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Acts 12:1 – 24 | The Word of God Advances

September 24, 2023 / joemarino

Over the last few chapters, we have observed how God has advanced the gospel beyond the borders of Jerusalem into Judea and Samaria; he has literally moved his people, with the message of the gospel on their lips, into some of the most remote and unlikely places of the known world.

Acts 11:19 – 30 | Christians in Sin City

September 17, 2023 / joemarino

The passage we are studying today describes how the gospel advanced into the city of Antioch where “the disciples were first called Christians” (v. 26). At first glance, it can be really easy to miss the significance of what was taking place at this specific moment in the history of the church.

Acts 10:24 – 11:18 | Ripples That Become a Tidal Wave

September 10, 2023 / joemarino

I love large bodies of water. Nothing beats the sun coming up over a large lake with the haze of the morning fog in the air, the sounds of the water gently hitting the sides of the boat, and the ripples of water that seem to go on and on as far as the eye can see.

Acts 9:32 – 10:23 | The Danger Zone

September 3, 2023 / joemarino

After studying the text in front of us today, I could not help but to be reminded of an old favorite movie of mine called Top Gun. While it is definitely a favorite movie of mine, it is not necessarily the movie that I am reminded of; I am reminded of one of the songs from the soundtrack of that movie called, “Danger Zone”. Can you hear the lyrics of that song?

Psalm 50 | The Courtroom of the Righteous Judge

August 27, 2023 / joemarino

When I read Psalm 50, I imagine it as a courtroom drama. I do not know how many of us have ever stood in a courtroom in front of a judge for some crime we committed. But I am pretty sure we have all witnessed a courtroom drama on TV.

Psalm 45 | Anticipating the Wedding Day

July 22, 2023 / joemarino

Psalm 45 is a love song – according to the superscription which reads: “To the choirmaster: According to Lilies. A maskil of the Sons of Korah; A love song”. Think about what a good love song does for your heart.

Psalm 44 | Where is God When We Suffer

July 16, 2023 / joemarino

I remember meeting a young lady early on in my walk with the Lord. She had lived a very hard life far from the Lord but was beginning to show some early signs of interest in the things of the Lord.

Psalm 43 | Finding Hope in the Darkness

July 9, 2023 / joemarino

When was the last time you longed for or desired to be vindicated or declared innocent? When was the last time you longed for protection from something or someone? When was the last time you longed for full deliverance from something that was afflicting you? When was the last time you found yourself seeking shelter from all that is unholy in this world or all that is unholy within you?

Psalm 42 | Hope For The Conflicted Heart

July 2, 2023 / joemarino

The forty second Psalm is the song of a heart that is full of conflict. As you study this Psalm you may notice how our Psalmist wavers back and forth between high confessions of theological truth and sobering cries of depression, fear, and loneliness. His heart is conflicted within him.

Psalm 41 | What to Do When You Are Feeling Weak

June 25, 2023 / joemarino

Our Summer in the Psalms series is the series I look forward to the most every year. This will be the fifth year we have devoted our summer series to studying through the Psalms and I am anticipating it to be one of the richest times yet!