ACTS 23

Acts 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

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.Pet of the week [Baby the dog]
.County- Federal courts in Acts
.High priest= County judge
.Paul rebukes the judge- in court
.Paul divides the crowd
.Sanhedrin- Jewish court made up of 70-100 men
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sanhedrin
.Ananias- the high priest- killed by his own people in Jewish war with Romans
.Felix- governor of Judea representing Rome
.Conspiracy of 40 men to kill Paul- the local authorities agreed!
.Paul’s nephew spills the beans
.Paul put in the holding cell
.Corruption in the courts- seen in Acts
.The locals [even in Paul’s day] knew the judge was corrupt

PAST POSTS- [Past teaching I did that relates- Verses below]

(739)ACTS 23- Paul continues his defense before the council and chief priests. He realizes that the council is divided ‘politically/religiously’ along the lines of the Pharisees versus the Sadducees. Though these were both religious groups who were Jewish, yet they had major disagreements. The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection or spirit or angels [why in the heck would you even want to be religious if you rejected these things? ‘Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you die’! The philosophies that rose out of the enlightenment era and the French revolution were based on ‘nihilism’ the idea of having no moral compass. The rise of Marxism and other communist expressions of Government had good intentions at times! The problem was they espoused the atheistic philosophies of the time and [overblog- see here- https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/10/04/acts-23-2/ ]ultimately this leads to a total loss of purpose and meaning. Though these philosophers tried to say that religion and the ‘God delusion’ were the cause of all the ills of society, there grand scheme would ultimately lead to forms of human government that disrespected human life. Hitler of course was an extreme example. He did embrace eugenics, the idea that the stronger races will eventually win and the weaker races/classes will die off. He simply thought he was speeding up the process by exterminating Jews. Though the philosophers of the enlightenment fall into different groups. Some for example did believe in deism and they felt God could be proved from natural means. Others saw religion as the ‘opiate of the people’ and ultimately did disgrace unto the human race!] The Pharisees believed in resurrection. So good old Paul stands up and says ‘I am a Pharisee, and the very reason I am in trouble is because I believe in the hope of the resurrection’ Paul knew how to ‘triangulate’ [politically]. Well of course the Pharisees say ‘well, we see nothing wrong with this man. If an angel or spirit appeared to him, then Gods will be done’. So the group splits. Paul is put under guard and eventually appeals to the next step. The authorities send him to Governor Felix in Caesarea for the next appeal. Why is it important to see the legal maneuverings of Paul? Jesus even appears to him again and says ‘you will testify of me in Rome’. The religious leaders of the 1st century did all they could to not report the facts of the early followers of Christ. The gospels tell us that they even resorted to outright lying to cover up the fact of the resurrection. Paul’s interjection into the legal arena caused there to be a written record of these events! The historians of the day were covering the legal events of the day. The record of Jesus and his followers would be forever imbedded in the historic records of the time. God wanted Paul in this system as a sure testimony of the witness of Christ’s resurrection. We end the chapter with Paul waiting at Caesarea for the accusers to come and make their case. [Some sites see here https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-23-4 ]

ACTS 22

Acts 22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.Acts 22:15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

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Micah 6:9
The Lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

ON VIDEO [Acts 22]-
.Animal ministry too
.They wanted to kill Paul- over religious disagreement
.Violence is never the answer- then- or now
.Paul’s defense
.He recounts his conversion [Acts 9]
.Another vision
.What did Jesus tell Paul?
.How did it impact his teaching?
.Spiritual gifts and theology worked together in the early church
.The vision was confirmed by the writings of the prophets
.Plea for religious tolerance today
.Open forum good- have open debate
.But don’t advocate for violence while doing it
.The Reformers
.Church history
.Paul spoke out against injustice
.Halfway house story

Isaiah 26:9
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

TEACHING- [Past teaching- verses below] [Some sites see here https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-22-4 ]

After I taught Acts 22- I went to see my homeless friends at the park.
Caveman [Jammer] told me some people were going to pick up his dogs- Fat Boy and Paisley [who you

SUNDAY SERMON

Matthew 18:10

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

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I don’t plan on making a Sunday video- and I’m not sure if I will post videos tonight. I hope everyone has a good Sunday and want to encourage those who feel led to do ministry- step out in faith.

Just about everyone has the tools to reach out- to the world. I know that seems strange to hear- to realize we all have a world wide platform thru social media and video recording devices [Phones] and there was a day when this was not true- but now it is true.

Yet- our modern world simply uses these things like toys, fun things to mess with- to get the most up to date device- and ‘play’ with it. Yet we can use these tools for a real world wide outreach- so I guess the word for this day is- JUST DO IT.

Take action with what you have and believe you can make a difference- for good- in the world-

John

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.The Oso bridge and the water bottle

.My dog Troy [Bear too]

.Stairway to heaven [the song]

.Message to the priests

.Honor God

.Servant leadership

.Paul’s example

.What right did he give up?

.Why are they called synoptic gospels? [Matt.- Mark- Luke]

.Moses seat

.Ministry is not like rising the corporate ladder

.What does the word Christ mean?

.Anointed one [anointing]

.5- fold ministry

.How should leadership operate in the church?

.What is the model Jesus gave us?

.What exactly is the local church?

.The community of believers

.The sacrament of penance

.Accountability

.The question from my daughter

.Are there evil people in the world?

.Original sin

.Killing can never eradicate evil

.There are times for self defense- and the stopping of genocide- when humans engage in war

.But to see the killing of other humans- as the answer- will never work in the long run

.I do not teach pluralism

.Yet we are all created in the image of God

TEACHING- [Past posts below] [Some sites see here https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2022/05/sunday-sermon-text_22.html?m=0 ]

I taught on the verses from the Sunday Mass [copied below] as well as the verses

GALATIANS 3

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John 1

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ON VIDEO
.Abrahamic covenant
.Fulfilled thru Christ
.Law [covenant] came later
.1st promise stands
.Law revealed sin
.Faith in Christ justifies
.Began in Spirit [faith] don’t go back to law [works]
.Christ took the curse of the law on the Cross [tree]
.Law was tutor- to bring us to truth
.Jesus is the Truth
.No more need for the tutor
.Father of many nations
.Legal and actual justification
.Luther- Trent [16th century]
.Legal fiction?
.Mercy seat

TEACHING [Past posts below]

Paul makes the argument that God promised Abraham that he would bless [save- justify] the whole world thru one of his sons.

Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Ultimately that Son was Jesus- who came down the line- from the offspring of Abraham-
Galatians 3:16
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Then Paul says –
The law [10 commandments and entire Old Covenant system] came 430 years after God gave Abraham this promise-
Galatians 3:17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
Paul says ‘the scripture foresaw that God would justify the heathen thru faith- preaching the gospel beforehand’-
Galatians 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Meaning- if the Galatians were going to revert to the law [get circumcised and put themselves under the Old Covenant] thinking that would make them pleasing to God.
Then the first promise [to Abraham] wasn’t true-
Galatians 3:17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
It’s a simple argument- saying God already promised that he would save the world someday- thru Jesus.
And if the law- which was given later- could also justify man- then basically God would have lied.
God is not a man that he should lie-
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Then the question is ‘why did God then give the law’?
Good question- and I taught it when we covered the book of Romans- and in this chapter Paul teaches it again. [Some sites see here https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/galatians-3-8 ]
The law was given till the seed [Son] would come to whom the promise was made-

ACTS 21

Acts 21:10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.Acts 21:11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

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ON VIDEO-
.Paul’s travels
.Many ports
.Phillip the evangelist
.Had 4 unwed daughters- who prophesied
.The strange prophet Agabus appears again
.Luke the historian
.James
.The Holy family
.The feds intervene!
.Paul speaks Greek [or Aramaic] and Hebrew [next chapter]
.James confronts Paul- again
.Paul writes about it in his letter to the Galatians
.The Nazarite vow- they burned their hair at the end!
.Customs passed away
.Salvation by Grace and faith in Jesus Christ is the issue

Past teaching-

I’m sitting here on Saturday reviewing this teaching video I made last week.
It’s funny in a way- because I made this video on a day where I made lots of other ones https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/08/25/thursday-night/ .

Yes- this was the day I wound up walking from Rockport to Corpus.
On the video I talked about Paul’s travels- Port cities- etc.
Yes- I walked thru Port cities later in the day. And of course I did teach this chapter on the video as well. I’ll add my past teaching below.

Few notes-
The famous port of Tyre was conquered by Alexander the Great a few hundred years before Paul passed thru.
We also read of Agabus- the strange prophet who used signs- parables- as God spoke thru him [Grabbing Paul’s belt in this chapter].

We also saw him earlier in this study- prophesying of a famine to come [Acts 11: 27-28].
And I mentioned the Nazarite vow- which Paul joined himself to some brothers in this chapter- I think he sort of compromised-
The vow is found in Numbers 6:1-21.

The main issue in this chapter is Paul’s message of grace.
James- the lead elder at the Jerusalem church- had many believers in the congregation who also kept [tried to] the law. [Some sites see here https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-21-4 ]

These were the judaizers who went behind Paul’s back and taught the gentile converts that they too had

Sunday sermon

Psalm 40:7

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

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ON VIDEO

.Taught from the Mass verses for 5-5-19 [Acts 5, John 21, Revelation 5]

.1st Clement- Epistle of Barnabas

.Solomon’s porch [Acts 5]

.Do we see a voluntary communism in Acts?

.The power of the early church

.Church history

.How did the temple system function in the 1st century?

.How did the political divisions play a role?

.The jail break

.Brought before the council

.Jesus and the fishermen [John 21]

.What was the lesson from the catch of fish?

.Sufficient capacity- Greater works

.Jesus and Peter have a talk

.Did Jesus really ask Peter 3 different questions? [The 3 Greek words for love- yet Peter took it to be the same question- 3 times in a row]

.The prophecy of Peter’s martyrdom [Some sites see here https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2022/05/sunday-sermon-text_15.html?m=0 ]

ACTS 20

Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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ON VIDEO-
.Troy [my puppy] almost electrocuted [Not on this video- but the story]
.Paul preaches long
.Boy fell asleep and fell out the window
.Paul goes downstairs and raises him from the dead [yes- all true]
.This is the only other recorded resurrection by one of the apostles in Act’s
.The other was Peter raising Tabitha Acts 9:40
.Why was there an interest in some of the Gnostic writings?
.Paul’s message to the elders
.Communion meal celebrated
.Paul also supported himself at Corinth and Thessalonica [1st Thes. 2:9- Acts 18:3]
.Paul’s trials-
.His purpose- finish the job
.Warns against false teachers
.The Cross and grace are a universal message
.Avoid personality cult
.Better to give than get- Jesus

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My other past teachings that relate to today’s post- ACTS 20
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(739)ACTS 20- Paul travels with some brothers on the journey. This mode of visiting different regions and bringing brothers with him is exciting! They are truly seeing the Kingdom of God becoming established in the earth. Scripture says ‘they broke bread on the first day of the week’ we read later in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians that when they met on the ‘first day of the week’ he asked them to take up a collection before he arrived [so he could take the money and meet the needs of the poor saints at Jerusalem]. Do we see here some type of Sunday Sabbath, that is the ‘church day to pay tithes’ so you don’t get cursed? Of course not. You are seeing the simple practical outworking of a people who are becoming the people of God. It’s fine to meet on a Sunday and to ‘break bread’. Hey, the group needs to know when to meet for the meal! But don’t develop liturgical/sacramental ideas out of this. You say ‘hooray for John [me], he is really giving it to those Catholics’ well, don’t say hooray yet. Now he calls for the Elders at Ephesus to come to Miletus so he can give them some instructions and a farewell.[Some sites see here https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-20-4 ] This address from Paul is one of the best in the New Testament. He covers the basics for leadership and church growth. Now, he tells

GALATIANS 2

Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

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ON VIDEO-
.What Jerusalem visit was it?
.Did Peter quote Paul in Acts 15?
.Hearing and believing justifies
.Paul rebukes Peter
.God chose us
.The faith itself is a gift
.Justin Martyr
.Legalism
.Law versus grace
.God rested the 7th day
.The ‘Way’
.Catholics and Protestants
.Great Schism- 1054 ad
.Reformation- 16th century
.We all have ‘traditions’

TEACHING [Past posts below]
As Paul makes the argument that ‘his gospel’ is the true message of grace-
He recounts a story about Peter.
One time Peter visited the gentile Christians of Antioch [the region] and when Peter was with them he ate and fellowshipped with them-
Galatians 2:11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
Galatians 2:12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
Galatians 2:13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
Then Paul says when some from ‘James’ came down- he separated himself from the gentiles- and started going back to the old ways of the law [The Jews saw the gentiles as unclean].
Paul says he withstood Peter- to his face- and said this-
Galatians 2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
Ok- it looks like Peter learned a lesson this day.
The same lesson God himself showed him in Acts chapter 10-
Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Acts 10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Now- we read about a visit Paul made to Jerusalem- ’14 years’ after the encounter he mentioned in chapter 1 [of Galatians]-
Galatians 2:1 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
Galatians 2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
I don’t want to get too much into the weeds here- but bible scholars have different views on the visit to Jerusalem mentioned in this chapter.
Some think this is talking about a visit we read about in Acts 11- others think he is speaking about the acts 15 council.
On the video I talk about the different reasons why this is so- but it really makes no difference-
The main point Paul is making is the fact that the leadership of the Jerusalem church knew he was preaching grace to the gentiles- and they were ok with that.
He spends a lot of time in chapters 1 and 2 defending himself- and talking about his interaction with the leaders of the church at Jerusalem.
The reason he is doing this is because the Judiazers [the believing Pharisees out of Jerusalem] were going around behind Paul’s back and telling his converts that Paul was teaching in rebellion of the ‘main church’ at Jerusalem. [Some sites see here https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/galatians-2-9 ]
Acts 15:1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be

SUNDAY SERMON

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

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Sunday sermon videos-

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https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhAzjMeporlw0zrw4

https://youtu.be/dsS4o0gxBkY
https://ccoutreach87.com/10-29-17-sunday-sermon/
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/10-29-17-sunday-sermon.zip 

ON VIDEO-
.Don’t oppress the stranger/alien
.Local story- young ‘alien’ at children’s hospital
.Poverty mentality?
.From you the word goes forth
.Where was Jesus going?
.Not just a place [heaven]
.But to God [he showed us where he was going- revealed the Father to us- and the way to get there- revealed himself as well- not just how to ‘get to heaven’- but to be with God- now- and later]
.The great commandment
.The book of Job? [about employment?- my short parable]
.What is Wisdom literature?
.Covered lots of history-
.Jerome’s Latin Vulgate
.Protestant Reformation
.Erasmus Greek version
.Luther’s early days- his guilt complex
.Luther visits Rome
.Crisis of faith
.Then came Romans 1
.Luther debates Rome- John Eck and cardinal Cajetan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Eck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cajetan 
.Tetzel- purgatory and the treasury of merit
.Frederick the Wise
.The Catholic church warned against too many divisions
.They had a point
.Luther’s ‘straw epistle’?
.The letter of James
.The works/faith debate
.Politics also played a role
.The rise of the nation state
.Henry the 8th broke away too-
.He had personal reasons
.Thomas Moore wouldn’t go along
.He lost his head
.And much more…

NOTE- I taught way too much on this video- at least too much for me to write a new section- so I simply added all of my past teachings below that relate. I covered lots of church history as well- and decided to just post my whole past teaching on the Reformation.
I talked about the importance of the epistle of James and how it relates to the Catholic/Protestant divide- and posted that too- as well as other stuff I spoke about on this video.
Overall I guess it was meant to be- either way- there is more than enough on this post for those who want to get more in depth on the issues I hit on-
John.

PAST POSTS- [Parts of my past teaching that relate- Verses below]
https://ccoutreach87.com/protestant-reformation-luther/
https://ccoutreach87.com/1st-2nd-samuel-links-updated-3-17/
https://ccoutreach87.com/james-2015/ 
https://ccoutreach87.com/romans-updated-2015/ 
https://ccoutreach87.com/john-complete-links-added/
https://ccoutreach87.com/mark-links/ 
https://ccoutreach87.com/house-of-prayer-or-den-of-thieves/ 
https://ccoutreach87.com/galatians-links/ 

PROTESTANT REFORMATION- LUTHER

Okay- let’s start a brief overview of some church history. Over the next few weeks I want to hit on the 16th century Protestant reformation and try and cover some of the key figures of the movement.

Martin Luther- the German reformer who had the most influence in the movement was born and raised in Germany. [Some sites see here https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2022/05/sunday-sermon-text_8.html?m=0 ]

As a boy his parents were peasant farmers and eventually his dad became a miner and became a very

ACTS 19

Acts 19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.Acts 19:3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.Acts 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

Links to my sites here and the bottom of every post- Most updated at bottom.

Stats

Acts 19 videos-
https://youtu.be/OIbFnRg8pt0

https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhy0xT9wEz5cKBkBH

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kbmizws5jnrhc5w/8-3-17%20Acts%2019.mp4?dl=0

https://mega.nz/file/2Cx2UCLK#HxAMy7G4YRsmMYNy-lLf63dXOk85oyoIbX-CLGhE35E

https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/8-3-17-acts-19.ziphttps://ccoutreach87.com/8-3-17-acts-19/

ON VIDEO
.What was the cloud of fire seen on the GW bridge?
.Angelic activity is real
.Baptism of the Spirit
.Tongues and Prophecy
.They were not Christians yet
.They only heard the message of John the Baptist up until this time
.After they believed in Jesus and were baptized- then they received the Holy Spirit
.Paul spent 2 years at Ephesus- the longest recorded stay mentioned by Luke
.Kingsville Fire Dept.
.Charismatic Catholics
.7 sons of Sceva
.’Paul we know- but who are you’?
.Brother Skinner
.God’s word magnified
.Shrine income in jeopardy!
.False goddess Diana [in the Greek- Artemis]- the goddess of fertility
.Ephesus- the capitol of the Roman province of Asia
.Ephesus was a center for magical incantations
.The temple of Diana was considered one of the 7 wonders of the time-
.It was 220 feet by 425 feet in size- and had 127 marble columns
.Special miracles
.Some have abused the gifts for money
.Apostolic movements

PAST POSTS- [Here are my past teachings that relate to today’s post- ACTS 19- Verses below]

I mentioned the strange fire [Pillar of cloud by day- fire by night] seen over the G.W. bridge on today’s video- below are the links- [If they still work?]
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/mysterious_white_sphere_glows_over_gwb.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4752616/Mystery-glowing-cloud-George-Washington-Bridge-NYC.html
My links-
http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/new-jersey-201516-i-made-these-videos.html
http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/njnyc-2017.html
http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/1477-how-blessed-is-god-and-what.html
http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/st-2-nd-corinthians-9421-st.html
https://ccoutreach87.com/house-of-prayer-or-den-of-thieves/
https://ccoutreach87.com/protestant-reformation-luther/
https://ccoutreach87.com/romans-updated-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/galatians-links/

ACTS-
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/01/18/acts-1/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/01/26/acts-2/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/02/02/acts-3/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/02/09/acts-4/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/23/acts-5/ [Some sites see the rest here https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-19-4 ]
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/31/acts-6/