Jeremy R. Geerdes Posts

Application Notes Application There are any number of things that I would love to comment about in Acts 25. For instance, one could write a scathing piece on political and/or religious corruption pointed at the religious and civil leaders, a commentary on anger management for the conspirators who had plotted against Paul’s life for two […]

Application Notes Application The events of Acts 24 make me want to scream. After being mauled by a mob in the temple courts; taken into custody and nearly flogged by the Romans; brought before the Sanhedrin where he was struck in the face and nearly torn to pieces in a riot; and now hauled to […]

Application Notes Application The apostle Paul had been mobbed, literally, at the temple, and it was only because the Roman contingent rescued him that he was alive. Now, it was time to figure out what all the commotion was about, and so, a day after the veritable riot, the commander of the local garrison convened […]

Application Notes Application I honestly don’t know that I could do it. Stand there and try to witness to the same mob which had just tried to beat me to death, that is. And yet, Acts 22 opens with the apostle Paul doing just exactly that. Having been taken into custody by a squad of […]

Application Notes Application Acts 21 is the story of one man’s resolve to accomplish God’s will. As the chapter opens, it is on the heels of St. Paul’s revelation to the elders of the Ephesian church that he knows bad things are going to happen when he gets to Jerusalem, and yet he proceeds on […]

What a great morning of worship at Debra Heights Wesleyan Church! It was so good to see everyone and spend some time seeking God’s face together. Here are some thoughts. First, probably the best thing of the whole morning was being able to have my entire family in church! It occurred to me today that […]

What a tremendous morning of worship yesterday! Here are some thoughts. First, I think many heard that Bekah has a mild case of pneumonia which kept her and Nicole from joining us yesterday. Your prayers on behalf of Bekah and Andrew, who is running a fever this morning, are very much appreciated! Of course, Nicole’s […]

What a wonderful morning at DHWC! Here are some thoughts on everything. First off, I want to thank Nicole G and Al S for the coffee that gets made every Sunday morning. Every week, they quietly prepare and distribute coffee to the adult Sunday School classes. It’s tough to communicate how important that is, but […]

Application Notes Application As his third missionary journey was winding down, Paul knew that two things: he needed to get to Jerusalem, and it wasn’t going to go well for him there at all. Convinced that he would be imprisoned and perhaps even killed after arriving there, the apostle took measures on his way to […]

Application Notes Application After journeying through the same regions of Asia Minor he had visited before, St. Paul had come to the city of Ephesus as the first major stop of his third missionary journey. A city of some 500,000 people located on the southwestern coast of present-day Turkey, Ephesus was a major cultural and […]