Radio Streams
SA Radio
24/7 Radio Stream
VCY America
24/7 Radio Stream
1066

CODE #

My Favorite Things
Home
NewsroomALL
Events | Notices | Blogs
Newest Audio | Video | Clips
Broadcasters
Church Finder
Live Webcasts
Sermons by Bible
Sermons by Category
Sermons by Topic
Sermons by Speaker
Sermons by Language
Sermons by Date
Staff Picks
CommentsALL -0 sec
Top Sermons
Online Bible
Hymnal
Daily Reading
Our Services
Broadcaster Dashboard
Members Only - Legacy

Dennis Sampson | Hammond, Indiana
Contact Info | Edit
•  Email
PHONE
773-858-4684
ADDRESS
Garage Baptist
Hammond, Indiana 46405
Podcast + Codes
SERMONS EMBED | Info
Mobile Apps | Info
•  ROKU TV
•  Apple TV
•  Chromecast
Enjoy sermons from this broadcaster
on a variety of mobile devices.
MyChurch: vincent74 | Set
MyChurch Code#: 93289
Our Blog
Older
Blog
Post+
Search
  
Filter By

Celebrities
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2022
Posted by: Digging in the Word Ministries | more..
240+ views | 20+ clicks
The Bible says in Acts 21:38 "Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?"

What has happened here is that the captain of the local garrison in Jerusalem had been informed of a riot taking place in the outer court of the Jewish temple. The crowd was attempting to beat a man to death. As it turned out this man was the apostle Paul. It was his job to maintain law and order so with that he had his men wade into the mass of people and take Paul prisoner.

This Roman centurion didn't know who he had on his hands now but he knew he had some notable person (a minor celebrity) to be sure. As it turned out he had confused Paul for an Egyptian insurrectionist and as such had arrested him simply because the Jewish mob was trying to kill him. The Egyptian who he had confused Paul with had a one time thousands who followed him into the wilderness because of his promises. Among those promises was that he would soon have the power to knock down the walls of the Roman castle that stood next to the Jewish temple so that the people could take the soldiers by surprise and kill all of their oppressors.

Before that could happen the regional governor had caught wind of this and sent troops to capture and or kill the renegades. So when this false prophet couldn't deliver on his promises the people turned their backs on him and he ran away. Some time had now passed and the sudden uproar convinced the centurion that this man had returned and his former followers were still mad at him and were now trying to kill him for his failure.

It is interesting that this Egyptian was noteworthy enough for his rebellion against Rome to get a brief mention in the Bible. That there was enough known about him for this tribune to suspect that Paul was this very man and based this conclusion solely on the reaction of the Jews he arrested Paul. Yet when it comes down to it in a day and age where ones name seemed to tell everything about them we don't know the Egyptian's name, Josephus mentioned him in his book but he didn't even write this guys name down. Just because you do something big doesn't mean you actually become somebody important for it. Our modern celebrities are celebrated for being good looking, having some talent, or being in the right place at the right time. Yet the vast majority will be forgotten quicker than their rise to fame took. They'll make some one mad, be shown to be a phony, the good looks will fail, or some thing else will come along and they will be has-beens.
In this life fame is fleeting. The real question is this, does God know your name?

Revelation 3:5 "He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels."

Category:  Bible Teaching

post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »
Text feature this blog entry
Our Blog
Older
Top


Mike Berzins
Rahab & Elisha's Heroic Deceit

Should Christians Tell Lies?
Sunday Service
Resurrection Baptist Church
Play! | MP3 | RSS


Technology, Not Techniques

Hourly: Seventh Day of God's Creation
Dr. Bill Jones
New York Gospel Ministries
Staff Picks..

Sponsor:
John Bunyan Conference

Annual John Bunyon Conf­er­ence disc­uss­ing Progr­ess­ive Cov­ent­al­ism and New Cov­en­ant The
https://ptinct.com/register..

Sponsor:
Start to Finish: Tony Evans Podcast

Feat­ured guests incl­ude Kirk Frankl­in, Tony Dungy, Prisc­illa Shir­er, & more.
https://www.namb.net/podcas..

Sermon: CH#135 The Waldenses Help Bu..
Dr. James M. Phillips

SPONSOR

SPONSOR



SA UPDATES NEWSLETTER Sign up for a weekly dose of personal thoughts along with interesting content updates. Sign Up
FOLLOW US


Gospel of John
Cities | Local | Personal

MOBILE
iPhone + iPad
ChurchOne App
Watch
Android
ChurchOne App
Fire Tablet
Wear
Chromecast TV
Apple TV
Android TV
ROKU TV
Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Echo
Kindle Reader


HELP
Knowledgebase
Broadcasters
Listeners
Q&A
Uploading Sermons
Uploading Videos
Webcasting
TECH TALKS

NEWS
Weekly Newsletter
Unsubscribe
Staff Picks | RSS
SA Newsroom
SERVICES
Dashboard | Info
Cross Publish
Audio | Video | Stats
Sermon Player | Video
Church Finder | Info
Mobile & Apps
Webcast | Multicast
Solo Sites
Internationalization
Podcasting
Listen Line
Events | Notices
Transcription
Business Cards
QR Codes
Online Donations
24x7 Radio Stream
INTEGRATION
Embed Codes
Twitter
Facebook
Logos | e-Sword | BLB
API v2.0 New!

BATCH
Upload via RSS
Upload via FTP
Upload via Dropbox

SUPPORT
Advertising | Local Ads
Support Us
Stories
ABOUT US
The largest and most trusted library of audio sermons from conservative churches and ministries worldwide.

Our Services | Articles of Faith
Broadcast With Us
Earn SA COINS!
Privacy Policy

THE VAULT VLOG
Technology, Not Techniques
Copyright © 2024 SermonAudio.