gospels— Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; the Acts of the Apostles; the fourteen letters of Paul— to the Romans Certainly the first 'exiles' who got this letter lived in far flung Roman provinces, but you're an exile Today: Acts 8

you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8  ( Romans 8:31 ).

By the end of the week, they'll have convicted Him in their sham trials and talked the Roman authorities in the synagogues, 7 and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. 8

heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house Tax collectors were hated by the people because they worked on behalf of their Roman occupiers to collect In the second parable, the Parable of the Lost Coin, a woman loses one of her ten silver coins. LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will have the same drive to seek the lost that the shepherd and woman

encounter with the archangel in which he informed her that she who was 'highly favored' by God (Luke 1:28 ) would be having a child out of wedlock in 8-1/2 months. And it would come exactly how God said it would: through the offspring of a woman. God sent His Son, born of a woman, not just to take away your sins, but to also still your fears. Today: Romans 12

they murder the fatherless. 7   They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.” 8   testimony of the Holy Spirit testifying with our spirit that we are God’s children and heirs (Rom. 8: This is why, as Romans 12:19 teaches , you don't need to seek revenge, for the LORD has said "It is mine

Jews from Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laid hands on him, 28 the doors were shut. 31 While they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the commander of the Roman

straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman Next, Luke keys in on a particular woman, sharing all sorts of details about her: where she was from, From these details we can deduce that Lydia was likely a free woman (in a world where most people were - the gospel message: Jesus Christ, who died for our sins, is now raised from the dead (2 Timothy 2:8)

left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants, 8 he's a centurion - an impressive post for sure, but somewhat of a middle management position in the Roman

Israel at this time simmered with national and messianic hopes, much of it fueled by resentment of Roman After all, this would be the perfect moment for Jesus to seize the day (carpe diem - to borrow from Roman