We see Phillip share the Good News today with the Ethiopian eunuch. At the end of this story, the eunuch asks this question, – what is to stop me from being baptized? Nothing. So, he was baptized. Today, what is … Continue reading →

Because of persecution, Philip flees and goes to Samaria. First, we see that God can use even hard things, like persecution, to spread the Good News. While there, he is preaching, and many are baptized. But it isn’t until later … Continue reading →

Today we see Stephen stoned to death. But as he is dying, he looks up to heaven and sees something odd. He sees Jesus STANDING at the right hand of God. Not sitting, where we confess, He is in the … Continue reading →

Stephen’s sermon takes a turn today.  We see him remind the people why they have these things, the Law, circumcision, the Temple. They don’t exist for themselves; they exist to point to God, to, in truth, point to Jesus. And … Continue reading →

We see Stephen recount the stories of the Old Testament today. We get a crash course in Genesis 12- Exodus 3. And you know what we see? God is the hero of the story. Not Abraham or Isaac or any … Continue reading →

Stephen is being faithful and great things are happening. There are signs and wonders everywhere. This causes conflict, as people are against this new move. They are too wedded to their routines and rituals to see what God is doing. … Continue reading →

There are many problems that the early church faced. Today we see a challenge for the Apostles. And this challenge required them to do three things. First, prayerfully discern what they were called to do. Second, do that thing. Third, … Continue reading →

We meet another great character in Scripture today, Gamaliel. He tells the council that if they continue to prosecute the Apostles, they may be fighting against God. That is what happened. These men saw and experienced something that changed their … Continue reading →

Today we see that after all that has happened, the Apostles are arrested. An angel saves them, but we see a pattern beginning to emerge here. They are faithful. God moves. Something good happens. They are persecuted. Being faithful is … Continue reading →

One the ways I’ve heard it described that you can know if your church is being faithful is to ask this question: “If my church were to close, would my community miss it?” We see today in this earliest of … Continue reading →