God ordained several divine encounters for Jesus as He walked along the road with His disciples These encounters come in the form of three men who either volunteer or are invited by Jesus to follow Him Their three different responses illuminate three of the primary excuses the Israelites had for not following Jesus These excuses haven't changed thousands of years later We need to be aware of them in our lives today [... more]

It's one thing to justify sin which our culture is constantly in the habit of doing but it's another thing to justify sin in the name of God Many people today rationalize their sin by saying things like Well God made me this way and in effect put the responsibility for their actions on God But Stephen reminds us in this message that when the Day of Judgment comes God won't be standing on trial we will [... more]