue reading →

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Jude Verses 17-19

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Roland Ledoux

Jude 1:17-19, “But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own … Continue reading →

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