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Christopher Diebold
Oct 26, 20213 min read
Halloween
In an age of sophisticated call blockers and upfront “no solicitation” signs, it is not often in our society that many of our neighbors...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 21, 20213 min read
A Massive Miscarriage of Justice
For me, one of the most fascinating parts of the sermon text this week is how Paul ends up in Roman custody. I note in the sermon how...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 12, 20213 min read
Christian Ambition
On the topic of Christian ambition, I heard a friend of mine present it in an interesting way one time. As he was preaching on the duties...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 5, 20213 min read
The First Day of the Week
When Paul takes a pit stop on his way to Jerusalem in Troas, he ends up spending a week in town. As Luke records the most notable event...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 30, 20214 min read
Disturbers of the Peace
It is evident in the latter half of Acts 19 that the peace of Ephesus is shattered. The question, however, is who is responsible for...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 23, 20214 min read
The Kingdom of God
In the first half of Acts 19, Luke uses the phrase “kingdom of God” to describe Paul’s preaching and the subject of his persuasions in...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Is the Enemy of My Enemy My Friend?
When cataloging all of the help that Paul had while he remained in Corinth preaching the gospel, there is one person who doesn’t quite...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 7, 20213 min read
The Object of Worship in Idolatry
“There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 2, 20213 min read
The Roman Empire and Paul's Indictment
To best appreciate the indictment against Paul that was made by the jealous Jews of Thessalonica, it’s worth thinking through some of the...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 25, 20213 min read
The Power of God and His Word
Among the sketches of the arresting power of the word of God that Luke presents in Acts 16, the exorcism of the unclean spirit in vv16-18...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 18, 20213 min read
Free Will and God's Will
A topic that is related to our discussion of Christian liberty is the more general idea of the freedom of man’s will with respect to...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 12, 20213 min read
What is the Gospel?
Since I preached on the gospel last week, and this week we are talking about the extent of the gospel, I thought it would be worthwhile...
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