by Chris Shelton | Newton County Appeal

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On Sun, 02/28/2021 - 05:00 AM

We see the apostles Peter and John on trial in this passage. They are arrested after Peter (through the power of Jesus name) heals a crippled man. The arrest is not triggered as much from the healing as it is what Peter is saying.

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Getting the Message: Acts 3: 17-26

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On Sun, 02/21/2021 - 05:00 AM

In this passage, Peter applies his sermon (verses 11-16) to the crowd of people who are gathered and astonished at a crippled man being instantly healed. Peter has already explained that the man was healed through faith in Jesus of Nazareth.

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Getting the Message: Acts 3:11-16

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On Sun, 02/14/2021 - 05:00 AM

In this passage the apostle Peter delivers his second sermon. The setting is inside the temple complex at Solomon’s portico, a beautiful structure with a high ceiling and plenty of room for a crowd to assemble. The porch was like an open-air chapel.

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Getting the Message: Acts 3:1-10

By by Chris Shelton, READ MORE > 10,602 Reads
On Sun, 02/07/2021 - 05:00 AM

In this passage we see the apostles continuing the Lord Jesus Christ’s healing ministry, which affirms that Christ is the promised Messiah, and that there is salvation in His name. The apostles encounter a crippled man asking for alms as they enter the temple complex.

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Getting the Message: Isaiah 51:1-8

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On Sun, 01/31/2021 - 05:00 AM

In these verses Isaiah is looking ahead to the time when God’s people would be under Babylonian captivity. Here is a word from the Lord that speaks comfort to His people in that oppressed condition. These words extend to the church, to Christians in times of tribulation and affliction.

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Getting the Message: Psalm 15

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On Sun, 01/24/2021 - 05:00 AM

The psalm poses the question of “Who may dwell with God?” It doesn’t simply look into the future as to who will dwell with God in the end but directs us to what it means to dwell with him now; to walk in faith and fellowship with the living God. It answers the question of what makes up a true profession of faith.

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Getting the Message: Isaiah 51:3

By by Chris Shelton, READ MORE > 17,666 Reads
On Sun, 01/17/2021 - 05:00 AM

This past year was a difficult year for our country, our communities, our families, and the same could be said for people around the world. It was also difficult for the church.

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Getting the Message: Isaiah 61:1-3

By by Chris Shelton, READ MORE > 13,303 Reads
On Sun, 01/10/2021 - 05:00 AM

If you were a Jew in Israel at the time of Jesus, you were waiting for the long-expected Messiah promised in God’s word. You would have been familiar with the book of Isaiah which is rich in Messianic prophecies. In the first three chapters of Luke we find prophecies of Christ from Isaiah fulfilled.

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Getting the Message: Isaiah 9:1-7

By by Chris Shelton, READ MORE > 13,413 Reads
On Sun, 01/03/2021 - 05:00 AM

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,” are words that are infinitely sublime. Who can speak adequately of them? They are worthy to be reviewed daily in our heart all the days of our lives. All the promises of God are wrapped up in them. We need to think of them in the context of all of Scripture and the world we live in.

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Getting the Message: Christmas 2020

By by Chris Shelton, READ MORE > 10,663 Reads
On Thu, 12/24/2020 - 05:00 AM

Isaiah 7:14 reads: “The Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” This statement is made to Ahaz, king of Judah in the midst of a national crisis (nations were gathering to invade Judah).

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