Acts 14:8-18 When Paul heals a lame man, the Lystrans decide he and Barnabas are gods. What a great opportunity for them to get a following if they were just making all of this up. But that isn't what they did. They did everything they could to get the Lystrans to realize there were just men, but there is a true God in heaven who wants to save them through Jesus. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have....
May 20, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Acts 14:8-18 Luke is going out of his way to show that Paul is not going rogue. He is as much of an apostle as Peter. Edwin and Andrew discuss this from Paul's sermon in Acts 14. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on L...
May 19, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Acts 14:1-3 Barnabas and Paul were getting persecuted. The opponents were poisoning the minds of the audiences (and disciples) against them. What did they do? Did they pack up and run away? No. They decided that was the perfect time to stick around. Wow! Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking...
May 18, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Acts 13:40-52 Jesus was not merely the Savior of the Jews. He came to be a light to the Gentiles. And that is awesome because Andrew and Edwin are Gentiles. Salvation is for all. Praise the Lord! Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christ...
May 15, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Acts 13:26-39 While most of the New Testament and most of us today view the message of salvation as the crucifixion and atoning death of Jesus, Luke has a different perspective. Sure, he knows about the death and its atoning nature. But his main focus is on the resurrection. It is the resurrection that proves the death was anything more than just another man dying. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you ha...
May 14, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Acts 13: 20-26 Paul makes a subtle argument in his preaching. He explains how God gave Saul to be king, but then removed him and replaced him with David. This sets the stage for God removing the Law and replacing with the gospel, removing Moses and replacing him with Jesus. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the con...
May 13, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Edwin and Andrew get just a tad rhetorical. We notice Luke's method of proving to us that Paul is just as much an apostle as Peter. This is good news for the Gentiles, it means he wasn't going rogue when he brought the gospel to us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to ...
May 12, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Acts 13:1-12 Saul and Barnabas start their first missionary journey. Saul becomes Paul. He strikes a man blind. And he converts a proconsul. It's a power-packed day for Paul. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livi...
May 11, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 61
In this corner, royal egomaniac Herod. Trying to take on Jesus Christ and His church by executing apostles and accepting worship as if he is God. In the other corner, the Word of God. Find out who wins! Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the...
May 08, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Many people have thrown these Jerusalem Christians under the bus for praying without faith. Is that fair? Is it accurate? Edwin and Andrew talk about prayer and faith. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston ...
May 07, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 59
John's brother was executed. Andrew's brother was delivered. Now they have to figure out how to rejoice and weep together. Empathy is tough. Let's talk about that for a little bit today. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who ...
May 06, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 58
It certainly doesn't seem fair that God let James get executed, but delivered Peter. Edwin and Andrew talk about life, fairness, and whether or not God's blessings have to be the same for all of His children. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning from the text or any questions you have. Send us an email at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to mee...
May 05, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 57
When James died, it must have been faith shaking. But it clues us into the true promise of the Lord. The blessing of Jesus Christ is not long life; it is eternal life. Read the written devotion that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you've been reading, what you've been learning, or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here . We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the...
May 04, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Acts 11:21-30 Antioch was successful with the gospel because of the hand of the Lord. If we want success, guess what we will need to be with us. Then we discuss some crossover elements between the famine Judea suffered and the distress we are in today with the present pandemic. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Join the Text Talk Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or what questions you have by e...
May 01, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Acts 11:19-20 It's getting a little technical in here. Edwin and Andrew discuss the rhetorical device Luke uses to set off an entire group of stories in this book. Then we discover what that group of stories is all about. It's about you and your salvation. Read the written devo that goes along with this post by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or what questions you have by sending an email to TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation b...
Apr 30, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Acts 11:18 God didn't grant the Gentiles salvation or forgiveness or life. He granted them the repentance that leads to life. That's odd. Don't you think? Edwin thinks so and that leads into a great conversation about salvation for both Cornelius and us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning from the text or what questions you have. Send an email to TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Text Talk Facebook community and joi...
Apr 29, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Acts 11:4-18 Edwin and Andrew hit head on the controversy surrounding Cornelius's conversion. Was he saved before he was baptized? Was he still lost when the Spirit fell upon him and his household? Peter actually tells the story in chronological order and clears up the whole question. The big point is don't put the Holy Spirit in a box! Read the written devo that goes along with this post by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or what questions you have about the text. Send an email...
Apr 28, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Acts 11: 1-3 Peter had just been involved in one of the most significant conversions in the short history of the church. The gospel had been opened up to the Gentiles. But when he gets back to Jerusalem, all the circumcision party can think to say is, "You ate with the uncircumcised." What is that about? In today's episode, we learn not to make mountains out of molehills and always keep the main thing the main thing. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. We'd lov...
Apr 27, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Acts 10:44-48 Cornelius was a good man. He feared God. He cared for people. He was devout religiously. He had met an apostle. He had even spoken in tongues by the power of the Holy Spirit. But he was still commanded to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Edwin and Andrew discuss this and what it means about baptism for us today. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. Let us know what you are learning from the text or what questions you have by emailing us. Em...
Apr 24, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Acts 10:34-43 It took Peter a long time to learn it, but he was finally convinced as he stood in the home of Cornelius that God shows NO partiality. Everyone can be saved. Anyone can be saved. Of course, that doesn't mean everyone will. Edwin and Andrew discuss this universal offer of salvation. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. Let us know what you are learning from the text or pass along any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. C...
Apr 23, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Acts 10:24-33 The angel of God could have told Cornelius all he needed to know about Jesus, the gospel, becoming a Christian, being baptized in the name of Jesus. Yet, the only instruction he gave was for Cornelius to send for Peter. Edwin and Andrew talk about why and what that means for us and the gospel today. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. We'd love to know what you are learning from the text or what questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansM...
Apr 22, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Acts 10:9-20 Peter had a choice. Hang on to his preconceptions about foods and Gentiles or listen to Jesus. He made the right choice. Let's follow his example. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. Email us any questions you have about the text or let us know what you are learning as you read along with us. Send your email to TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org Click here to join the Facebook community and join the conversation. We'd love to meet you. Join the Christ...
Apr 21, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Acts 10:1-8 Cornelius was a devoutly religious man, but he still needed a Savior. He feared God and he loved his fellow man, but he still needed the gospel. Edwin and Andrew talk about this good man's need for the gospel and ours. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this post. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org to let us know what you are learning from the text or any questions you have. Click here to join the Facebook community and to join the conversation. Join th...
Apr 20, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Acts 9:36-43 A sister who makes garments for widows dies. The disciples are having none of that. They ask Peter to raise her from the dead. He does. What's up with that? Find out why Luke tells this story. Then find out how this story really impresses Edwin. Let's talk about Tabitha a sister who served. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. Let us know what you are learning from the text or what questions you have by sending us an email to TextTalk@ChristiansMeet...
Apr 17, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Acts 9:32-35 Luke doesn't tell us about Aeneas simply to let us know about a cool miracle. He is preparing the way for Peter's trip to the Gentiles. He wants us to know that Peter hasn't gone rogue. He is still a faithful apostle. God is still with him. Let's talk about how important going to the Gentiles is to Luke. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with today's episode. Let us know what you are learning from the text or any questions you have by sending an email to TextTalk@C...
Apr 16, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Acts 9:26-31 We've met Barnabas before. The apostles called him a Son of Encouragement. We see more evidence of that in today's reading. What would it be like to have Barnabases in your life? What would it be like if you were a Barnabas? Let's talk about that today. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. Let us know what you are learning from the text or pass on any questions you have about it by sending an email to TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Click here to j...
Apr 15, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Acts 9:10-19 Imagine being Ananias when God called you to go talk to the persecutor who drove you from your Jerusalem home (or at the very least drove a bunch of your closest friends from theirs). That is who we are talking about today. What did he do? He obeyed. What an example of faith. Let's talk about that. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. Let us know what you are learning from the text or any questions you have by sending an email to TextTalk@Christians...
Apr 14, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Acts 9:1-19 No doubt we are all shocked by Jesus's choice of Saul as one of His top ambassadors and apostles. And yet, that is exactly what we find in today's reading. Let's talk about what that means for us even today. Click here to read the blog post that goes along with this episode. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning from the text or any questions you have about it. Send an email to TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. We'd l...
Apr 13, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Acts 8:26-40 The Eunuch had traveled from Ethiopia to Jerusalem only to find he was kept on the outside. He was a second class citizen of the Jewish kingdom, not allowed to fully participate in the worship and in the temple. He was always kept on the outskirts of the assembly. Would it be the same with Christianity? Absolutely not. Even an Ethiopian Eunuch could be baptized for the remission of his sins. Even a Eunuch could be saved. If he could, guess who else can. Edwin and Andrew talk about t...
Apr 10, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Acts 8:9-25 Edwin and Andrew discuss the contest between Simon the Sorcerer and Philip the Evangelist. Guess who wins? They can't help but get into a discussion of all the modern fakes and frauds today--supposed faith healers. They all use the same kind of tricks. But the power of the gospel outshines it all. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. Send us an email and let us know what you a...
Apr 09, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 39
