John Oliver

  • FellowPilgrim
  • Dallas, TX
  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-08-14

  • God Has A Vision for Reaching People

    Those that grew up in the Jewish traditional ways did not expect the gospel to go beyond their group. But God had a bigger plan.  The power of God is in the gospel message for all who will hear it and…

    Created 10 months ago

    Acts 11:18 (ESV), Acts 11:20 (ESV), Acts 12:24 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-08-04

  • Name of Jesus is Central to the Chapter

    There is power in the name of Jesus. The religious leaders wanted that stopped. When Saul was converted the evidence was that he spoke in the name of Jesus. The book of Acts has many signs and miracles…

    Created 10 months ago

    Acts 9:14 (ESV), Acts 9:15 (ESV), Acts 9:16 (ESV), Acts 9:21 (ESV), Acts 9:27 (ESV)

  • After the Long Story Came the Short Sermon

    I know very few people that could tell the story of the summary of the Old Testament like Peter did. He hit all the highlights. Then suddenly changed gears from a nice narrative to a harsh rebuke. That…

    Created 10 months ago

    Acts 7:51 (ESV)

  • Noticed the little words - regularly and all

    Verse 12 says signs and wonders were done regularly among the people and verse 16 says they were all healed. That indicates that God did much more than the specific stories recorded in the Bible. This…

    Created 10 months ago

    Acts 5:12 (ESV), Acts 5:16 (ESV)

  • Boldness comes from prayers

    God did great things due to the faith of followers of Jesus Christ. They had faith in His name. They spoke and acted. God brought the super natural manifestation. This sign of the power of God pointed…

    Created 10 months ago

    Acts 4:10 (ESV), Acts 4:29 (ESV), Acts 4:30 (ESV)

  • Peter as my role model for boldness

    Peter spoke BOLDLY. He CLEARLY wove together the current events with OT verses. He presented the Trinity in various ways. In a short time with few words he revealed layers of biblical truth. This was…

    Created 10 months ago

    Acts 2:42 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-07-29

  • Romans 12:1

    Romans 12:1 (ASV)
    I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Romans 12:2

    Romans 12:2 (ASV)
    And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-01-04

  • Courage from His Presence and Obediance

    Joshuah was commanded to be courageous. God promised to be present with Him. That is all he had to fall back on. I have been fearful and I have dismayed. I want something more tangible to draw upon but…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Joshua 1:9 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-01-01

  • Fear God More to Sin Less

    Here during this historic event the children of Israel saw the many manifestations of the presence of the only true God. That caused them to fear him and pledge obedience. Moses said that this fear of…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Exodus 20:20 (ASV)

  • Remember His Mighty Deeds

    This verse is the first of many instances in the Bible where His people are called to remember what He did. This case it was tied to the passover meal. Jesus tied it to the Last Supper. The Psalms ties…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Exodus 12:42 (KJV)

  • Proofs of God

    This verse says that this must be the finger of God. Then there many more plagues given as signs that the real living God was with Moses. Notice in the gospel of John the miracles that Jesus performed…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Exodus 8:19 (NKJV)

  • God with Thee & Us

    Here the God named I AM promised to be with Moses. The signs were just evidences of His presence. Later the text says when the Lord was with them the children of Israel won and when He was not they lost.…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Exodus 3:12 (ASV)